The course of wars cannot be predicted. The Ukraine war may end in a few weeks with Russia and Ukraine signing a face-saving deal. Or it may drag on for months before ending in a muddled stalemate. Or it could […]
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Is an outright recession now inevitable? Read More »
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is going to take a heavy toll of India\’s economy. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have flooded out of emerging markets, stock and bond markets are down, and the trade gap is getting exacerbated by
A bio-decomposer developed by a research institute and a pesticide firm has the potential to make North India’s pollution woes a thing of the past. Sometimes a breakthrough seems too good to be true. A solution is in sight to
Solution to stubble burning that polluted Delhi air, is finally here Read More »
When the BJP swept Uttar Pradesh’s state election’s five years ago, it was clearly Narendra Modi’s victory. This time it was also Yogi Adityanath’s victory. UP has denied chief ministers of any party re-election for 37 years. Yogi has bucked
Yogi’s crusade against crime pays dividends Read More »
I have covered many election rallies but never come as close to death as at a rally of Akhilesh Yadav, head of the Samajwadi Party, in Ballia, eastern Uttar Pradesh, on March 1. Some of us journalists had been allowed
What a close shave in UP tells us about BJP’s prospects Read More »
Far from condemning Russia for invading Ukraine, some Indians admire it. One person asked me: “Why can’t we be like Russia and invade Pakistan-occupied Kashmir?” He saw nothing immoral in it. An amoral answer is that India lacks Russia’s immense
Ukraine will upend Sitharaman’s dream budget Read More »
Innumerable customs duty changes in the budget occupy 52 pages of tedious print. This entrenches the current protectionist. The earlier Atal Bihari Vajpayee era of BJP rule went for aggressive tariff-cutting, improving Indian competitiveness and spurring record GDP growth exceeding
It\’s time India realises the economic perils of rising protectionism Read More »
Innumerable customs duty changes in the budget occupy 52 pages of tedious print. This entrenches the current protectionist. The earlier Atal Bihari Vajpayee era of BJP rule went for aggressive tariff-cutting, improving Indian competitiveness and spurring record GDP growth exceeding
It\’s time India realises the economic perils of rising protectionism Read More »
Industrialists have delightedly hailed the government’s new green hydrogen policy offering incentives to produce 5 million tons of hydrogen by 2030. India already produces solar and wind energy more cheaply than new thermal power. But while renewables can replace fossil
Why it is too early for government to bet big on green hydrogen Read More »
Well done Shaktikanta Das! The RBI Governor has slammed cryptocurrencies as “a big threat to the country’s financial and macroeconomic stability” and a trap for unwary investors. “Cryptos have no underlying asset, not even a tulip.” History is replete with
Crypto craze can go the same way as tulip mania Read More »
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