petrodollar

Petrodollar power: Venezuela and Iran may extend greenback dominance

The petrodollar faces erosion, not collapse, as Iran war reinforces the dollar before weakening its legitimacy. #petrodollar #Iran Read more »
RBI misselling rules

RBI misselling rules may reshape retail finance conduct

RBI misselling rules shift the burden from customer signatures to seller responsibility in India’s fast-growing retail finance market. #RBI Read more »
Airline seating policy

Airline seating policy takes aim at dark patterns in bookings

In a major airline seating policy tweak, the government has mandated free access to 60% of seats and moved against one of aviation’s most profitable interface tricks. #airline #darkpattern Read more »
capital expenditure

Capital expenditure efficiency matters more than capex volume

New evidence shows that economic growth depends more on capital expenditure efficiency than headline capex numbers. #capex Read more »
policy circle image

HDFC Bank chairman’s exit revives compliance questions

RBI’s swift reassurance may have contained panic, but HDFC Bank still faces deeper questions on board oversight, supervisory baggage and trust after its merger with HDFC Ltd. #HDFCBank Read more »
Iran war and Europe

Europe’s Iran war response exposes its strategic weakness

By refusing to take a principled stand on Iran war, Europe has damaged its credibility, autonomy, and economic resilience. Read more »
China vs US green energy strategy

China’s green energy strategy is becoming a theory of power

China's green energy strategy now shapes global costs, trade flows and future economic influence, leaving the US way behind. Read more »
crude prices, LPG

Crude prices, LPG shortages, and the cost of Gulf dependence

Higher crude prices, a weaker rupee and tighter LPG supplies are forcing India into costly trade-offs amid an escalating West Asia crisis. #LPG #crude Read more »
iran war outcome

Iran war is becoming a losing game for every player

The Iran war may endure because none of the main actors can stop without looking weaker than before. Read more »
Small hydro power

Small hydro power gets a policy push, but risks remain

India’s new small hydro power scheme can diversify clean energy supply, but cumulative ecological risks cannot be ignored. #hydro Read more »