India’s seven new high-speed rail corridors promise faster travel, but the real test is whether the state can finance and execute them without repeating Mumbai-Ahmedabad’s delays. #IndianRailways Read more »
US pressure to curb Russian oil imports exposes India’s deeper vulnerability: dependence on imported crude for energy security in a weaponised global market. #Russianoil #Energysecurity Read more »
The Maharashtra economy is set to grow at 7.9% in 2025-26, but regional inequality, agrarian stress and urban overload could limit long-term gains. Read more »
The RBI’s draft circular updates the Lead Bank Scheme, but India’s financial system has changed too much for procedural reform to be enough. Read more »
Digital trade agreements will shape data flows, payments, and platform power, and India needs openness without surrendering policy space. #trade Read more »
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy and his handling of America's allies shows India must rely on leverage, not leader-level chemistry. Read more »
Karnataka’s proposed social media ban address a real anxiety, but they target the symptom, not the actual crisis of shrinking family time and vanishing play spaces. Read more »
India’s rice and wheat surplus stocks reflect not just food security, but also a cereal-heavy procurement policy that now imposes fiscal and ecological costs. #foodgrain #PDS Read more »
Trump tariffs are about more than duties, they reflect a deeper turn to economic nationalism, weaker WTO enforcement and a harsher geopolitical logic. #trade #WTO Read more »
India’s slowing growth has revived a core policy question: can AI democratisation raise productivity across agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Read more »