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HDFC Bank chairman’s exit revives compliance questions

RBI’s swift reassurance may have contained panic, but HDFC Bank still faces deeper questions on board oversight, supervisory baggage and trust after its merger with HDFC Ltd. #HDFCBank Read more »
air pollution

Air pollution inequality is turning clean air into a class privilege

Air pollution in India is not just an environmental failure, it is a question of justice, public health and unequal citizenship. #airpollution Read more »
Iran war and Europe

Europe’s Iran war response exposes its strategic weakness

By refusing to take a principled stand on Iran war, Europe has damaged its credibility, autonomy, and economic resilience. Read more »
Expensive healthcare real estate driving up costs

Healthcare real estate is driving costs, access, priorities

As hospitals become tenants and healthcare real estate turns into an asset class, rent obligations and investor priorities are beginning to influence medical decisions and system resilience. Read more »
women empowerment

Women empowerment incomplete without safety, work and agency

India has improved girls’ education and expanded protections, but women empowerment still falters where it matters most: agency, safety, and paid work. #womenempowerment Read more »
China vs US green energy strategy

China’s green energy strategy is becoming a theory of power

China's green energy strategy now shapes global costs, trade flows and future economic influence, leaving the US way behind. Read more »
crude prices, LPG

Crude prices, LPG shortages, and the cost of Gulf dependence

Higher crude prices, a weaker rupee and tighter LPG supplies are forcing India into costly trade-offs amid an escalating West Asia crisis. #LPG #crude Read more »
iran war outcome

Iran war is becoming a losing game for every player

The Iran war may endure because none of the main actors can stop without looking weaker than before. Read more »
Small hydro power

Small hydro power gets a policy push, but risks remain

India’s new small hydro power scheme can diversify clean energy supply, but cumulative ecological risks cannot be ignored. #hydro Read more »
GM mustard

GM mustard delay has deepened India’s edible oil shortage

The delay in commercialising GM mustard after regulatory clearance in 2017 may have cost the country up to ₹30,900 crore in lost output, higher imports and missed farm gains. #GMcrop Read more »