Adopt clear evaluation criteria for industrial policies
We must agree on how best to measure their success or failure for a proper debate on their value
We face hard options on the BRICS architecture
India must resist Beijing’s attempts to use this platform to advance its geopolitical agenda as the world turns increasingly bipolar. New Delhi should retain its space to manoeuvre
The country must put an end to the scourge of campus ragging
We’ll all have to pay heavy a price for the toxicity it perpetuates if we don’t act against it in earnest
Warning for investors: The devil may be coming for you
When the ongoing euphoria subsides, many retail investors could once again be left nursing significant losses
Valley’s priorities have changed in right direction
We have reason to believe that Kashmir will progress. Dhabas, hotels on motorways and commercial construction on practically every route in Srinagar attest to this.
End the death penalty: Its basis has collapsed
India should make a substantive break from the past in favour of justice by consigning the gallows to history. It’s evident that the plank on which executions rest has lost its rationale
Improved governance can keep capital flowing into our startups
A culture of accountability, ethical conduct and transparency has become particularly important
Why the right to privacy holds negligible mass appeal
People may have an intuitive understanding of fundamental rights but don’t see privacy as one of them
India has taken action to de-risk infrastructure development
A triad of policy measures should boost infrastructure investment and help integrate our economy with global value chains
Environment policy needs federalism to play a big role
How well central and state-level administrations coordinate climate action will determine key outcomes
China’s already poor reputation on statistics takes another beating
After youth unemployment hit record highs, China’s National Bureau of Statistics halted the publishing of this data
Vishwakarma scheme for artisans can be a game changer but with a few tweaks
To be a true game changer, apart from financial assistance, the scheme should be dovetailed with skill development programmes. Sector skills councils should work on training and skill standards and testing and...
Revamping public transport requires more than a subsidy for electric buses
It needs planning and regulation at the local and state levels and buy-in at all levels of the polity
Evolution will not save aircraft from bird hits
India saw a steep incline in bird-hit cases in the first half of 2023. Alas, winged creatures could take almost forever adapting to what humans have wrought. It’s we who must act
Superconductivity is awaiting a planet-changing breakthrough
LK-99 failed to live up to its hype but a real superconductor would enable much that we dream of