India-US trade deal

India-US trade deal needs a sunset clause

A sunset clause would let the parties review the India-US trade deal if tariff advantages vanish. #India #US #trade Read more »
US-India ties

Loyalty without leverage: India’s US tilt yields little

India’s attempt to balance ties with the US has turned into a tilt, still deemed insufficient by Washington. Read more »
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 »