Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize for a fragmented world

By nature, the Nobel Peace Prize is controversial, and this year more so as the United States blatantly condemned the Norwegian Nobel Committee for their selection. Read more »
President Trump and India-US trade

India should not turn Trump’s trade battle into a political cause

US President Donald Trump’s economic interests and India’s market realities favour negotiation over confrontation. Read more »
Indian carbon market

India’s farms could become the next carbon market frontier

Scaling agricultural carbon credits could mobilise climate finance, support farmers and strengthen India’s emerging carbon market. Read more »
fact checking on internet

The collapse of trust: Making sense of fact checking on the internet

As AI and crowdsourced systems take on the job of fact checking, they promise speed but struggle to deliver trust and explainability. Read more »
Rural non-farm economy india

Rural non-farm economy suffer from low productivity

Rural non-farm economy is expanding, but its employment gains remain trapped in tiny enterprises with weak capital and low productivity. Read more »
critical mineral security

India’s critical mineral security in a new global resource order

Critical mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive. Read more »
US-China relations

How the US-China reset recasts the QUAD

With the shift in US-China relations, India is emerging as the strategic cog in the US wheel and QUAD countries as a tool to serve the Indo‑Pacific. Read more »
natural EEGs health monitoring

Natural EEG: Smartphone apps are changing how we study brain activity

Natural EEGs can support long-term monitoring outside hospitals for people with neurological disorders, and help others track health issues. Read more »
india tariff policy paradox

India’s tariff policy is hurting exports; here’s what might help

US-India trade negotiations have shown how domestic tariff policy has become inseparable from foreign policy. Read more »
AI in journalism

In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy. Read more »