US-Iran deal

US-Iran deal leaves India’s energy buffers exposed

The US-Iran deal has lowered oil pressure, but India’s exposure to Hormuz, LPG imports and regional stress remains clear. #US #Iran Read more »
Prajwala judgment

Prajwala judgment pushes trafficking policy beyond rescue

Prajwala judgment forces India to examine shelters, labour markets and migration routes instead of treating FIRs as the policy scorecard. Read more »
India-US trade deal

India-US trade deal needs a sunset clause

A sunset clause would let the parties review the India-US trade deal if tariff advantages vanish. #India #US #trade Read more »
US-India ties

Loyalty without leverage: India’s US tilt yields little

India’s attempt to balance ties with the US has turned into a tilt, still deemed insufficient by Washington. Read more »
Kerala K-CDC

Kerala’s K-CDC must start with monsoon surveillance

Kerala’s monsoon brings overlapping disease threats. K-CDC must link health, animal, climate and local-body data. Read more »
AI oligarchy

AI oligarchy could break democracy’s old bargain

AI oligarchy and the use of humanoid robots could weaken the bargain behind public education, welfare states and labour rights. #oligarchy #AI Read more »
containing rumours

Rumours spread like viruses. Here’s how math can help contain them

Mathematical models can help understand how rumours spread, and identify effective strategies to stop them. Read more »
India’s apprenticeship scheme

India’s apprenticeship scheme has few takers

The national apprenticeship scheme needs employers, colleges and states to make training worth the cost for candidates. #internship Read more »
Alan Greenspan

Apostle of easy money: Alan Greenspan and the bubble economy

Alan Greenspan’s record as Fed chairman shows how price stability coexisted with leverage, mortgage excess and fragility. #Greenspan Read more »
policy circle image

US-Cuba tensions revive Monroe Doctrine fears

US-Cuba tensions rise as sanctions, intervention signals and Havana’s reforms reshape the island’s strategic choices. Read more »