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Roshan Kishore

Roshan Kishore

Roshan Kishore is the Data and Political Economy Editor at Hindustan Times. His weekly column for HT Premium Terms of Trade appears every Friday.

Articles by Roshan Kishore

Youth's population share peaked earlier but aspirations still rising | NT

Demonstrators wave the national flag during a CJP protest rally in Mumbai.

Updated on Jul 27, 2026 01:14 IST

Knocking on heaven’s door, but no answer: The employment crisis | Number Theory

There are very few good salaried jobs in India

Updated on Jul 25, 2026 05:06 IST

Just another brick in the wall: Why is the educated youth angry | Number Theory

Protestors at Jantar Mantar amid heavy police deployment in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 01:26 IST

Three charts that possibly explain Monday’s student protest | Number Theory

Scores of protesters attempt to breach through the security barricades at Jantar Mantar on Monday.

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 01:39 IST

Terms of Trade: Four key takeaways from Monday’s protests

Activists and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gather to take part in a protest demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET exam irregularities in New Delhi on July 20, 2026 (AFP)

Updated on Jul 21, 2026 12:47 IST

Terms of Trade: BJP’s different approach to different oppositions

While parliamentary opposition seems to be atrophying, an extra-parliamentary opposition seems to be resurrecting. (iStock photo)

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 07:48 IST

Post-Covid surge in Chinese car exports (and questions for India)| Number Theory

People visit the BYD booth at the Beijing Auto Show.

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 01:23 IST

Terms of Trade: Is delulu really the only solulu?

If everybody were to start spending according to their means, or lack thereof, the economy would experience what Keynes termed the paradox of thrift shock, when everyone trying to save would actually drag down consumption and growth and do more harm than good.

Updated on Jul 10, 2026 09:35 IST

Housing, the in-house tax-haven and its headwinds | Number Theory

Representational image.

Updated on Jul 9, 2026 01:09 IST

India and US@250: A friendship in America’s winter? | Number Theory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump.

Updated on Jul 6, 2026 02:10 IST

US@250: Leveraged at the top | Number Theory

An America 250 flag is seen on the hood of a vehicle ahead of the US Independence Day on July 4.

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 01:46 IST

Terms of Trade | A fine imbalance

People walk along the seafront during sunset in Mumbai on May 25, 2026. (AFP FILE)

Updated on Jul 1, 2026 11:56 IST

Cities with higher manufacturing share in employment lag on wages

PLFS data shows that monthly wages of salaried workers are the lowest for salaried in manufacturing. (iStock photo | Representative)

Updated on Jul 1, 2026 09:14 IST

The average Sikh is now poorer than a non-Sikh in Punjab | Number Theory

A Sikh youth performs during a 'Nagar Kirtan' procession at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Updated on Jul 1, 2026 03:09 IST

Why big cities keep drawing India’s workforce

Much of the migration would not happen if opportunities were available in smaller towns. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 30, 2026 24:40 IST

Terms of Trade: Can hegemony outside ensure harmony inside?

The BJP, unlike the Congress—the only other party to have had national-level dominance in India—has built its fortunes along with the maturing and deepening of electoral competition in India.

Updated on Jun 26, 2026 10:48 IST

The costs of Alan Greenspan’s great moderation for the US | Number Theory

Former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

Updated on Jun 26, 2026 03:32 IST

Regional satraps have gone extinct in India | Number Theory

Congress president and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge (2nd from left), Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi earlier this month.

Updated on Jun 25, 2026 02:32 IST

UK continues to count its economic losses, and Prime Ministers | Number Theory

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation on Monday.

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 02:09 IST

Muslim representation and political parties in India | Number Theory

Muslim representation is disproportionately skewed in pockets with higher population share of Muslims.

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 01:26 IST

Terms of Trade: The Four Horsemen of an imminent international winter

Space X made losses last year. Musk’s targeted $135 per share listing meant a price-to-revenue multiple of 93.7. (Representative image)

Updated on Jun 18, 2026 07:19 IST

A database of India’s Muslim MLAs and MPs - Part 1 | Number Theory

AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi addresses an event at Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad.

Updated on Jun 18, 2026 02:20 IST

A recap of the 2011-12 Wholesale Price Index | Number Theory

People shop at a crowded wholesale vegetable market.

Updated on Jun 15, 2026 01:16 IST

The fault lines in India’s consumer sentiment | Number Theory

India has so far avoided a big shock, either in terms of inflation or growth, on account of the war in West Asia.

Updated on Jun 13, 2026 02:04 IST

Terms of Trade: What will it take to rebuild the Left in India?

Meltdown over the existing political situation is often an alibi for not doing the hard work of rejuvenating progressive politics at the grass-roots and maintaining the integrity and ideological clarity required to do so.

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 10:49 IST

The curious case of private health insurance bills | Number Theory

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Updated on Jun 11, 2026 01:54 IST

The churn in India’s health spending burden | Number Theory

Representational image.

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 02:42 IST

RBI keeps rates steady, takes steps to attract foreign capital

RBI announced a slew of measures to attract more foreign capital in the economy.

Updated on Jun 6, 2026 01:47 IST

Economy grew 7.7% in fiscal 2026, year ahead likely to be challenging

Annual GDP growth for 2025-26, the third full year for which data is available in the new 2022-23 GDP series came in at 7.7%, which is higher than the 7.2% and 7.1% growth in 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Updated on Jun 6, 2026 01:51 IST

Terms of Trade: India’s democracy needs a bonfire of the alibis

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Updated on Jun 4, 2026 07:21 IST

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