India's China+1 opportunity

India’s China+1 opportunity is not a low-wage contest

India’s China+1 opportunity remains open, but cheap labour alone cannot deliver factories, supply chains and export competitiveness. #India #China Read more »
US tariffs, exports

US tariffs expose India’s dependence on one big market

Fresh US tariffs threat exposes India’s dependence on the American market and the limits of export diversification. #US #tariffs #Exports Read more »
Generative AI

Generative AI has changed the meaning of university degree

Generative AI makes conventional university assessment less reliable, and India needs stronger ways to verify learning without deepening inequality. #GenerativeAI #Degree Read more »
India’s Russian oil dilemma

India’s Russian oil dilemma goes beyond US tariffs

US sanctions add pressure on India’s Russian oil purchases, but the larger vulnerability is India’s dependence on imported crude. #crude #Russian Read more »
Tata Sons IPO

Tata Sons IPO to put group’s governance model to test

The Tata Sons IPO debate is about regulation, shareholder liquidity and the future of Tata’s ownership structure. #TataSons Read more »
BRICS

BRICS must connect women’s skills with better jobs

BRICS is expanding its women’s employment agenda, and the next task is connecting skills, care and social protection with better jobs. #BRICS Read more »
Assam floods 2026

Assam floods expose the limits of relief-first approach

The 2026 Assam floods show why flood policy must focus on vulnerability, livelihoods and the economics of recovery. Read more »
RoDTEP

RoDTEP can fix tax distortions, not India’s export problem

RoDTEP can remove unrecovered taxes from exports, but deeper reforms are needed to make Indian manufacturing globally competitive. #export Read more »
Fed rate hike

Fed rate hike to put global growth under a financial squeeze

The latest Fed rate hike raises borrowing costs worldwide, putting emerging markets, debt and investment under fresh pressure. #Fed #interestrate Read more »
India's space policy

India’s space policy needs a strategy for orbital power

India's space policy needs a strategic focus on emerging orbits, technology and the rules that will govern the next space economy. #SPACE Read more »