India’s strategic autonomy

India’s strategic autonomy in the age of Trump tariffs

With Trump’s tariff threats looming, India’s strategic autonomy faces its toughest test yet between East and West. #BRICS #QUAD #FTAs Read more »
Monsoon 2025

Monsoon 2025: Timely rain could reset inflation, rural demand

Managed well, monsoon 2025 could push CPI below 3% and add 0.3 pp to GDP by jump-starting farm incomes and consumption. #Monsoon #economy Read more »
CAFE-3 norms

CAFE-3 norms could drive India’s small cars off the road

India's clean mobility push risks excluding the middle class as CAFE-3 norms make small cars less viable for automakers. #CAFE-3 #Cars Read more »
Global health diplomacy and India

Global health diplomacy must confront power asymmetry

Global health diplomacy can only succeed if power is shared across the Global South and North, not just health priorities. Read more »
neutrality of merit

The myth of neutral merit in education and hiring

India's definition of #merit rewards privilege while ignoring structural barriers that marginalised candidates must overcome. #reservation #upsc #jobquotas Read more »
Rio BRICS Summit

BRICS economic goals clash with India’s Quad strategy

New Delhi’s embrace of #Quad risks diluting #BRICS plans for a non-dollar trade system, leaving the bloc short of consensus and capital. #dedollarisation Read more »
critical minerals, India-Chile CEPA

India-Chile CEPA to boost New Delhi’s critical minerals quest

Tariff liberalisation poses familiar risks for India-Chile CEPA's thrust on clean energy goals. #CEPA #criticalminerals Read more »
public health

Lessons for India from Trump’s public health revamp

Trump administration’s sweeping cuts in public health spending offers valuable lessons India cannot afford to copy. #Publichealth #Trump Read more »
Indian industry's China dependence

Foxconn recall exposes Indian industry’s China problem

The Foxconn episode and the curbs on minerals reveal the fragility of Indian industry's manufacturing supply chains. Read more »
Multilateral lenders, MDBs

Multilateral lenders must evolve to fund climate action

Multilateral lenders face obsolescence unless they pivot to finance climate action and support the Global South. #MDBs #climateaction Read more »