India EV policy

India’s EV future: Promise, pitfalls, and policy gaps

Despite big targets and incentives, India’s #EV adoption is slowed down by inadequate charging networks, unclear regulations, and cost concerns. #byd #tesla #tatamotors #mg Read more »
Nayar river

Decline of Nayar river reveals need for Namami Gange course correction

The Nayar River’s decline exposes the failure of exclusionary environmental policies in India’s fragile Himalayan ecosystems. #Nayar #rivers #Himalaya #NamamiGange Read more »
Geneva conference for plastics treaty

Plastics treaty stalls; business warns of triple waste surge

The plastics treaty eyes a pivot to a circular economy—from product design to finance—to stop production from tripling. #plasticpollution #worldenvironmentday Read more »
RBI monetary policy committee

Cut interest rate or stall: Viksit Bharat hinges on RBI

With CPI #inflation at 3.2% and banks awash in profits, the #RBI’s reluctance to trim the #reporate is throttling private #capex and #jobs. Read more »
semiconductor

Semiconductor dreams need more than just state subsidies

India’s semiconductor ambitions must now be judged by execution, not announcements, as it enters the world’s most advanced supply chain race. #semiconductor Read more »
June 3, the World Bicycle Day

World Bicycle Day: Indian cities need a cycling revolution

On the World Bicycle Day, Indian cities must embrace cycling as a solution to rising pollution, traffic congestion, and public health challenges. Read more »
India’s public finance education

Public finance: Reclaiming India’s forgotten fiscal canon

India’s public finance education needs a course correction—one that brings its own thinkers into the heart of fiscal policy discourse. #publicfinance #Arthashstra #Kautilya #education Read more »
India's space industry ready for take-off

India’s space industry: From Chandrayaan glory to startup reality

ISRO’s frugal rockets are not enough; only clear laws, deep capital and home-made chips can prepare India's space industry for a $44bn liftoff. #IN-SPACe #Chandrayaan-3 Read more »
Trump strategy of high tariffs, weak dollar

Crypto hype meets dollar drift: The method in Trump’s disruptive policies

#Trump’s twin play—steep #tariffs and a softer #dollar—seeks to re-industrialise the US, but allies, capital and the dollar premium may flee. #trumptariffs #bitcoin Read more »
China's national security concerns

China’s national security white paper blends power projection and paranoia

China’s national security white paper casts the US as a threat and repositions Beijing as a stable global anchor for investors and allies. Read more »