GST collection

Record April GST collection hides challenges to growth

Despite headline-grabbing GST collection figures, falling tax buoyancy and growing refund gap raise red flags for the fiscal policy. #GST #tax Read more »
The illogic of India-Pakistan conflict

India-Pakistan conflict is a trap, New Delhi must sidestep it

Despite missile strikes and rising nationalist fervour, the real winner in the India-Pakistan conflict is China—and the cost is India's global ambitions. #indiamissilestrike #indiapakwar Read more »
Indian diplomacy in Africa

Indian diplomacy offers Africa an alternative to Chinese debt trap

Indian diplomacy is creating a strategic economic footprint across the Global South through cooperative partnerships. Read more »
modern warfare is about narratives

Modern wars and narratives: Inflation and information are redefining conflict

From #hashtags to #inflation, modern wars are won as much on #socialmedia and economic stability as they are on the battlefield. #inflation #misinformation Read more »
Trump executive order on deep-sea mining

Trump’s deep-sea mining order threatens global ocean governance

The #US move to fast-track deep-sea mining undermines international norms and raises alarms for #planetaryhealth. #trump #seepseamining #bluepacific Read more »
US-UK trade pact signed

US-UK trade pact is more optics than opportunity

The US-UK trade pact delivers headline wins for both sides, but offers little in terms of strategic depth or future-proofing global trade relations. #trumptariffs #usuktrade Read more »
satellite internet

Satellite internet push hots up with Starlink entry

As India opens its skies to satellite internet, new regulations raise concerns over privacy and state control. #Starlink #satelliteinternet Read more »
16th Finance Commission

Fiscal federalism: Karnataka demands a fairer deal from the 16th Finance Commission

Karnataka’s submission to the 16th Finance Commission challenges the current formula and calls for performance-linked devolution. #policy #fiscalfederalism #Karnataka Read more »
Urban PM2.5 pollution and light pollution linked to thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer in children: PM2.5 and light pollution endanger a generation

New research links perinatal exposure to urban air pollution and night-time light to a sharp rise in thyroid cancer among adolescents. Read more »
Fed rate freeze leads to global panic

Fed rate freeze sparks anxiety amid tariff turmoil

With inflation risks rising and growth stalling, the Fed rate freeze is sowing unease across global markets and the developing world. Read more »