
The underlying reasons to invest in gold remain unchanged

The recent EU-US trade deal represents a strategic stability play that masks deeper vulnerabilities in global value chains, with China controlling over 40% of intermediate goods in key sectors while American consumers face additional costs

India’s drone industry is rapidly growing, fueled by policy shifts, manufacturing strength, and AI expertise. It’s poised to become the global drone hub, revolutionizing agriculture, industry, and global supply chains

Analysts dismiss plan but executives welcome sign of more support for fossil fuel exports

Washington has locked in tariffs on almost 45% of American imports

We still call ourselves middle class even when we’re not, passing on thrift as virtue, annoying our children with nostalgia, and forgetting that mindful abundance can honour our past better than self-denial ever could

IIP data for June 2025 reveals that 10 out of 23 manufacturing segments are producing less today than before the pandemic, exposing a structural crisis that's forcing millions into low-productivity jobs rather than the industrial employment India needs

Attrition also increased at Infosys in the last one year

As RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra signals the end of free UPI transactions, the move could reshape India’s fintech revolution, balancing innovation with sustainability

If the United States truly wants a home‑grown manufacturing renaissance, nudges will not suffice. Either erect a near‑total barrier as China did in e‑commerce or create a market environment that lets smaller players compete on speed and price. The real lesson is not that protection wins, but that scale married to relentless reinvestment wins

India’s historic deal with UK will require significant reforms on gender representation, labour competitiveness to capitalize on the FTA opportunity

India does not need a maximalist mining push to meet its rare‑earth goals. A calibrated build via expansion of existing mining projects to roughly 20,000 tonnes of TREO is sufficient

Hundreds of cases are being registered against people for ‘defamatory’ and abusive posts every day. In the absence of proper guidelines, the police are exercising wide discretion in registering such cases—a discretion that, in most instances, lacks sound legal reasoning and often appears outright arbitrary

Sanghnomics: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), founded in 1955, transformed India’s trade unionism by rejecting political agitation, promoting nationalist labour values, and emerging as the country’s largest, culturally rooted labour organisation

Constant currency revenues at TCS are estimated to decline or grow only marginally in FY26

In the large-cap arena, 37 percent of stocks are trading within 10 percent of their recent highs, a figure that diminishes to 28.68 percent for mid-cap and merely 11.85 percent for small-cap stocks

Relief at avoiding trade war is tinged with regret at not taking firmer stand from the start

The UK has sidestepped the tricky issue of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) , which, if imposed, can significantly affect India’s gains from the trade deal

Given the diversity in socio-economic conditions, Indian households do not converge near a common inflation expectation

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched a fierce counter-offensive against what she terms "linguistic terrorism," accusing the BJP of systematically targeting Bengali speakers in detention camps across multiple states

There are serious concerns about the risks from dam construction by China in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra. But the risks may have been exaggerated, because this is mostly a hydropower project. Besides, any flooding would first hit China’s Tibet region. India should focus on getting river flow data from Beijing

In June 2025, global steel output fell by 6.2 percent over a year ago and by 4.7 percent sequentially, with the largest steel producer China suffering a 9.2 percent decline

A nuanced, clearly defined approach to beneficial ownership is essential, one that preserves the integrity of the tax system without penalizing legitimate corporate activity. After all, if the goal is to simplify, we must ensure we don’t complicate the process

The CBDC isn’t a feature. It’s a new logic embedded in money. And when logic changes at the base layer, everything upstream — including value chains — changes with it.

On 26 July 2005, Mumbai recorded 944 mm of rainfall in a single day—almost 40% of its annual rainfall—coinciding with high tide and peak hourly rainfall of up to 80mm. It remains the costliest natural catastrophe for the Indian insurance industry. Increasing urban concretisation and also growing instances of intense short-duration rainfall have magnified risks for urban India since then