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The statecraft of aspiration—Why India loves setting impossible national targets

The statecraft of aspiration—Why India loves setti...

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Shrinking red corridors: How the government’s reworked strategy is making Naxalism history

Shrinking red corridors: How the government’s rewo...

2 months ago 4

No First Use: India’s nuclear doctrine needs to be adopted as a treaty pledge by all players

No First Use: India’s nuclear doctrine needs to be...

2 months ago 4

Mint Quick Edit | India’s factory surge shows that GST rate cuts may be paying off

Mint Quick Edit | India’s factory surge shows that...

2 months ago 4

China’s rare earth dominance is a reality and it’s crucial for India to double down on self-reliance

China’s rare earth dominance is a reality and it’s...

2 months ago 4

Beijing’s AI push has meant mass adoption but how this could boost its economy is unclear

Beijing’s AI push has meant mass adoption but how ...

2 months ago 4

Cost of living: Should India's tracker of retail inflation account for free food handouts under PMGKAY?

Cost of living: Should India's tracker of retail i...

2 months ago 4

Climate reckoning: Here’s how India should reboot its quest for leadership at CoP-30

Climate reckoning: Here’s how India should reboot ...

2 months ago 4

Inclusion challenge: Let micro insurers help cover the whole country with insurance protection

Inclusion challenge: Let micro insurers help cover...

2 months ago 4

The government has taken action to spur innovation: Indian industry must seize the moment

The government has taken action to spur innovation...

2 months ago 4

Rupee stablecoins regulated by RBI: Is this a crypto idea whose time has come?

Rupee stablecoins regulated by RBI: Is this a cryp...

2 months ago 4

Mint Quick Edit | Tax relief has sped up auto sales but can October’s momentum last?

Mint Quick Edit | Tax relief has sped up auto sale...

2 months ago 4

AI regulation must go far beyond content labelling to secure the interests of Indian consumers

AI regulation must go far beyond content labelling...

2 months ago 4

Michael Bloomberg: Big Tech wants AI into classrooms but the case against hasty adoption is compelling

Michael Bloomberg: Big Tech wants AI into classroo...

2 months ago 4

AI could boost both growth and employment if its uneven adoption doesn’t distort markets

AI could boost both growth and employment if its u...

2 months ago 4

Manu Joseph: Your attention span isn't getting shorter but many people want us to believe it is

Manu Joseph: Your attention span isn't getting sho...

2 months ago 4

Let’s use ‘special governance zones’ as test spaces to work out how we can improve urban India

Let’s use ‘special governance zones’ as test space...

2 months ago 4

US-China G2, nukes on the table: Is Trump heralding Cold War-like bipolarity?

US-China G2, nukes on the table: Is Trump heraldin...

2 months ago 4

Zero-click AI is here—along with a sneaky danger

Zero-click AI is here—along with a sneaky danger

2 months ago 4

George Arbuthnot: The banker who laid bare the myth of British integrity

George Arbuthnot: The banker who laid bare the myt...

2 months ago 4

The reality of a nuclear threat is far more complex than game theorists or nuclear strategists would have us believe

The reality of a nuclear threat is far more comple...

2 months ago 4

Staffing services need relief from GST 2.0’s tax inequity that has made gig hiring more attractive

Staffing services need relief from GST 2.0’s tax i...

2 months ago 4

The Centre’s privatization package for power utilities is bold but regulation needs fixing first

The Centre’s privatization package for power utili...

2 months ago 4

The US and China agreed on a truce but their trade ties remain riddled with uncertainty

The US and China agreed on a truce but their trade...

2 months ago 4

Fear thy neighbour? Why our cities need to be more community-centric and child-friendly

Fear thy neighbour? Why our cities need to be more...

2 months ago 4

Interest rate surprises in Southeast Asia reveal deep political and economic shifts

Interest rate surprises in Southeast Asia reveal d...

2 months ago 4

India’s poorest states are stuck in a low-income, low-spending trap but Brazil’s model may show a way out

India’s poorest states are stuck in a low-income, ...

2 months ago 4

States are laying out innovative green pathways but India needs a national masterplan

States are laying out innovative green pathways bu...

2 months ago 4

As Bihar heads to polls, parties offer handouts but no real plan to uplift the state the way it needs to be

As Bihar heads to polls, parties offer handouts bu...

2 months ago 4

Tough task: The 8th Pay Commission must bat for public capacity but within fiscal limits

Tough task: The 8th Pay Commission must bat for pu...

2 months ago 4

Mint Quick Edit | It’s not easy for the Fed to set monetary policy with a data blindfold

Mint Quick Edit | It’s not easy for the Fed to set...

2 months ago 4

Rashomon risk: With AI keeping various board meeting records, who owns the truth?

Rashomon risk: With AI keeping various board meeti...

2 months ago 6

Will Japan get past its pacific constitution and seize its chance to lead Asia’s security order?

Will Japan get past its pacific constitution and s...

2 months ago 6

Why India’s economic growth hinges on coastal export success lifting the heartland too

Why India’s economic growth hinges on coastal expo...

2 months ago 6

RBI’s nod for bank-funded M&As comes at a great moment for the Indian economy

RBI’s nod for bank-funded M&As comes at a grea...

2 months ago 4

If schools don’t shield children from AI, we risk raising kids who may forget how to think

If schools don’t shield children from AI, we risk ...

2 months ago 6

The market is complacent about new Russia oil sanctions. These ones are serious.

The market is complacent about new Russia oil sanc...

2 months ago 6

The world has lifted millions out of poverty but the climate crisis could undo decades of progress

The world has lifted millions out of poverty but t...

2 months ago 6

India’s US oil imports have risen sharply: Sweetener or cost saver?

India’s US oil imports have risen sharply: Sweeten...

2 months ago 6

India could lose access to the world's most cutting-edge AI models. We must act rightaway

India could lose access to the world's most cuttin...

2 months ago 6

Gold’s FOMO syndrome: But is it still a worthy investment at this stage?

Gold’s FOMO syndrome: But is it still a worthy inv...

2 months ago 6

Hunger once shaped India’s policies. Now obesity poses a challenge of health, productivity and growth

Hunger once shaped India’s policies. Now obesity p...

2 months ago 6

China’s WTO challenge over EVs shows why India should future-proof its industrial subsidies

China’s WTO challenge over EVs shows why India sho...

2 months ago 6

For a knowledge-driven economy, India must fix how it measures its progress on R&D

For a knowledge-driven economy, India must fix how...

2 months ago 6

India’s big bet on manufacturing may fall flat unless we fix what subsidies cannot

India’s big bet on manufacturing may fall flat unl...

2 months ago 6

Mint Quick Edit | Strong growth, low inflation—but can India steady its export ship?

Mint Quick Edit | Strong growth, low inflation—but...

2 months ago 6

AWS shock: Could blockchain technology give the world an internet free of disruption?

AWS shock: Could blockchain technology give the wo...

2 months ago 6

Quantum supremacy: Could China surpass the US by 2027?

Quantum supremacy: Could China surpass the US by 2...

2 months ago 6

India has robust digital public infrastructure: Let stablecoins press home that advantage

India has robust digital public infrastructure: Le...

2 months ago 6

CoP conflict: Fossil fuel lobby groups should have no say in UN climate negotiations

CoP conflict: Fossil fuel lobby groups should have...

2 months ago 6