Kerala K-CDC

Kerala’s K-CDC must start with monsoon surveillance

Kerala’s monsoon brings overlapping disease threats. K-CDC must link health, animal, climate and local-body data. Read more »
AI oligarchy

AI oligarchy could break democracy’s old bargain

AI oligarchy and the use of humanoid robots could weaken the bargain behind public education, welfare states and labour rights. #oligarchy #AI Read more »
containing rumours

Rumours spread like viruses. Here’s how math can help contain them

Mathematical models can help understand how rumours spread, and identify effective strategies to stop them. Read more »
India’s apprenticeship scheme

India’s apprenticeship scheme has few takers

The national apprenticeship scheme needs employers, colleges and states to make training worth the cost for candidates. #internship Read more »
Alan Greenspan

Apostle of easy money: Alan Greenspan and the bubble economy

Alan Greenspan’s record as Fed chairman shows how price stability coexisted with leverage, mortgage excess and fragility. #Greenspan Read more »
policy circle image

US-Cuba tensions revive Monroe Doctrine fears

US-Cuba tensions rise as sanctions, intervention signals and Havana’s reforms reshape the island’s strategic choices. Read more »
POCSO custody cases

POCSO custody cases get a child welfare safeguard

Family courts must test parents before making children repeat traumatic disclosures in POCSO custody cases. #POCSO Read more »
US-Iran deal, forex

US-Iran deal gives RBI room to rebuild forex reserves

The US-Iran deal has eased crude prices and foreign inflows, changing the rupee trade, but RBI is unlikely to allow sharp appreciation. #US #Iran #RBI #forex Read more »
AI divide

AI divide threatens India’s higher education goals

AI divide in higher education will widen old gaps unless state universities get shared compute, faculty support and data rules. #AI #highereducation Read more »
fuel tax revenue

Fuel tax can cut India’s oil dependence

India should earmark fuel tax revenue for clean energy, public transport and direct transfers, not lose it in general budgets. Read more »