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Recurring stampedes highlight serious lapses in crowd management. Authorities and political parties must implement effective safety protocols to prevent avoidable tragedies at mass gatherings
Innovation’s an ecosystem phenomenon requiring dense networks between universities, industry, finance, and government, sustained over longer time periods. If that’s absent in India, there’s unlikely to be genuine innovation
Plus, scepticism on the dealmaking rebound
BJP is expected to soon bring in an unprecedented 1200 leaders to campaign in the state. Will that be enough to offset the combination of Mamata Banerjee’s appeal and TMC’s superior ground game?
RSSFACTS: India’s changing religious demography, driven by illegal migration, poses national security concerns. The RSS has raised alarms, urging government action on border control, population policy, and safeguarding cultural identity
As US stock valuations surge to historic extremes—with the Buffett indicator hitting an unprecedented 217—a growing chorus of financial leaders is warning that the gap between market euphoria and economic reality has become dangerously wide
China’s next 5-year plan will focus on tackling the tariff challenge from the US and resolving domestic issues like weak consumer demand. But it will not be easy for President Xi Jinping because some of the much-needed reforms can result in job losses and damage to the Communist Party’s credibility
As new tariffs and rare earth controls trigger market panic and supply chain fears, the central question becomes whether economic pressure will once again force a tactical pause in the US-China trade war
New Delhi should lower tariff and non-tariff barriers and ratchet up trade engagements with Asian neighbours to expand its export market
Fluorine based chemical producers are seen to be better placed
The dot-com and fiber-optic bust of the early 2000s didn’t occur because the internet was a bad idea, it happened because expectations ran ahead of monetization. The same risk shadows AI today.
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
Latha Venkatesh assesses central bank's recent regulatory reforms
Global FDI is flowing west — this may well be one of Trump’s biggest legacies
Allowing Indian banks to fund corporate acquisitions introduces opportunities but also unfamiliar risks - ones most are neither structured nor seasoned to manage. What is framed as financial modernisation must be guided by the same prudence that has long defined India’s banking stability under RBI’s stewardship
From ancient temples to sporting glory, Chhattisgarh is transforming its narrative, blending rich heritage with modern innovation
The world is thoughtless of history when it treats bullion as desirable and a store of value
Brazil and the US, the two major markets where ethanol blending happens on a large scale, incentivised the transition in the early years through taxes and subsidies
As the world builds tariff walls, the World Bank wants South Asia to tear them down. With 16 million people entering the job market annually but only 10 million finding work, the region faces a stark choice: embrace trade liberalisation that could unlock manufacturing growth or maintain protectionist barriers that may be trapping workers in low-productivity sectors
As the Nifty sits at a crossroads, here are the factors that could support the market’s move up or push it back into a holding pattern
Over-enthusiasm, weak off-take, and tender cancellations have slowed the momentum in renewable energy
The need to free up capital is low right now for lenders
NTR’s successful disruption in AP politics, and not TN politics, offers a reference point to contextualise Vijay’s effort. There are useful lessons for him in the way NTR crafted a stunning upset in his electoral debut
The next moat will be infrastructure for AI advertising, the ability to generate accurate, diverse, and trustworthy consumer representations at scale. If history is any guide, the ones who choose infrastructure over stunts will be the ones left standing
