A plunge in small car sales shows that steep regulatory costs and stagnant incomes have priced 88% of households out of the market. #carsales #middleclass #MarutiSuzuki Read more »
The plastics treaty eyes a pivot to a circular economy—from product design to finance—to stop production from tripling. #plasticpollution #worldenvironmentday Read more »
Tariff tensions and US pressure on farm market access cloud the India’s path to a fair India-US trade agreement. #India #US #trade #FTA #ASEAN Read more »
Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian airbases 3,000 km from the border is a playbook rogue states and terrorists may adopt next. #Ukraine #Russia Read more »
India must juggle deterrence, trade and diplomacy as the US-China rivalry tips the Indo-Pacific from growth engine into geopolitical minefield. #ChinaUScoldwar #uschinarivalry #trumptariffs Read more »
As food prices distort inflation data, RBI considers moving its target to core inflation for better policy precision. #RBI #inflation #MPC Read more »
India’s semiconductor ambitions must now be judged by execution, not announcements, as it enters the world’s most advanced supply chain race. #semiconductor Read more »
As AI adoption surges, India faces the challenge of boosting productivity without sacrificing millions of potential jobs. #AI #jobs #manufacturing #automation Read more »
India’s public finance education needs a course correction—one that brings its own thinkers into the heart of fiscal policy discourse. #publicfinance #Arthashstra #Kautilya #education Read more »
ISRO’s frugal rockets are not enough; only clear laws, deep capital and home-made chips can prepare India's space industry for a $44bn liftoff. #IN-SPACe #Chandrayaan-3 Read more »