Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world
The expansion of Indian influence in Afghanistan is as troubling for Pakistan as the latter’s wooing and courting of Bangladesh is for India. But as the two nuclear-armed military powers jockey for influence to undercut the other, the key question is: can they overcome the limitations of geography to rewrite history?
America’s warming up to Russia is putting Europe in disarray
The central bank's move to lower risk weights on bank lending to NBFCs and excluding microfinance loans from higher risk weights applicable to consumer credit should boost lending
The central bank needs to recognize the flaws in its monetary policy framework
Starmer has to do better than Macron and Merz when dealing with the US president
Retail lending needs a clear, time-bound recovery process like the Corporate Insolvency Act. Streamlining collections would improve transparency, reduce complaints, and lower borrowing costs, promoting credit access, supporting micro-enterprises, and enhancing financial inclusion in India
Technological sovereignty emphasises national control over critical technologies while balancing security, innovation, and international cooperation, avoiding corporate dominance and ensuring citizens' rights within a fair global technological framework
A purge of US military brass on ideological grounds by the Trump administration foregrounds the fundamental tenet of civil-military equation in a democracy. Civilian oversight along with military loyalty to the nation. In China, military is subordinate to the communist party and not the state, a radically different approach. Trump’s moves suggest an attempt to reorient civil-military relations in the world’s oldest democracy
Instruments such CPs and CDs have breached records in terms of outstanding amount as financial entities are opting for short-term instruments till such time RBI’s monetary easing takes effect in the market
Amendments to 1995 law governing Waqf properties have led to a particularly fractious showdown between the government and opposition. A look at the points of difference reveals that the most contentious is one which makes it mandatory for Waqf Boards to appoint two non-Muslims, triggering a debate on whether laws governing other religions have a similar requirement
Raise the cost of borrowing securities to curb leverage in repo markets
A sharp hike in prices of edible oil, cocoa and coffee is driving up costs while domestic inputs such as wheat too are showing inflationary trends
US dollar is the principal international reserve currency. A significant proportion of the US trade deficit flows back into the country as central banks invest their USD holdings in American debt. That’s the basis of the dollar hegemony. What happens when this circular flow is undermined?
As the locust breeding season approaches, both India and Pakistan must depoliticise locust management and prioritise it as a humanitarian imperative. Using technology like drones, weather models, and AI predictions to track, forecast and control the movements of locusts to protect crops
The slowdown in growth of toll traffic, government capex in roads, pace of project execution by developers all point to slowdown in orders
It always was — at the right price and for those with eyes wide open to the economic downside
Electric vehicles are the future, but for it to become a practical option for all we need significant advancements in charging infrastructure and battery technology
The demand for gold may turn into a run on gold as the paper gold market is many times the physical gold stock
Cleaning up the export of skilled and semi-skilled Indian labour is the only way to earn goodwill and currency
The average cost of power supply has increased by about 18 percent from FY19
A sustained fall in markets brings up the question of whether a bottom has been made. But a number of factors point to it being a risky endeavour to call the bottom
ANI versus OpenAI, which is being contested in Delhi High Court, may see its scope widening on the heels of an intervention by the Indian Music Industry. This case will set the precedent for the manner in which the fast expanding universe of generative AI models interacts with India’s copyright protection framework. It’s not just India, but other legal systems too which are grappling with this issue
Flash PMIs for February show that growth in India is gaining momentum, US activity is close to stalling, while the Eurozone and UK are barely keeping their heads above water
