family businesses

Why family businesses thrived after the 1991 reforms

India’s family business now dominate listed-company revenues, and their post-1991 rise shows how liberalisation rewarded scale and adaptation. #business #BombayClub Read more »
basmati exports

India’s basmati exports boom faces a West Asia problem

India’s basmati exports are booming, yet West Asia concentration, falling realisations and sanctions pose a growing challenge. #exports #basmati Read more »
River-linking plan

River-linking plan needs a data backbone

India’s river-linking plan needs a digital layer linking hydrology, forecasts and state decisions before large inter-basin transfers begin. Read more »
Energy transition

Energy transition can reshape India’s industrial investment

Falling solar and storage costs are weakening the case for new coal and changing the economics of India’s energy transition. #energy #coal #solar Read more »
clean energy transition

India’s clean energy transition needs a stronger grid

India’s clean energy transition has entered a harder phase as storage, transmission and distribution determine renewable power use. #cleanenergy Read more »
lawfare strategy

India needs a lawfare strategy for a harder world

The Indus Waters Treaty dispute shows why India needs a coordinated lawfare strategy to defend its interests and shape international rules. #lawfare Read more »
High-seas fishing push

High-seas fishing push needs more than permits

India’s new high-seas fishing permits could unlock tuna exports, but vessels, finance, cold chains and stock limits will decide viability. Read more »
South Asia plastic waste problem

South Asia plastic waste problem needs a PPP solution

For South Asia, plastic waste is an implementation problem which will require better PPPs that can connect regulation, finance, recycling and accountability. #platic Read more »
Airport privatisation

Airport privatisation must pass a competition test

India’s airport privatisation plan needs competition safeguards based on traffic share, not simply the number of airports. #privatisation #aviation Read more »
Nature finance in India

Nature finance in India needs bankable projects first

A project preparation facility could turn India’s restoration potential into credible projects capable of attracting nature finance. #finance #nature Read more »