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What the IDBI stake sale tells us

New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- The announcement by the BJP-led government of the sale of a 60.7 per cent stake in IDBI Bank to a Fairfax Holdings subsidiary for Rs.52,878 crore has triggered a controversy. Crit... Read More


The sudden rise of AI alarmism

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Recent weeks have seen a world already overwhelmed by multiple crises being overcome by fears of a new danger posed by the unexpected evolution of agentic AI. The uncertainty is ... Read More


The bond bust

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The global media are gasping over "chaotic" movements in the markets for bonds, the principal instruments used to contract out loans. Across global markets, bond prices fell and ... Read More


The new extractivism

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Among the 11 Bills passed without discussion in the just concluded session of Parliament, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2026, is facin... Read More


A game of extraction

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- A plan hatched by Gianni Infantino, the president of football's not-for-profit global platform FIFA, to "steal the game" rather than run with the ball has failed. The plan was to ... Read More