India’s energy security

India’s energy security threatened by oil dependence

Fossil fuels still dominate the global energy system, and oil remains central to power, conflict, and energy security. #energysecurity Read more »
Electrogenic textiles quest

Electrogenic textiles can help clean up, and produce power too

Electrogenic textiles contain bacteria that can break down waste and produce clean energy. Read more »
India's Textile exports

India’s textile exports need more than tariff relief

The trade deal with the US matters, but factory level competitiveness will decide the future of India’s textile exports. #textile Read more »
Beggars Corporation

Beggars Corporation tests an enterprise model for poverty

Varanasi's Beggars Corporation argues that beggary can be reduced by investment, ownership and formal work rather than alms. #poverty Read more »
rare earth

India’s rare earth push needs more than strategic urgency

India’s rare earth corridors could cut import dependence, but only if policy gets federalism, processing and environmental safeguards right. #rareearth Read more »
real economy

Real economy, hidden behind the numbers

Do our metrics fully quantify the real economy, and the costs that shape everyday decisions and national competitiveness? #economy Read more »
globalisation, GDP and globalisation,

Beyond GDP: Globalisation needs a new measure of progress

The crisis is not globalisation itself, but the limits of measuring progress through output alone. Read more »
road safety

Road safety demands a rethink of highway speed limits

If India wants to improve road safety by 2030, it must treat speed management as a core governance issue, not a minor traffic rule. #roadsafety Read more »
marketing

Why marketing can no longer be defined by textbook theories

From products and pricing to self-image and desire, marketing has expanded far beyond the boundaries drawn by business-school theory. #marketing Read more »
Global governance reform

Global governance needs reform as deglobalisation deepens

Global governance once promised peace, stability and rules-based cooperation, but today, geopolitical conflict and institutional imbalance have exposed its deepest flaws. Read more »