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India's reset GDP numbers reveal an impressive growth momentum led by the factory sector

New Delhi, March 2 -- Revised estimates of India's gross domestic product (GDP) released on Friday by the statistics ministry show a slightly smaller output pie than previously estimated, but testify ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Will America's regime-change gamble in Iran come to haunt the global economy?

New Delhi, March 2 -- The US and Israel are betting on regime change in Iran through air attacks that began on Saturday. So far, bombardment has left Iran's top leader Ayatollah Khamenei dead and spar... Read More


NCERT textbook withdrawal: It's ultimately about securing the majesty of law

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- School textbooks rarely get recalled after their rollout, but it happened this week with a social science book withdrawn by India's National Council of Educational Research and T... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Why replacing America's income tax mop-up with tariff revenues is a flawed fiscal idea

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address this week was quite predictable. His claim that this was "the golden age of America," for example, was par for the course, ... Read More


Doom scroll: Just how hard will artificial intelligence hit the business models of IT service companies?

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Big Tech's acceleration of Agentic AI hangs like a sword of Damocles over traditional IT services. Consequently, global tech and Indian IT stocks lurch between optimism and uneas... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | America's 126% tariff on solar panels from India: Is there any coherent explanation?

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- After reaching a framework for a trade deal with India that raised the hope of bilateral ties settling down, Washington has thrown a fresh curve ball. On Tuesday, the US commerce... Read More


National Monetization Pipeline 2.0: The latest plan's size is impressive but its success isn't guaranteed

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The monetization of state-owned assets is a good idea in principle. It could trigger fresh capital formation that accelerates economic growth if implemented right. This week, the... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India's counter-terror policy document is welcome but misses an important detail

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Given India's extended fight against terrorism, why a policy document on countering it took so long is hard to fathom. With Prahaar, though-an acronym that lays out India's appro... Read More


Why the Supreme Court's caution on freebies demands the attention of India's political class

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- At one level, the Supreme Court's (SC) chastisement last week of political parties and elected governments announcing freebies and direct cash transfers to woo voters ahead of el... Read More


Most of Trump's tariffs got turfed out: Does that change the case for a trade deal with the US?

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Does the US Supreme Court verdict that scotched President Donald Trump's tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA)-for overstepping his authority to '... Read More