Air pollution in India has crossed the threshold from a seasonal nuisance to a chronic public health crisis. No longer confined to winter smog episodes in north India,...
The rupee slipping below ₹90 to a dollar has triggered sharp political debate, especially with Parliament in session. Yet, beyond rhetoric, the episode raises deeper economic questions: what...
India’s coastal security architecture is confronting a rapidly evolving threat landscape shaped by artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and cyber warfare. Capabilities once limited to advanced militaries are now...
India’s critical minerals strategy has reached an inflection point. In June 2023, the government identified 30 critical minerals after a structured assessment of economic importance, strategic relevance, and...
The Union Budget 2025-26 quietly signalled a significant shift in India’s fiscal philosophy. Buried in the Statement on the FRBM Framework was an acknowledgement that fiscal management will...
As Indian companies accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across sectors, a crucial stakeholder remains largely absent from strategic discussions: trade unions. This silence is striking, not because...
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 rests on a foundational distinction between financial creditors (FCs) and operational creditors (OCs). This distinction shapes control, outcomes, and recoveries in...
Food security is central to Indonesia’s social stability and economic resilience. While the country has made notable gains in staple grain security, especially rice, emerging threats in the...
India’s recent aviation disruption, centred on IndiGo but affecting the wider network, was not a one-off operational failure. It emerged from the collision of two tightly wound systems...
India’s experience with population-scale digital solutions — from mobile connectivity to Aadhaar and UPI — has reshaped governance and markets. Artificial intelligence now presents a far bigger inflection...
