Cleaner mobility scheme

Cleaner mobility scheme targets Delhi-NCR’s dirty trucks

Delhi-NCR’s cleaner mobility scheme targets old buses and trucks, but execution will decide its air-quality impact. #airpollution Read more »
anti-sanctions law

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but not in haste

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but a blunt statute could hurt domestic firms more than foreign coercion. #Trade Read more »
Dairy industry

Dairy industry exposes India’s cattle protection contradiction

India’s cattle protection politics rings hollow when the dairy industry depends on the disposal of unproductive animals. #dairy #cows Read more »
India-US trade deal

India-US trade deal runs into USTR tariff wall

The USTR’s 12.5% tariff proposal has turned India-US trade deal negotiations into a test of policy autonomy. #trade #US Read more »
Cooling infrastructure

Cooling infrastructure must be India’s next climate priority

India’s heat crisis shows why cooling infrastructure is now central to climate adaptation, urban planning and labour policy. #cooling #heat #climatechange Read more »
rupee depreciation

Why India cannot let the rupee float

Imported inflation, fragile manufacturing and unequal burdens complicate textbook arguments supporting unrestricted rupee depreciation. Read more »
fertility decline

Fertility decline: India is ageing before prosperity

India's fertility decline is now a federal challenge, shaping delimitation, tax devolution, migration and ageing policy. #fertility Read more »
fiscal consolidation, capex

Fiscal consolidation cannot come at the cost of growth spending

Govt's push for fiscal consolidation helped India meet its 2025-26 fiscal deficit target, but cuts across developmental ministries carry growth risks. #fiscalconsolidation Read more »
Urban heat in India

Urban heat in India is a planning failure, not just climate change

Rising urban heat in India is not just the consequence of climate change, it is also because of poor urban governance and shoddy planning. #heat #urbanplanning Read more »
Migrant worker exodus Kerala

Migrant worker exodus exposes Kerala’s economic fault lines

The election-season migrant worker exodus has hit Kerala’s construction, plywood, hotels and fisheries sectors. #migrants #worker #Kerala Read more »