Are record gold ETF purchases a bad trade or a warning sign for equity markets?
Both gold and equity prices can’t make new highs at the same time
Legal Matters | Ayodhya verdict could provide a template for future
The broadening perspective of the Supreme Court about the contextual aspect in the Ayodhya case has implications for other cases as well. This implies that issues cannot be considered in isolation and brings into play factors that may have hitherto been considered extraneous.
WhatsApp Snooping Case | Lessons to learn from this data breach
Data breaches are common, but the one by NSO Group’s Pegasus is the kind of data breach that requires strong State-level diplomatic and policy-based responses.
IUC U-turn -- Trai now wants ‘Vicious Cycle’ to continue
Is this big fight all about saving cost, or is there more to it than meets the eye?
Real estate AIF: the government’s intentions are good but the sector’s problems are tricky
The government has rolled up its sleeves and decided fund a revival scheme for the real estate sector
Air Pollution | Where’s the equity while proposing solutions to Delhi’s smog?
There is a socio-politics behind the debates over air pollution and it exposes a prevalent class divide. By vilifying the farmers in Punjab and Haryana, the AAP-led Delhi administration, and to a large extent the mainstream media, has reinforced the idea of environmental classism.
Crypto Wars | China’s blockchain focus could pose a serious threat to US digital currency ambitions
The US-China trade war could become yesterday’s news if the race to launch a digital currency takes off in earnest
Time to remodel food procurement policy
What is needed today is growing in rainfed areas more traditional coarse grains which are highly nutritional, are not water guzzlers and can thrive with the use of organic manure coming out of the same environment from crop residue and livestock manure
1999 migration package, dodgy telecom tigers & elusive AGR liability
Any retrospective waiver of dues to the government will not only violate the SC verdict, but also be contrary to the rule of law
Politics | US is refocusing its energies in West Asia
The United States is making intense efforts to create an alternative ‘Near East’ narrative for Washington’s interests in the Arab world — its bipartisan support for the World Expo 2020 in Dubai is an example.
The farm income problem needs a multi-pronged solution
The rural economy has been in the dumps for years. A recent rise in food prices may be of some help but that's not sufficient.
Tata Power’s foray into microgrids offers hope to the power sector
A private sector player’s interest in setting up microgrids on such a large scale highlights the problems of the present power sector infrastructure as well as the opportunity in it
Forget Greenspan standard; Draghi sets a new normal
Draghi and the ECB did a fine job in saving the Eurozone from disaster when few expected the central bank could do the job
Among the 16 nations, why did only India think the RCEP was a threat?
India’s openness to trade is one of the lowest in the world
Politics | Questions the Kerala Police's actions raise
The actions of the Kerala Police in certain cases pose serious questions about whether the force is able to do its duty in a free and fair manner, and whether it is able to protect the lives of citizens.
No recovery seen in economy this festive season
The degree of optimism observed in October was among the weakest in the near 14-year survey history.
Air Pollution | Revisit economic policies and plan for a healthier way to live
There’s no escaping the relationship between our economic model and its impact on pollution or more broadly on natural ecosystems. Air pollution is but one visible marker of this.
India needs a law on online defamation urgently
The law on defamation in India remains unchanged and as is the case with many other laws, this one too remains the same as enacted by the British while they themselves have changed their laws
WhatsApp snooping case | Focus must be to find out who spied on Indian citizens
To single out WhatsApp, as the Union government has done, is to miss the larger point as far as India is concerned. It’s time not to quibble over technicalities of reporting the hacking, but to find out who bought the NSO Group’s Pegasus.
India first, PM opts out of RCEP
This is the moment to disclose not just the outstanding issues pending resolution but also our negotiating positions on every one of the twenty RCEP chapters.
Thermal power plants trip on twin troubles
India's thermal power plants are suffering not just because of slowing demand but coal-based plants are not generating enough
Are we seeing the beginnings of India’s sub-prime loan problem?
NBFC consumer lending data show 45 percent of origination is from the ‘below prime’ segment
Health | India must close the tortuous discussions on medical device regulation
Niti Aayog’s Medical Devices (Safety, Effectiveness and Innovation) Bill is the latest in India's seemingly never-ending attempt to introduce a comprehensive and effective medical device regulation, which seems to be reaching a jubilee year of sorts.
Private airports: Keep grounded while flying high
Apart from efficiency gains, quick airport privatisation will also provide much-needed funds to the cash-strapped government
