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Mother-of-deals' birth to paradox

India, Jan. 29 -- Forget about cars, which made headlines, and jittered investors. Forget about medicines amid claims and counter-claims of lower prices and higher trade. Forget about the debate betwe... Read More


Doubling over farmers' incomes

India, Jan. 29 -- About a decade ago, India set a target to double farm incomes by 2022. Official data shows that this has indeed happened, as incomes rose by over 100 per cent between 2015-16 and 202... Read More


Blase Capital THE BIG LONG

India, Jan. 29 -- Instead of the 'Big Short,' India needs to think in terms of the 'Big Long.' In other words, instead of opting for big things for the short term, the country must choose big things f... Read More


CIC seeks BPCL's affidavit on Delhi dealers selling fuel via tankers in UP

India, Jan. 29 -- The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to file an affidavit stating clearly that no penal action has been taken against Del... Read More


Globalisation has not failed, the US has

India, Jan. 29 -- When I listened to Charles Kupchan, former adviser to President Barack Obama, speak at a political conference in Hamburg, Germany, in August 2025, I could not stop myself from asking... Read More


Tools may be neutral, leadership never truly is

India, Jan. 29 -- Automation has quietly slipped into our everyday work lives. It schedules our meetings, screens our CVs, tracks our productivity, predicts our sales, and increasingly tells us what d... Read More


India's energy balancing act

India, Jan. 29 -- Any country that dreams of growth and prosperity must ensure that its energy requirements are well taken care of. The energy needed for the wheels of progress must be uninterrupted a... Read More


The myth of 'World Order' and way ahead for timeless India

India, Jan. 29 -- Every few decades, when global turbulence intensifies, a familiar phrase resurfaces in diplomatic drawing rooms and elite conclaves: World Order. In recent weeks, following a series ... Read More


When neglect is mistaken for tradition: The real debate over Kashi

India, Jan. 29 -- One of the strangest habits within Hindu society is this: every serious attempt to improve a sacred space is first branded an act of betrayal, only to be celebrated centuries later a... Read More


Budget: Push for railways reset, momentum in roads network

India, Jan. 29 -- The Union Budget sets the overarching direction for India's infrastructure strategy, balancing sectoral performance with measures aimed at course correction. For Indian Railways, thi... Read More