What the world’s most over-regulated major economy wants
Even as the India-US deal brings sighs of relief, the learnings from a year of Trump tariffs’ pain should not be forgotten. Their heat has surely woken up GOI to…
India-US deal: Three takes
To nobody’s surprise, the Indo-US trade deal, announced in line with contemporary times in a blaze of high-profile tweets by the highest offices in both countries, has generated significant sound…
Plane, not simple
India desperately needs aircraft, both civilian and military. On the defence front, the country’s dwindling fighter jet squadrons have raised concerns. That’s why the expected clearance for the purchase of…
Political leaders are servants of moral order
By Ganesh Kolambakar Today, politics appears to have lost its soul. Leadership without purpose, polarisation without understanding, and power pursued for its own sake have turned governance into a spectacle…
Pro-choice diet
It excludes nothing except supersizing “I need more protein in my diet,” I bantered with Kamala as she poured a ladleful of dosa batter onto the sizzling tawa. She walked…
Plane, Not Simple
Indigenous aircraft making will be a gamechanger. Invest in R&D now and learn by doing India really needs more airplanes, for both regular travel and for the military. In the…
The new pickpocket is invisible and always polite
For centuries, theft had a physical grammar. It depended on proximity, force, stealth, or distraction. A stolen purse, a cut chain, a vanished wallet; crime announced itself through absence and…
Budget 2026-27 prioritises manufacturing and tourism for quick gains, sidelines social issues
Budget 2026-27 trails the growth path like the earlier ones presented by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. However, in view of the volatile international environment due to geopolitical tensions and…
From paper files to predictive AI: India’s disaster finance reset
India’s 16th Finance Commission and Budget 2026 signal a decisive shift in how the country funds disaster management—moving away from post-crisis relief towards data-driven prevention, AI-enabled risk intelligence, and climate-resilient…
The names of air?
We live in a world inhabited by people with names like Anaya, Alaya, Ahaana, Aarav, Vivaan, Revaan, Rian and Saanvi, to name just a few. There is a distinct phonetic…