climate ambitions

India’s climate ambition is outrunning state capacity

India’s climate ambitions face a reality check as weak local capacity hampers implementation. #climate Read more »
Food subsidy

Food subsidy squeeze calls for procurement reform

Rising MSPs, free grain and excess rice stocks are pushing food subsidy towards a harder fiscal reckoning. #Foodsubsidy #MSP Read more »
Green competitiveness

Green competitiveness will decide India’s export future

CBAM is only the beginning; India needs a strategy for green competitiveness, not scattered climate schemes. #CBAM Read more »
Dairy industry, cattle protection

Dairy industry shows cattle protection is a policy trade-off

India’s dairy industry debate is not just about animal welfare, it is also about rural jobs, nutrition and ecological trade-offs. #dairyindustry #cattle Read more »
elder abuse prevention in families

Elder abuse prevention must move beyond awareness

Awareness is no longer enough for elder abuse prevention in families, institutions and finances, India needs stronger detection and monitoring. Read more »
workforce skilling

India’s AI challenge is a workforce skilling challenge

India’s AI dividend will depend on whether its workforce skilling can be fast enough. #AI #skillling Read more »
Kerala fiscal crisis

Kerala fiscal crisis demands hard Budget choices

Kerala government’s White Paper confirms a fiscal crisis, but the upcoming Budget must now move from diagnosis to reform. #Kerala Read more »
NFHS-6 India 2026

NFHS-6 exposes India’s unfinished health governance agenda

NFHS-6 shows progress in maternal and child health, but India’s next challenge is chronic disease, ageing and local capacity. Read more »
The UK-India trade pact 2026

UK-India trade pact needs a knowledge engine

The UK-India trade pact must focus on strategic autonomy by linking universities, technology, health, and advanced manufacturing. Read more »
WTO e-commerce deal

WTO e-commerce deal leaves India with hard choices

A plurilateral WTO e-commerce deal offers certainty to some, while leaving India and others outside the rule-making tent. Read more »