India’s disaster planning must account for elderly people in rural areas, with local data, clear panchayat responsibilities and predictable funding. #ageing #rural #India Read more »
India’s mobile phone manufacturing boom needs effective worker grievance systems as labour standards become part of global supply-chain scrutiny. #mobile #manufacturing #PLI Read more »
India's new UPI MDR bans direct consumer charges, but the harder question is whether merchants will recover the cost through prices. #UPI #MDR Read more »
India is tightening pork import rules around disease and food safety, but could face scrutiny over WTO rules and the treatment of domestic production. Read more »
India has extensive ageing data, but NFHS and LASI need to provide more timely evidence for elderly healthcare planning. #ageing Read more »
The Iran crisis and the standoff over Hormuz highlights a broader contest over financial infrastructure and the weaponisation of interdependence. Read more »
The debate over slowing AI is shifting from model safety to strategic competition, with China, open models and market power at stake. Read more »
Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice. Read more »
The new borrowers’ platform fills a gap in global debt governance, but its borrower-only ambition faces a changing creditor landscape. Read more »
BRICS New Delhi Summit expanded the grouping’s ambitions, but geopolitical divisions and weak institutional clarity continue to challenge its future. Read more »