climate ambitions

India’s climate ambition is outrunning state capacity

India’s climate ambitions face a reality check as weak local capacity hampers implementation. #climate Read more »
Cockroach Janata Party protest

Cockroach Janata Party and the crisis of collective politics

Digital platforms such as the Cockroach Janata Party enable bursts of collective emotion, but stable political movements require repeated interaction and engagement. Read more »
Green competitiveness

Green competitiveness will decide India’s export future

CBAM is only the beginning; India needs a strategy for green competitiveness, not scattered climate schemes. #CBAM Read more »
Dairy industry, cattle protection

Dairy industry shows cattle protection is a policy trade-off

India’s dairy industry debate is not just about animal welfare, it is also about rural jobs, nutrition and ecological trade-offs. #dairyindustry #cattle Read more »
Kerala fiscal crisis

Kerala fiscal crisis demands hard Budget choices

Kerala government’s White Paper confirms a fiscal crisis, but the upcoming Budget must now move from diagnosis to reform. #Kerala Read more »
NFHS-6 India 2026

NFHS-6 exposes India’s unfinished health governance agenda

NFHS-6 shows progress in maternal and child health, but India’s next challenge is chronic disease, ageing and local capacity. Read more »
The UK-India trade pact 2026

UK-India trade pact needs a knowledge engine

The UK-India trade pact must focus on strategic autonomy by linking universities, technology, health, and advanced manufacturing. Read more »
Strait of Hormuz crisis

How the Hormuz crisis can push India towards energy security

Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz crisis has added a new dimension to India’s energy transition.  Read more »
WTO e-commerce deal

WTO e-commerce deal leaves India with hard choices

A plurilateral WTO e-commerce deal offers certainty to some, while leaving India and others outside the rule-making tent. Read more »
unpaid care work

Unpaid care work is the missing link of GDP debate

Women’s unpaid care work sustains India’s economy, yet policy still treats it as invisible labour. #women #unpaidwork Read more »