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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


Mint Quick Edit | Net FDI weakness: Can a grand US bargain tilt the scales in India's favour?

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Is India headed for a second year of negligible net foreign direct investment (FDI)? In 2024-25, net FDI crashed to nearly $350 million from over $10 billion in 2023-24. In the... Read More


Digital evolution: Our economic statistics can't afford to get left behind as India's economy evolves

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- On 27 February, India's statistics ministry is expected to release the second of the three major macro-economic variables-retail inflation, GDP and Index of Industrial Production... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | New Delhi AI Commitments: The case for eternal vigilance doesn't diminish

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- How well we manage depends on what we know. While artificial intelligence (AI) can't claim omniscience, it could improve governance. Outcomes of the AI Impact Summit include the ... Read More


India is betting big on data centres but is this the best path to success with artificial intelligence?

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Are policymakers over-estimating the benefits of hosting the world's data in India? There are good reasons to believe that they are. A proliferation of data centres that store pr... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Maruti Suzuki is a late entrant to India's EV market: Can its price play win it leadership?

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- This week, Maruti Suzuki India launched eVitara, its first electric vehicle (EV) offering. India's largest automaker is hoping its enticingly low price tag as part of a battery-a... Read More