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Mint Quick Edit | Pakistan's hospital air-strike? Its Afghan operation is only worsening tensions

New Delhi, March 18 -- Even as the US-Israel war on Iran has put the world on edge, another flare-up closer home is threatening regional stability. As Kabul has reported, at least 400 people were kill... Read More


Energy security versus myopia: India's LPG scarcity highlights the need for robust central planning

New Delhi, March 17 -- The nationwide shortage of cooking gas over the past week should abate soon, given that import supplies are on their way to Indian shores even as domestic refiners have been ask... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | What RBI must be tracking as flickers of inflation arise and a war rages on

New Delhi, March 17 -- India's recent run of subdued inflation may be staring at an end. Data released on Monday showed wholesale inflation hitting an 11-month high of 2.1% from a year earlier in Febr... Read More


Think ahead: Beyond an economic stabilization fund, India must tackle its energy vulnerability

New Delhi, March 16 -- The government's Rs.57,300 crore economic stabilization fund has come at the right time, allowing its fiscal math to adjust to sudden geopolitical headwinds and supply chain dis... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Rigidity is risky: Pin the crisis of LPG and oil on inflexible market and military forces

New Delhi, March 16 -- Given the distinction that India makes between essential and discretionary spending, the Centre's use of the Essential Commodities Act to regulate LPG supply was no surprise. Ho... Read More


War-struck rupee: If the oil shock persists, India will need to widen its crisis response toolkit

New Delhi, March 13 -- "'It depends' is almost always the right answer to any big question," said Linus Torvalds, the software genius behind the Linux operating system's kernel. As the Indian rupee co... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Will the IEA's oil release of 400 million barrels relieve the world of its oil shock?

New Delhi, March 13 -- The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) are expected to release a collective 400 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves in a bid to cool m... Read More


Maximize FDI without worrying about the colour of money but act to minimize security threats too

New Delhi, March 12 -- It is welcome that India is liberalizing inward investment from countries that share a land border with India. Investments up to 10% of a company's paid-up capital that involve ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | A Reliance-backed refinery in Texas? Good news for India-US economic relations

New Delhi, March 12 -- Springing a surprise, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a plan for what he called America's first new refinery in half-a-century, backed by investment from India'... Read More


Why Indian kitchens need to quit gas and go electric: In war or peace, it'll serve us better

New Delhi, March 11 -- The war in West Asia that has blocked supplies of crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and refinery products from the Gulf serves India a reality check on the soundness of rel... Read More