Airline seating policy

Airline seating policy takes aim at dark patterns in bookings

In a major airline seating policy tweak, the government has mandated free access to 60% of seats and moved against one of aviation’s most profitable interface tricks. #airline #darkpattern Read more »
capital expenditure

Capital expenditure efficiency matters more than capex volume

New evidence shows that economic growth depends more on capital expenditure efficiency than headline capex numbers. #capex Read more »
higher education

Higher education inequality: Why access is not the same as opportunity

India has expanded higher education access, but not fairness, with institutional hierarchy, coaching markets, and cost barriers continue to shape who succeeds. #education Read more »
Supreme Court’s menstrual leave judgment rests on hiring fear

Menstrual leave judgment weakens Article 21’s promise of dignity

The Supreme Court’s menstrual leave judgment rests on a hiring-fear argument that sits uneasily with constitutional doctrine, state experiments, and global practice. Read more »
policy circle image

HDFC Bank chairman’s exit revives compliance questions

RBI’s swift reassurance may have contained panic, but HDFC Bank still faces deeper questions on board oversight, supervisory baggage and trust after its merger with HDFC Ltd. #HDFCBank Read more »
air pollution

Air pollution inequality is turning clean air into a class privilege

Air pollution in India is not just an environmental failure, it is a question of justice, public health and unequal citizenship. #airpollution Read more »
Iran war and Europe

Europe’s Iran war response exposes its strategic weakness

By refusing to take a principled stand on Iran war, Europe has damaged its credibility, autonomy, and economic resilience. Read more »
Expensive healthcare real estate driving up costs

Healthcare real estate is driving costs, access, priorities

As hospitals become tenants and healthcare real estate turns into an asset class, rent obligations and investor priorities are beginning to influence medical decisions and system resilience. Read more »
women empowerment

Women empowerment incomplete without safety, work and agency

India has improved girls’ education and expanded protections, but women empowerment still falters where it matters most: agency, safety, and paid work. #womenempowerment Read more »
China vs US green energy strategy

China’s green energy strategy is becoming a theory of power

China's green energy strategy now shapes global costs, trade flows and future economic influence, leaving the US way behind. Read more »