financial inclusion, UPI, Jan Dhan Yojana, Digital India

Financial inclusion must go beyond bank accounts

Financial inclusion must evolve into financial resilience, focusing on customised products for low-income and marginalised groups. #financialinclusion #UPI #JanDhan Read more »
Steel industry

Steel industry faces global headwinds, local slowdown

A mix of global protectionism, seasonal slowdown, and rising Chinese exports threatens to derail India's steel industry recovery. #steel Read more »
NATO defence budget hike

Bigger NATO budgets will not preserve western dominance

Lacking parallel bets on #innovation and #softpower, a #defence spending spree by #NATO risks exposing the West’s strategic fragility. #trump #ukraine #russia #china Read more »
gender gap debate India

Gender backlash erupts after shillong ‘honeymoon murder’

One woman’s crime is being weaponised to curb hard-won liberties even as gender mental-health gaps and toxic marriages go unaddressed. Read more »
BRICS summit and de-dollarisation

BRICS summit to put local currencies at the heart of trade

The Rio #BRICS summit will seek to double cross-border settlement in local currencies, sidelining the long-mooted common BRICS unit. #bricssummit #dedollarisation Read more »
climate change, coal

Climate change: India’s just transition faces coal reality

India's clean energy push risks leaving workers and regions behind unless climate change plans include jobs, finance, and social protection. #coal #climatechange Read more »
ease of doing business

Ease of doing business reforms face regulatory test

India’s ease of doing business reforms promise a lot—but balancing these efforts with regulation remains a challenge. #business #policy Read more »
Trump plans to appoint shadow Fed chair

Trump’s Fed chair gambit could sink dollar credibility

Announcing a successor would undercut #Fed chair #JeromePowell, rattle global #markets and erode the central bank's independence. #dollar #interestrate #trump Read more »
FTAs,

India’s FTA push faces hard bargains by US and EU

India’s push for FTAs with the US and EU faces roadblocks on tariffs, data, and environmental rules despite political urgency. #EU #FTA #US #trade Read more »
PSU insurers

PSU insurers face market test amid stake dilution push

The government’s dilution plan marks a turning point for PSU insurers, raising critical questions on viability and competitiveness. #PSU #insurance Read more »