India's energy intensity

India’s energy intensity falls, but oil risk remains

Services growth, better technology and BEE schemes have cut India's energy intensity as crude dependence has increased over years. #energy #crude Read more »
India FDI

India FDI recovery masks a manufacturing gap

India FDI inflows rose 44% in 2025, but falling greenfield announcements show investors remain cautious about new factories. #FDI Read more »
Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak update

Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak exposes a response gap

Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is spreading through conflict-hit provinces where surveillance, trust and access are already weak. Read more »
Geoeconomics and the global order

Geoeconomics turns trade dependence into strategic risk

Geoeconomics is reshaping global trade as tariffs, sanctions and export controls replace market efficiency. Read more »
Kerala menstrual leave, menstrual health in schools, schoolgirls menstrual leave

Kerala menstrual leave plan puts schools on notice

Kerala menstrual leave plan recognises that pain, toilets and attendance rules shape girls’ education. #Kerala #menstrualleave Read more »
India-EU FTA

India-EU FTA gives exporters access, not guaranteed orders

The India-EU FTA cuts tariffs across most trade, but standards, scale and investment will decide whether Indian exporters will gain. #India #EU #FTA Read more »
Standard Chartered India

Standard Chartered India trims retail for affluent clients

Standard Chartered India’s branch cuts show foreign banks retreating from mass retail and chasing affluent clients. #StandardChartered #banking Read more »
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

Bangladesh: BNP’s first hundred days raise troubling national questions

Political exclusion, economic uncertainty, security concerns and diplomatic imbalance mark Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s fledgling regime. Read more »
Fertiliser subsidy reform

Fertiliser subsidy reform needs a soil-linked DBT

Fertiliser subsidy DBT will work only if transfers arrive before sowing and follow Soil Health Card advice. #DBT #fertiliser Read more »
16th Finance Commission

Finance Commission narrows fiscal transparency for states

The 16th Finance Commission prepared state GSDP projections but did not publish them, weakening a useful fiscal benchmark. #FinanceCommission Read more »