India’s clean energy

India’s clean energy push must avoid new import traps

India’s clean energy push cannot swap oil dependence for dependence on imported solar, batteries and critical minerals....
District export initiative

District export initiative must move beyond maps

Act East policy, Indo-Pacific maritime security, India-New Zealand FTA

Act East policy moves from trade to maritime security

Health regulation reform

Health regulation reform must protect patients first

16th Finance Commission

Finance Commission narrows fiscal transparency for states

The 16th Finance Commission prepared state GSDP projections but did not publish them, weakening a useful fiscal...
Motherhood penalty

Motherhood penalty keeps Indian women out of work

Tier-II cities

Tier-II cities redrawing India’s housing market

rupee, RBI intervention

Rupee weakness is not RBI’s biggest currency risk

graduate unemployment

Graduate unemployment shadows India’s degree boom

India has expanded higher education system, but SWI 2026 shows graduate unemployment has outpaced the enrolment boom....
World order

World order buckles as Iran war tests the West

Motherhood penalty

Motherhood penalty keeps Indian women out of work

rupee, RBI intervention

Rupee weakness is not RBI’s biggest currency risk

Family law reform

Family law reform needs fairness, not gender camps