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Archives: January, 2026

Digital Arrest Scams and India’s Governance Gaps

The Supreme Court’s recent intervention on so-called “digital arrest” frauds has brought national attention to a form of...

 January 22, 2026

Capital Abundance and Boardroom Blindness

The decade after the Global Financial Crisis produced an investment climate without historical precedent. Cheap money, global liquidity,...

 January 22, 2026

Roads, Rural India and the Next Turn

Twenty-five years after its launch, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) stands as one of independent India’s...

 January 22, 2026

Tobacco, Poverty and the Welfare State

India’s latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) has surfaced a deeply unsettling contradiction. At a time when the...

 January 22, 2026

Reusable Rockets and the Cost of Space

The global space sector is undergoing a profound shift—from state-dominated exploration to a commercially driven, technology-intensive industry. With...

 January 22, 2026

Pax Silica and India’s Choice

The global economy today is shaped by a mix of deep continuities and sharp transitions. While the North–South...

 January 22, 2026

Youth as Bridge in India–China Ties

The world’s two most populous countries, India and China, are also home to its largest youth cohorts. As...

 January 22, 2026

India–UAE Defence Turn

The brief but consequential visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to New Delhi has...

 January 22, 2026

Copper Bottleneck in EV Push

The global shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) is often framed as a clean-energy triumph and a decisive break...

 January 22, 2026

World Order at a Crossroads

The opening days of 2026 have delivered a sharp signal that the old rules governing international conduct are...

 January 22, 2026

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