Aditi Narayani PaswanWomen’s active participation in Bihar’s electoral process is a crucial indicator of a deepening democracy. This engagement disrupts traditional gender hierarchies by promoting a fairer distribution of political power and symbolising the expansion of substantive citizenship for...
T.K. ArunChina, facing US chip bans, doubled down on indigenous chipmaking—with success. If India leans on Intel instead of investing in homegrown R&D, it could miss its chance to replicate that model.Intel was one of the technology companies whose bosses...
Arun KumarWe need to look closely at what has forced the IMF to acknowledge the lack of reliability of Indian GDP data.Vendors sell flowers at Ghazipur flower market, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. Photo: PTI.The Gross Domestic...
Arun KumarBusinesses are welcoming the Codes because they know that its progressive aspects will not get implemented and they will be able to curb labour rights. What was being achieved by businesses surreptitiously will be achieved directly.Members of various...
Policy UpdateBavleen KaurBackgroundWhile India and France have a deep cultural association, the film alliance between them has only clearly formed over the recent decades. What began as an occasional exchange of films between film societies in the 1950s culminated...
Anil TrigunayatSabarish ChandrasekaranThe global economics of AI and VR are no longer abstractions. They’re balance-sheet realities reshaping productivity frontiers and national competitiveness. VR is maturing from novelty to necessity in training-intensive sectors. Enterprise adoption is following the economics. After...
Policy UpdateBavleenBackgroundIndia’s push for self-employment and micro-enterprise development has taken several forms over the decades, but the Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) is among the more enduring efforts in this space. Operated by the Ministry of Micro, Small...
Dr. Manorama Bakshi When India diagnosed its first case of HIV in 1987, it was met with silence, fear, and judgment. The virus was poorly understood, and those living with it were often treated as outcasts -denied care, employment, or...
Dr Urvashi Prasad Ankeetaa Mahesshwari India’s cancer survivors face a hidden crisis: while they live longer thanks to medical advances, the system refuses to recognise the long-term, invisible disabilities caused by treatment.India is witnessing a troubling paradox. Advances in diagnosis...
Anil Trigunayat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not miss any strategic opportunity, be it domestically or internationally. His recognition of breakaway Somaliland is one such declaration. An agreement was signed between Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the President of...
