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Assembly elections: Why Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have similar but divergent characteristics

New Delhi, April 6 -- Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are going to the polls this month. These three states are dissimilar in many ways. But they are similar in that they have had unique sociopolit... Read More


The Hormuz choke should push Indian kitchens to switch from LPG to electric cooking

New Delhi, March 23 -- Growing up in Kerala, it was a weekly ritual to spark the firewood and get ready for an oil bath. The weather was warm enough during the week to use the plentiful water from a r... Read More


Event prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are buzzing in America: Should India allow them too?

New Delhi, March 9 -- "Khamenei Out." That was the title of an event wager on the prediction market Kalshi. On the website of its rival, Polymarket, wagers were being made on "the timing of the Iran w... Read More


Is gold still a good investment at this price? Investors should assess every factor behind its rise

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The intraday price of gold hit an all-time high of $5,595 per troy ounce in late January, having nearly doubled within the span of a little over a year. On the same day, in rupee... Read More


Greenbackslide: The US dollar has fallen but its dominance is unlikely to end anytime soon

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- As 2026 dawned, two remarkable things happened. The first was news of an explicit call by President Xi Jinping of China for a "strong yuan" to challenge dollar dominance. At the s... Read More


Thucydides in Greece to Carney in Davos: What does India make of insights from ancient times?

New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Recently, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada delivered a talk on rupture to rapturous applause. At Davos, Carney's attention-getting point was about the end of the internationa... Read More