India gas supply

India gas supply: Why the Iran conflict may not choke urban kitchens

India gas supply is better protected than public fears suggest, but the Iran conflict could still push up PNG tariffs and industrial costs. #LNG #gassupply Read more »
WTO reform

WTO reform pits Indian rules stance against US flexibility

India and the United States are heading for a clash at the 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé over MFN, WTO reform, and the future of multilateral trade rules. #WTO Read more »
higher education reforms

Higher education reform: How universities can restore academic rigour

Higher education reforms have become necessary. Universities must return to their core mission of fostering critical thinking and intellectual rigour. #Education Read more »
Indonesia’s President Prabowo with US President Trump to sign up for the Board of Peace.

Responding to the US-Iran War: Indonesia’s Board of Peace dilemma intensifies

The US-Iran war is forcing Indonesia to reassess its Gaza Board of Peace stance, balancing neutrality, public pressure, and support for Palestine. Read more »
India’s metals policy

India’s metals policy must adapt to the Iran conflict

India’s metals policy cannot remain focused on upstream protection when downstream exporters are losing competitiveness from higher input costs. #metals #exports Read more »
a national employment policy

A national employment policy key to solving the jobs crisis

Welfare schemes and hiring incentives cannot replace a national employment policy that sets clear job targets and accountability. #unemployment #jobs #economy Read more »
urban women in gig work

Urban women and gig work: Why India’s platform economy is not yet a real jobs pathway

The gig economy looks flexible on paper, but for urban women it often reproduces old inequalities through care burdens, unsafe mobility, and weak protection. Read more »
rupee

West Asia war puts the rupee under fresh pressure

The rupee’s record low is not just a market reaction to war; it reflects India’s persistent vulnerability to oil shocks, dollar strength and volatile capital flows. #rupee Read more »
private universities

Private universities: Training alone won’t drive research excellence

While faculty training workshops are a common feature in private universities, true academic transformation requires stronger research ecosystems. #university #education Read more »
passive euthanasia in India

Passive euthanasia moves from doctrine to decision

The Harish Rana ruling has turned passive euthanasia in India from a constitutional principle into a lived legal reality, and exposed the absence of a proper end-of-life law. #euthanasia Read more »