Newsmakers of the year: Trump | Chaos & calm in a world of churn

By Vamsee Juluri When Donald Trump announced his candidature to run for president a second time, it seemed improbable for many Americans that he...

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The IndiGo fiasco and surge pricing

At the Delhi airport last week, a middle-aged professional, stranded after his Indigo flight was cancelled late evening, refreshed his booking app...

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China’s geo-economic tactics

China’s $1 trillion trade surplus is not just a statistic. It is an affirmation of its ability to control global trade in a strategic fashion of its...

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How to fix Delhi’s air pollution disaster

By Nirvikar Singh Why has Delhi’s air pollution problem persisted? Is there a way to fix it? For at least a decade, Delhi’s air has been...

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Drinking the financial Kool-aid

By Shankar Sharma Dermatologists know many secrets. But the best one is that Botox has long-term effects which are not all good. You are never told...

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Reforming fertiliser subsidy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a national wide-ranging reform drive in motion. From income tax, goods and services tax (GST) to labour laws,...

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The buyback conundrum

On November 14, two companies, GHCL and Infosys-both highly regarded entities-offered to buy back their shares from existing shareholders. While GHCL...

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Growing trade imbalances demand course correction

By N Chandra Mohan, The writer is an economics and business commentator based in New Delhi France’s President Emmanuel Macron rightly underscored...

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Future of industrial revolution

By Annika Olme, CTO & Senior Vice-President, Technology Development, SKF Industrial transformation is often described through technologies like...

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Boards in a ‘no second chances’ era

By Srinath Sridharan, The author is corporate advisor and independent director If you feel the world is expecting boards to know more, decide faster,...

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Utilise green credit plan to fight pollution

The national capital is facing one of its worst pollution crises, with the air quality index consistently exceeding 450 and remaining in the...

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India’s policy signalling problem

By Aasheerwad Dwivedi & Aditya Sinha, Dwivedi is Assistant Professor (Economics), Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University; Sinha writes on...

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When usual dynamics deceive

Lower crude oil prices are perceived to be positive for India’s external balances as it reduces the oil import bill, boosts net USD inflows, and...

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Quality-adjusted HDI changes perspective

Human development index (HDI)—comprising income, health, and education elements—introduced by the United Nations Development Programme in 1990 has...

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A disservice to dignity of labour

By Nikhil Dey & Aruna Roy On Monday, with no prior consultation, the central government scheduled the introduction of a Bill to repeal the Mahatma...

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Opening nuclear power to private capital

The introduction of the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha represents a fundamental restructuring of India’s nuclear sector, creating...

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Create more space to let solar power flow

By VP Singh, Pradeep S Mehta & Akash Sharma India needs to install nearly 50 gigawatt (Gw) of renewable energy (RE) annually to reach its goal of...

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The persisting Indo-China border challenge

Reports that an Indian woman was harassed and detained for 18 hours while transiting through China recently has sparked off a political storm. The...

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When Prada prices our heritage

When luxury Italian fashion house Prada showcased sandals resembling Kolhapuri chappals in its Spring/Summer 2026 men’s collection—selling them as...

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The future of Trump tariffs

President Trump began his second term of office in January by declaring a trade and tariff war against the US’s trading partners. Not only did he...

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Gauging AI impact on growth, job losses

Ahead of the Global AI Summit, to be hosted by New Delhi in February 2026, Niti Aayog has released three detailed reports on how the frontier...

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India’s new global positioning in textiles

When we speak of India’s textile sector, we are not merely referring to factories, machines and fashion. We are talking about the lives of millions...

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AI and Industrial Revolution 4.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us, and is being powered principally by artificial intelligence (AI) combined with accompanying technologies...

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Euro works well, yet Europe falters

As the world ushers in a new year on January 1, 2026, Bulgarians will wake up with anxiety. The New Year shall kick-start a process of the European...

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Permissionless is new power

If your company still operates like an Indian ministry with layers of approvals, ritual meetings of nodding heads, and performance reviews that...

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Heed climate finance needs in agrifood

India’s climate journey is at an inflection point. Since ratifying the Paris Agreement in 2016, the country has committed to ambitious nationally...

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From retention to rights

By Sandeep Parekh On November 13, the ministry of electronics and information technology notified the implementation timelines for the Digital...

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Transmission delays slow green push

By Dhanendra Kumar India is running a galloping race towards a green future. With a goal to build 650 gigawatts (Gw) of renewable energy capacity by...

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Russia’s top strategic partner

Despite the hugs and hyperbole at the first India-Russia summit to be held since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February...

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An apt moment for aviation reform

By Suman Billa The widespread flight disruptions involving IndiGo this week left thousands of passengers stranded across the country. For many, the...

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