global beauty standards and social media

Price of perfection: How beauty standards shape society, economy

Global beauty standards now shape not just appearance but opportunity, fuelling inequality and a $677 billion industry. Read more »
economic growth

India’s economic growth: Strong numbers, weak foundations

Strong economic growth numbers mask deep structural flaws as India leans on domestic demand while exports falter under tariff pressures. #India #economy Read more »
electronics manufacturing, PLI

Inside India’s electronics manufacturing boom: Policy, geopolitics and potential

With production-linked incentives and China + 1 diversification, India is emerging as a global electronics manufacturing powerhouse. #China #electronicsmanufacturing #PLI Read more »
skilled migration crisis India

Skilled migration threatens to derail Viksit Bharat dream

Unless India turns skilled migration into a cycle of return and reinvestment, it risks losing its best engineers, doctors, and researchers. Read more »
RBI, rate cut, India inflation, monetary policy India

RBI must wait on rate cuts despite falling inflation

The RBI must avoid hasty rate cuts; the fall in inflation is fragile and rooted in sensitive food prices and base effect. #RBI #MPC #inflation Read more »
SEBI’s push for institutional discipline

SEBI’s block deal reform marks a market maturity test

The higher ₹25 crore threshold signals SEBI’s push for institutional discipline — a shift from speculative trading to genuine market integrity. Read more »
India-Australia defence partnership

India-Australia defence partnership key to Indo-Pacific balance

India-Australia defence partnership points to a stronger regional balance against Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Read more »
2025 economics Nobel

Economics Nobel honours theories of creative destruction

The 2025 economics Nobel celebrates innovation as the engine of growth and warns against protectionist stagnation. Read more »
Trump’s China tariff threat

Trump’s China tariff threat is more bluff than battle

Trump’s China tariff threat is a negotiating gambit, as its cost to consumers, inflation, and global supply chains would be prohibitive for Washington. Read more »
expensive capital slow growth

In an era of expensive capital, confidence is the key asset

As expensive capital reshapes global markets, India must rebuild confidence in policy and institutions to sustain growth. Read more »