About Us
Why We Need Economic Intelligence Today
By Harshad D. Mane
(Research Analyst, Economist)
We are living in an age of information overload, where decision-makers face a paradox: more data, yet less clarity. The 21st-century economy—interlinked, digitized, globalized, and increasingly unpredictable—demands more than traditional economic thinking. It demands economic intelligence: a blend of data science, behavioral insights, strategic foresight, historical awareness, and ethical judgment.
This is the guiding vision behind the launch of Economic Intelligence—a journal that dares to go beyond narrow metrics and cookie-cutter models. Our aim is to bring together cutting-edge tools like AI and machine learning, with timeless Indian strategic, economic, and ethical thought—especially from texts like Arthashastra, Panchatantra, Rigveda, and Shatapatha Brahmana—to present truly actionable, contextual, and rooted knowledge.
Beyond Economics: A Holistic Intelligence Framework
Unlike standard economic journals that confine themselves to GDP growth or interest rates, Economic Intelligence seeks to explore the architecture of economic thinking itself. In this inaugural issue, we dig deep into both ancient Indian economic frameworks and modern financial data science.
Highlights include:
- Rajmandal Theory and Chanakya’s Strategic Economics: We revisit Arthashastra not as a political manual, but as a deeply economic treatise—exploring its application in today’s geopolitics, international relations, and investment risk modeling.
- India’s Agrarian Past: Our article on Ancient Indian Agrarian Society unearths insights into land use, taxation, irrigation, and the ethical-economic responsibilities of rulers in Vedic and post-Vedic India.
- Was India a Profitable Trading Nation?: Through archaeological evidence and ancient maritime trade records, we examine how India’s ports—from Lothal to Muziris—powered a vibrant economy that attracted Roman gold and Persian merchants.
These pieces reflect the spirit of Economic Intelligence—to ask bold questions, revisit forgotten knowledge systems, and offer grounded insights that are as relevant to policymakers and CEOs as they are to scholars and students.
From Data to Dharma: Rethinking Modern Decisions
In today’s world, even the best financial models can collapse without ethical and strategic grounding. That’s why this journal doesn’t shy away from discussing dharma in economics, the role of ethics in trade, or the impact of geopolitical karma on investor confidence.
Our contributors use tools like:
- Deep learning for market volatility prediction
- Behavioral analysis of retail investors
- Geopolitical event tracking through AI-generated risk scores
- Ancient frameworks like Chanakya’s danda-neeti and sama-dama-bheda-danda in strategy modeling
This is not an exercise in nostalgia. It is a deliberate attempt to construct an Indian lens on economic intelligence—scientifically rigorous, culturally informed, and strategically potent.
