Why India needs to rethink protectionism and bring in capital market reforms - Jahangir Aziz
Jahangir Aziz of JP Morgan on why the US tariffs are illegal and the need for India to rethink its protectionist policies
Tariffs and the US Supreme Court: Watch what happens next
Plus the sustainability of the small-cap rally
Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset
The market reaction to the threat of tariffs on supposed allies over Greenland has been extremely telling
Can India-EU trade deal march to the finish line on Republic Day?
Top EU leaders to attend the gala January 26 event in New Delhi and participate in the India-EU Summit, triggering expectations of the finalisation of a trade deal between the two
Tribal coffee growers need more support: Priyanka Gandhi asks Piyush Goyal for higher irrigation subsidy cap
She said that she came to know through media reports that the Coffee Board has forwarded a proposal to the Commerce Ministry to include coffee under the crop insurance scheme.
The Union Budget must focus on national security
Amid persistent geopolitical challenges, the Union Budget must accelerate the nation's momentum in strategic autonomy to close the gaps and secure long-term economic and political resilience
How Donald Trump could take control of Greenland
US president wants to take the vast Arctic territory from Denmark. What could he really do?
China’s influence in US backyard tested by Nicolás Maduro’s downfall
Oil-rich Venezuela has been a springboard for Beijing’s geopolitical and economic interests in Latin America
The Indore warning: Why India must fix its urban waste crisis now
Indore’s recent tragedy of sewerage-contaminated drinking water killing residents exposes the deadly gap between India’s clean-city awards and its ground-level sanitation failures
Venezuela and the new American doctrine: A regional strike reveals a global strategy
The US action in Venezuela was the opening salvo of a stark new global strategy—one that treats alliances as transactions and sovereignty as conditional
Governance wake-up calls from 2025: Essential lessons for a stronger 2026
As India reflects on a year marked by regulatory lapses, environmental crises, and infrastructure failures, 2025's hard lessons demand urgent reforms to build better governance in 2026
After GST 2.0, the harder task of making the tax good and simple
Rate rationalisation has boosted consumption, but revenue stress, compliance pain, and unresolved federal frictions show that India’s indirect tax reform is still a work in progress
Growth may be sorted, but jobs remain a challenge
India’s jobs deficit reflects two serious underlying structural issues
India-Oman to sign free trade agreement on Dec 18 after two years of talks
The India-Oman trade agreement is expected to provide a framework for expanding trade, investment and sectoral cooperation as India seeks to deepen its economic presence in the Gulf.
Renewable energy can play crucial role, but generation capacity is only the first step
The unique characteristics of renewable energy generation necessitate simultaneous creation of storage and transmission capacity, an area where India has lagged
From MNREGA to VB–G RAM G: Why the government is changing the rural jobs model and how it will work
VB–G RAM G replaces MNREGA with a 125-day rural jobs guarantee, sharper planning, and an infrastructure-first approach. Here’s what changes, and why it matters.
Align safety norms with labour reforms for a better workplace
As India's new Occupational Safety and Health Code prepares for rollout, misalignments with progressive state labour reforms—particularly around IT sector exemptions and working-hour flexibility—risk creating compliance confusion unless Centre and states coordinate effectively
The US National Security Strategy signals a new pivot: Asia must now hedge
The new US National Security Strategy marks a significant shift in American foreign policy, prioritizing the Western Hemisphere while signalling that Asian allies must shoulder greater responsibility for regional security
OPINION | ‘Fraud-stack’ can’t be defeated by front-door surveillance
India’s rising digital-fraud epidemic is pushing policymakers towards extreme fixes, including a proposal to keep satellite location tracking permanently switched on in every smartphone sold in the country. But combating crime cannot mean converting an entire nation into traceable dots on a map, which might just end societal trust at scalek
India's new Russia agreements hinge on Ukraine peace
India and Russia entered into significant agreements outside the traditional military sphere during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit last week. But some of the deals—including energy supplies and transfer of military technology—may be difficult to implement if the Ukraine peace talks fail
Who will pay the price for the IndiGo debacle?
While the government has promised an inquiry and fixing of accountability, the real price may be paid by a different stakeholder
The rote response to soaring tomato prices underlines the urgent need to reform India’s horticulture markets
The government's knee-jerk reaction to cyclone-driven tomato price spikes masks a systemic failure: a horticulture market where farmers get just 33% of retail prices and boom-bust cycles devastate both producers and consumers
Taking stock – Growth up, prices down, RBI policy on edge
India's GDP growth of 8.2% masks underlying economic challenges, with nominal growth lagging, the RBI caught between rate cuts and rupee defence, and markets pricing in a potential earnings turnaround despite policy uncertainties
How executive pay went galactic
Elon Musk’s $1tn incentive plan supercharges a long history of rewards driving up executive pay
India's Employment Paradox: Low joblessness, high unemployment registration, and millions of unemployable graduates
India faces a baffling employment contradiction—officially low unemployment rates mask millions of registered jobseekers who lack the skills employers desperately need
