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Mint Quick Edit | The Iran war: With a lose-lose outcome looking likely, it's time for damage control

New Delhi, April 1 -- With Washington shifting the goalposts of its war against Iran so frequently, observers find it hard to determine which way it is headed. The latest in the clash saw the US repor... Read More


FIT is fit for purpose, sure, but India has missed a chance to refine its inflation targeting regime

New Delhi, March 31 -- The Centre's decision to renew the Indian central bank's Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework for another five years till March 2031 is no surprise. Given today's climat... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | RBI has rushed to curb forex speculation by banks: Are tighter rules necessary?

New Delhi, March 31 -- Banks in India got a jolt late on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) capped their net open positions in the forex market at $100 million. Many have been sitting on lar... Read More


Social media addiction: Why the Google-Meta ruling is a warning shot for Big Tech and AI developers

New Delhi, March 30 -- In an age of unprecedented tech evolution, the law can easily fall behind the curve; all too often, legislation fails to keep pace. Yet, precedents matter. Last week, a jury in ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India must let fuel prices go up for demand and supply to find a new balance

New Delhi, March 30 -- With under-recoveries of fuel retailers exceeding last week's cut in special excise duty and the war in West Asia still in escalation mode, pressure on their margins is likely t... Read More


India must combine policy cohesion with coal supply efficiency for better economic outcomes

New Delhi, March 27 -- India's ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) recently suggested to a parliamentary panel that it needs a greater role in policy formulation for the electricity sector. N... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Do India's climate targets for 2035 place GDP growth above emission reduction?

New Delhi, March 27 -- India has reset its closer-term climate goals on its way to net-zero emissions by 2070. It now plans to raise the share of non-fossil fuel energy to 60% by 2035, as against 50% ... Read More


India needs women lawmakers: Fast-track the enacted quota to make faster economic gains

New Delhi, March 26 -- India's government has signalled its intent to amend the Women's Reservation Act of 2023, also known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, to fast-track its 33% quota of seats fo... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | A gulf too wide? Peace talks or not, brace for a US-Iran showdown over Hormuz

New Delhi, March 26 -- Mystery shrouds the prospect of official talks between the US and Iran to stop the war in West Asia, but reports have emerged of feelers from America in the shape of a 15-point ... Read More


Never waste an oil crisis: Time to go for market-oriented reforms in India's oil and gas sector

New Delhi, March 25 -- In every crisis lies an opportunity, it is said. At the very least, today's hydrocarbon crisis should re-open India's forlorn debate on pushing oil and gas into a closer market ... Read More