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31May
2025

India releases provisional GDP estimates: What the data show

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday released two interrelated data sets on India’s national income and the size of its economy.

31May
2025

On marine engine production, India must set sail on its own

Without the ability to build them, India will be dependent on foreign suppliers, creating technological chokepoints.

30May
2025

For a Viksit Bharat, India needs to cut down on its regulatory cholesterol

India must slow down spending and public debt growth if we aspire to be good ancestors.

30May
2025

Reading the MSP hike: Reset needed

But for now, increase in MSPs is well-timed and well-intentioned.

29May
2025

For IMF and World Bank, on Pakistan, a query

Multilateral agencies need to introspect about need and justification for aid to Pakistan.

29May
2025

Good news in single digits

Poverty fell significantly last year. Much of it was driven by GDP growth.

28May
2025

How the Madden-Julian Oscillation helped trigger the early onset of the monsoon

The southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on May 24, eight days earlier than the normal onset date, it reached Mumbai two weeks in advance on May 26.

28May
2025

How FTAs with US, EU, UK will impact India’s farm trade

India’s agriculture exports are currently higher than its imports. But that trade surplus could shrink with rising imports, supply-demand mismatches, and pressures to cut tariffs and provide greater market access.

27May
2025

A first— how a customised gene-editing tool was used to treat 9-month-old boy

A nine-month-old boy, born with a rare genetic disorder, has become the first (known) person to successfully receive a custom gene-editing treatment.

27May
2025

Safeguarding India’s rise

It is time for every nation and multilateral forum to speak in one resolute voice and apply relentless pressure on Islamabad to dismantle its terror machinery and abandon the politics of bloodshed.

26May
2025

Redrawing caste lines

A properly conducted caste census offers a rare chance to ground policy in reality. But it must be used to serve inclusive governance, not fuel political fragmentation.

26May
2025

Trade deals will bring opportunities for Indian agriculture. But there will also be challenges

India’s trade performance in FY25 showed resilience amid global uncertainties like shifting US tariffs and geopolitical tensions. Total exports goods and services combined  rose to  6.5% .

24May
2025

India’s outreach to other nations marks a recalibrated diplomacy

When terrorists struck Pahalgam’s meadow on April 22, it was not just to kill. It was an assault on India’s social cohesion, economic momentum, democratic ethos, and a deliberate attempt to wound the idea of India itself.

24May
2025

Tyre particles: How EVs are a climate solution with pollution problem

By eliminating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in the fight against climate change. However, while contributing to solving one problem, they may be adding to another.

23May
2025

Lions out of the woods

The latest population estimation exercise in Gujarat has recorded 891 lions, a 32% jump in population since 2020.

23May
2025

As Supreme Court frowns at ED, the allegations against Tamil Nadu’s liquor retailer

The Supreme Court stayed proceedings in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) money-laundering investigation into government-run liquor retailer Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), saying that the central agency was “crossing all limits” and “violating the federal structure”.

22May
2025

The Veeraswami case: When can a sitting judge face an FIR?

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar called for revisiting the SC’s K Veeraswami judgment, which he said has “erected a scaffolding of impunity” around the judiciary.

22May
2025

What we know about Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’, futuristic US missile defence seeking to make ‘space wars’ a reality

US President Donald Trump has shortlisted a design for the ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence shield.

21May
2025

FTA with UK marks India’s maturing global presence, readiness to lead growth

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) marks not just a high point in India’s trade negotiations but a transformative opportunity for Indian industry.

21May
2025

What makes this face-off with Pak structurally different is China’s embedded role

The recent bout of hostilities between India and Pakistan has once again exposed the fragility of deterrence in South Asia. This time, however, the conflict cannot be framed solely as a bilateral flashpoint.

20May
2025

Labour Force Survey has an update. It’s a welcome one

Changes in the PLFS’s methodology and frequency are welcome. As India’s economy grows and seeks to attract global investors, credible and timely data will be non-negotiable. The current data on the Indian labour market leaves a lot to be desired.

20May
2025

Wetter & not that hot: Why is summer of 2025 atypical so far?

A cooler-than-usual summer over large geographical areas of the country has contributed to keeping all-India average temperatures within the normal range.

19May
2025

Why Northeast-Kolkata link via Myanmar — not Bangladesh — is significant

Amid a downturn in India’s relationship with Bangladesh, the long-delayed Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) linking Mizoram to Kolkata via Myanmar has grown in importance.

19May
2025

A mirror and measuring stick

Calls for a caste census compel us to confront the inequalities embedded in our society. Some of these facts might not be very obvious

17May
2025

Shingles vaccine & lower dementia risk: what new study says

The shingles vaccine may do more than protect against the viral infection. A recent study from South Korea found that those vaccinated have a 23% lower risk of developing cardiovascular conditions and reduced odds of the onset of dementia, a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder which does not yet have very effective treatments.

17May
2025

India should lower tariffs – for the right reason

India shouldn’t fret over US President Donald Trump telling Apple Inc’s CEO Tim Cook not to make the country its next major manufacturing-cum-export hub after China.

16May
2025

Vanishing voices of the mountains: The struggle to preserve Pahari languages

Spoken by millions in the regions of Western Himalayas, Pahari languages remain unrecognised in India’s official language policies.

16May
2025

After President Murmu seeks advisory opinion from SC, can court overturn its R N Ravi decision?

President Droupadi Murmu has invoked the Supreme Court’s advisory jurisdiction on whether timelines could be set for the President and Governors to act on Bills passed by state Assemblies.

15May
2025

A Good Low

Sustained moderation in inflation.

15May
2025

Ripples in the Classroom

How Indian universities can benefit from federal cuts and policy changes in foreign universities

14May
2025

A New Old Conflict

India-Pakistan Military Conflict Dynamics

14May
2025

Vigilance, more than Before

India-Pakistan Ceasefire Dynamics and Strategic Implications

13May
2025

Shining a Light on the Court

Judicial Accountability and Transparency in India

13May
2025

Three’s a Crowd

India-Pakistan border ceasefire

12May
2025

Stitching a New Story

India-UK FTA and India’s textile sector

12May
2025

The Air Quality Puzzle

India’s air pollution strategy needs atmanirbharta.

10May
2025

The Adversary’s Ally

Three messages from Operation Sindoor

10May
2025

To Win Without Fighting

It’s time India framed a national security doctrine.

09May
2025
09May
2025
08May
2025

The World Markets are Calling

India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

07May
2025

Seeing Pakistan for What it is

Pakistan's ideological foundations and contemporary implications

07May
2025

The Empty Beds

Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Healthcare Compliance Issues

06May
2025
06May
2025

Abrogate the Treaty

Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)

05May
2025

A Goldilocks Moment

Domestic supply position on wheat

05May
2025

The States Want More

As states want more, the 16th Finance Commission will have to walk a tightrope on equity and efficiency

03May
2025
03May
2025

Restore the Flow

Yamuna pollution

02May
2025

Despite Tariffs

100 days of Trump Presidency and India-US relations

02May
2025

It Counts

Government’s Decision on the Caste Census

01May
2025

Well Begun

Mapping capex by private sector

01May
2025

On Terror, we can’t Hit Pause

Tackling ideology behind terror

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