Bengaluru water crisis

Bengaluru water crisis calls for circular water governance

Bengaluru water crisis is structural, driven by degraded lakes, groundwater overuse, and a linear water model that wastes rain and treated wastewater. #Bengaluru #water Read more »
the new world order after trump

World order in flux: Testing US power and limits

Eroding rules will not lock in American supremacy; it will produce a more contested world order, with higher risks of conflict. Read more »
rare earths

Rare earths expose limits of India’s indigenisation push

India’s rare earths challenge is less about intent and more about time, scale, and structural dependence on China. #rareearth Read more »
services sector

Services sector slowdown signals limits of price-led growth

India’s services sector PMI has slipped to an 11-month low, exposing rising competition, stalled hiring, and fragile confidence. #services Read more »
trade policy, export competitiveness, trade deregulation India

Trade policy reveals confidence — and a competitiveness problem

Early year trade policy announcements signal urgency, but its reliance on subsidies and safeguards exposes competitiveness gaps. #exports #trade Read more »
Steel cartel

Steel cartel probe tests India’s competition regime

India’s steel cartel investigation will determine whether competition law can meaningfully discipline concentrated market power. #steel #cartel #CCI Read more »
Budget 2026

Budget 2026: Rural incomes are India’s weak spot

Strong GDP growth and slowing inflation hide widening rural income gaps that Budget 2026 can no longer ignore. Read more »
Venezuela crisis

Venezuela crisis adds new risks to India’s energy security

Venezuela crisis shows why India's energy security can no longer be separated from great-power rivalry. #Venezuela #energy Read more »
gold price

Gold prices reflect global distrust in dollar, US policy

Gold price surge is driven by fiscal stress, central bank buying, and doubts over US policy credibility, not just geopolitics. #Gold #Dollar Read more »
Friedrich Merz

With Friedrich Merz visit, Indian diplomacy to find its rhythm

German chancellor Friedrich Merz's New Delhi visit highlights India’s ability to deal with Moscow and Europe in parallel. #Merz #diplomacy #Modi Read more »