Politics

Indo-Pak tensions could dent north India home sales by 5-10%: ANAROCK

While luxury housing buyers tend to delay purchases in periods of uncertainty, demand for mid-income housing will be the first to recover once normality is restored.

India’s role in helping Red Army withstand the Siege of Stalingrad

India has been slowly coming around to recognizing the contribution of Indians to the Allied victory in WWII - which has largely been viewed as part of the colonial legacy. As India implements Operation Sindoor this Victory Day, it becomes important to preserve the memory of the myriad contributions and sacrifices made by these brave men

Business in the Week Ahead (May 12-16, 2025)

The gloves are off. As India, Pakistan fight it out, everyone is watching the spillover effect. As the battlelines change with every hour, how should you position yourself in the market? We have a list of events to keep you battle-ready for the next week. Read on

Britain’s trade deal with Trump may not be good news for the world

Starmer’s choice undermines multilateralism and poses risks to the UK

Indo-Pak showdown: Real estate body offers to build military, housing facilities

CREDAI has offered to assist in the construction of military buildings, bunkers, roads, housing for displaced people, if need arises, within accelerated deadlines.

Operation Sindoor: Why Pak Army is deliberately targeting Sikhs?

RSSFACTS: Pakistan’s recent targeting of Sikh sites echoes past Muslim League-led violence against Sikhs. Historical context reveals deep-rooted hostility, with Sikhs repeatedly defending their faith and homeland alongside Hindus

Data Story | A war could break the back of Pakistan’s already fragile economy

Pakistan’s economy stands to face much more heat than that of India in the event of aggression

India warns Pakistan of consequences if its infrastructure is targeted

India has beefed up its security for its strategic infrastructure such as power plants and refineries, even as the foreign secretary warned Pakistan against any attack on Indian assets.

Amid Indo-Pak tensions, CREDAI writes to Modi, offers real estate expertise for national infra, proposes swift construction

Tensions escalated after Indian armed forces early on April 7 carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base in Muridke, in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam.

Govt approves transmission network for biggest hydropower plant on Indus river system

The approval was notified in a record 40 days. The government usually takes several months to issue such clearances for hydropower projects, a ministry official said.

How Pakistan’s terror network gets funded

Pakistan hosts numerous terrorist groups with diverse funding sources including extortion, smuggling, Zakat collections, and foreign aid misuse. Despite international scrutiny, these networks thrive through state support, charity fronts, and a weak digital financial system 

Op Sindoor succeeded, but Pakistan won’t be deterred from pursuing proxy war

Thirty-five years ago Pakistan acquired nuclear weapon capabilities with China’s help. Since then, it has pioneered nuclear weapon enabled terror. Notwithstanding successful cross-border operations, India will have to find a way to neutralise this complex challenge. Simultaneously, the geopolitical reality of uncritical support extended by China to Pakistan will have to be factored in

Operation Sindoor: Hydropower plants, national grid activate crisis management plans

India's national grid is one of the largest unified electricity grids in the world, with an installed generation capacity of 475.211 GW

Operation Sindoor: Why it is different from earlier strikes against Pakistan

The primary message is that there is no safe location in Pakistan. The International Border can no longer be used as a shield for terror infrastructure.

Kaleshwaram’s ugly reality drowns Telangana’s dream

The Kaleshwaram Project was envisaged as a multi-purpose and multi-stage project to lift water from the Godavari River and take it across 13 districts in Telangana. It was to symbolize the state’s ability to harness engineering potential by lifting water from a height of 100 meters above sea level to 618 meters at the highest elevation point. Today, the project is in a mess, with Telangana racking up a huge debt on its account and a political slugfest underway. The takeaway: Don’t let politicians play the role of engineers

Sardar Patel’s vision could have spurred faster growth than Nehruvian model

Sanghnomics: Had Sardar Patel led India, economic policies may have focused on production, fiscal discipline, and minimal state control, avoiding Nehruvian socialism. This could have accelerated India's transition to an open economy by two decades

US-Ukraine critical mineral deal rests on heroic assumptions

US involvement in Ukraine’s critical mineral sector may not have a compelling economic rationale, but it justifies further US involvement in Ukraine and the post-war reconstruction of the country

The Art of Letting Go: Why deregulation is a mark of state maturity

A mature state is not defined by how much it regulates, but by how wisely it chooses when to regulate—and when to step back. India’s next leap in governance requires regulatory vigilance, institutional humility, and the courage to retire what no longer serves, the authors observe in this article

America scores big in Ukraine minerals deal, Europe left out

A new US-Ukraine minerals deal is being touted as a strategic win, but the fine print suggests something deeper. It signals a shift in how the US is shaping post-war stakes, influence, and alliances — with Europe, Russia, and even Ukraine

‘Caste Census’ announcement by GoI gives Siddaramaiah wiggle room

Under fire for a highly controversial caste survey, Karnataka’s CM has now got the opportunity to claim that his initiative on this issue forced PM Modi’s hand

'Gaurav Gogoi’s children not Indian citizens', claims Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said only one Pakistani national stays in the state after being married to a citizen of Tinsukia district.

Vizhinjam: The fascinating political backstory of India’s first deep water port

Dreamt of from the days of the Travancore kingdom, the port which is a mere 10 nautical miles away from the shipping route linking Europe to the Far East, got serious political backing after 1991. An unlikely cast of characters from the Congress and Left Front, along with the Adani group, transformed the dream into reality. That said, its potential remains limited in absence of supporting infrastructure

Hundred day remedies for long standing maladies are invariably worse

Musk could have used the first hundred days to get his team to ask, absorb, assess and analyze information from various sources and only then decide how to cut spending.  Instead, reckless and heartless reductions of spending, to rectify policies that started over close to a hundred years ago, have been very damaging

Focus on justice for Pahalgam massacre, but do not forget the vulnerability of Chicken’s Neck 

This narrow corridor connects India’s northeast to the rest of the country. Increasingly hostile statements about India’s territorial integrity from members of Bangladesh’s government indicate that India cannot for a moment lower its guard. The eastern front is no less important than the western front