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Rethink prompt: Why did the Iran-Israel conflict barely shake oil prices? The West Asian conflict has not disrupted the world’s top three oil consuming markets, and seems unlikely to. While some uncertainty cannot be ruled out, expectations of which way oil prices will move henceforth may need a...

Manu Joseph: The fabled charms of heritage red-light areas are bogus Do historians over-rate history? In many places, history is the first to go. It erodes at the speed of time.

Stock market indices say little about economic growth Stock index movements reflect the health of listed companies. But extending the explanatory power of index movements to cover the growth prospects of an economy is inadvisable.

PM Surya Ghar scheme: Balance consumer equity with discom stability The scheme's success is key to India’s ambitious target for solar rooftop energy. Successful implementation hinges on ensuring its viability across diverse consumers and discoms through strategic tariff setting, support...

Vande Bharat Metro: Will these trains get their routes right? Indian Railways should not make the same mistake it made with Vande Bharat for Vande Bharat Metro services. It must study demand forecasts before picking routes to achieve optimal patronage and revenue.

Movies on a leash: Pre-poll censorship? India's film certification board has held back approvals for some cinema releases until after Lok Sabha elections are over. This has set showbiz abuzz over what's deemed okay and what's not. Has there been a shift?

Climate catastrophe: Bleached coral should rattle the world into action Coral-reef damage in Lakshadweep offers us a stark visual evidence—if any is needed—of climate change as a threat. Sadly, we're nowhere close to bending the carbon-emissions curve.

Consumerism rules: It’s visible in creams, dreams and vanity mirrors Consumerism has overtaken younger generations but the values we inculcate in them could keep consumption from spinning out of control as India undergoes a youth bulge.

Republicans are trying a new way to control women’s bodies Anti-abortion gains in America have had a ripple effect on legal rights. The conservative agenda on abortion is bent against women’s rights—which include pregnancy provisions that Republicans are trying to squash.

IBC tale of delay: Speed up insolvency resolution for this reform to shine The bankruptcy code’s rollout in 2016 was among India’s biggest reforms, but the regime has been mired in troubles even as financial recovery has dropped. We must rescue this reform from slippery time-lines and delays.

Verbal e-volution: Language technologies are still shaping global culture All leaps in language processing have proven revolutionary, be it Gutenberg’s printing press or the language models of AI. And language tech has mostly favoured English, adding to its global dominance.

Volatility index spike: Do election bets need to be hedged? The stock market’s VIX index, which conveys the level of volatility expected, was at a three-quarter low in the week after Lok Sabha polls got underway, but has spiked lately. Has the likelihood of a BJP win been re-estimated by investors?

Our post-pandemic slump in household savings should disappoint but not alarm us A sharp drop in India’s net household financial savings largely reflects post-covid trends that include a borrowing boom and physical asset upswell. A reversal will be welcome, though. Financial savings aren’t just...

Watch out, AI and GenAI are transforming e-commerce from the ground up AI will impact our lives broadly but also revolutionize e-com at the back-end, even as it gives us a whole new online shopping experience. It’ll personalize offerings, guide shoppers, smash language barriers, expand reach...

Freshworks takes a calculated risk. Will it work? All SaaS businesses now have to reckon with the new threat of AI-based tools. While Freshworks is already offering some of these, the competition in this space is intense

What TikTok failed to understand about America: Democracy TikTok’s aggressive tactic of mobilizing its American users to protest a US law on data privacy only worsened the anxiety over this social media platform’s political influence. Chinese-owned TikTok got its US market strategy all wrong.

Value chain risk: Will Vietnam end up like another Chinese province? Global supply-chain diversifiers had better stay alert. Local politics could mean Vietnam develops Chinese characteristics.

Trash it right: We must transform waste management India must get its act together. Thankfully, there exists a viable business model focused on the environmental as well as social impact of waste management, one that uses twin revenue streams to achieve a triple balance of ‘people, planet and...

E-rupee: Maximize its appeal India’s CBDC can be popularized in various ways, like offline access and programmability. But to challenge cash, RBI’s e-money will need to offer anonymity. To firm up such a promise, it’s best to legislate it.

CBI vs banks on fraud: It’s not too late to set the record straight It would serve our banking sector well if the Supreme Court clarifies that its ruling on giving borrowers a hearing before classifying their accounts as ‘fraud’ did not apply retrospectively. Confusion is proving costly.