intellectual property violations

Reforms fail to dislodge India from US intellectual property watch list

Despite record patent filings by US tech giants, Washington says Delhi’s lax enforcement still leaves innovators exposed to intellectual property violations. #IPR #tradesecret #patent #intellectualproperty Read more »
private capex, capital expansion

Private capex: Corporate caution risks stalling India’s investment engine

With geopolitical shocks roiling supply chains, the finance ministry warns that private capex must accelerate or the economy’s momentum could sputter. #economy #capex Read more »
Ukraine peace deal with Russia

Ukraine peace built on territorial surrender may not last

History shows that unjust agreements imposed by force never deliver lasting peace, and Trump’s Ukraine plan dangerously ignores this truth. Read more »
microfinance,

Microfinance: Tamil Nadu Bill targets predatory lending, coercive action

Tamil Nadu’s draft Money-Lending Entities Bill looks to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s poorest borrowers from aggressive recovery tactics by microfinance companies. #microfinance #TamilNadu Read more »
data protection

Data protection law risks fortifying Big Tech

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act could bolster the data empires if data protection board and CCI failed to work together. Read more »
India-US trade pact

India, UK sprint for FTA before Trump’s tariff tide rolls in

As #Trump’s #reciprocaltariffs threaten supply chains, #India and the #UK are racing to seal an #FTA that will slash tariffs and signal faith in #freetrade. #trumptariffs #tradewar Read more »
corporate finance

Corporate finance: New playbook seeks to plug Rs 1 trillion funding gap

From sustainability linked loans to digital credit pipes, lenders are reinventing their toolkit for corporate finance even as sovereign crowd-out and global shocks squeeze project finance. #finance #funding #RBI Read more »
foreign universities in India and higher education

Foreign Universities in India: High-stakes gamble in higher education

Without parallel fixes in school quality and faculty retention, campuses of foreign universities in India risk deepening the very inequalities they are meant to cure. #highereducation Read more »
climate change, aviation

Climate change: Aviation industry must rethink its sustainability plan

Aviation industry’s current trajectory risks derailing climate change goals, and only a mix of technology, regulation, and cultural change can avert disaster. #aviation #climatechange Read more »
Pahalgam, India-Pakistan economy

Pahalgam terror fallout: The cost of the latest India-Pak flashpoint

From pricier air travel to a record slump on the Karachi bourse, conflict economics are rippling across South Asia in real time after Pahalgam terror. #India #Pakistan #Pahalgam Read more »