Why nobody finds the opulent new Parliament vulgar
Indians have a new relationship with opulence and class, which they correctly identify as two different things
Resolute measures can save the planet from the harm of plastics
Laws to stop the use of plastics will help, but people must also adopt a low resource-intensive lifestyle for the greatest impact
India’s production push is not moving past the assembly line
India's $10 billion plan to produce semiconductors is under threat, potentially exposing a fault line in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign for greater economic self-reliance. Critics argue that the success of India's smartphone...
Invest in childcare to raise economic productivity levels
Enabling women to be able to work is critical for an inclusive workforce and to build a strong economy
Another pause is on the cards
The Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee is expected to maintain status quo on policy rates in its June review, despite softer-than-expected inflation and above-expectations growth. While excess unseasonal rain may impact growth, healthy reservoir...
How to prevent re-run of events like blue star
The 40th year of Operation Blue Star begins tomorrow. On this occasion, I would want to express my admiration for the strength of Punjabiyat.
PM Modi’s $24 billion manufacturing push is stuck on the assembly line
A stalled chipmaking plan is casting doubt on a costly industrial policy campaign. Will subsidies only create low-end jobs that add little value?
Turkey deserves greater attention in New Delhi
Given the complicated geopolitics of their common neighbourhood, India must think more carefully about the implications of Erdogan’s return to power
Economic performance needs to be judged from a structural lens
GDP dipped but it is the backslide of the economy’s form that is a bigger failure of this government
Fertility and the new Lok Sabha
India’s “total fertility rate (TFR)”, the MoHFW statement claimed, “has declined to 2.0 children per woman, resulting in the achievement of the replacement level of fertility, which is 2.1 children per woman.”
America and China are on a head-on collision course
The G7’s efforts to rally support and engage the Global South with large investments to contain China even as the US escalates the tech war will infuriate Beijing and elicit a tit-for-tat response.
The US debt ceiling mess shows why a Fiscal Council is a bad idea
The failure of even the non-partisan Congressional Committee of Budget in preventing the debt cliff-edge has lessons for India
The Russia-Ukraine war may become a testing ground for AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a major impact on warfare and geopolitics, with potential benefits including reducing collateral damage, providing detailed strategic targeting information and aiding logistics. AI could also be used...
India stands to gain from the trading of carbon credits
India aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070 and reduce its GHG emission intensity by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030. To achieve this, the country is taking measures to establish a carbon credit market and calls on developed nations to...
How first-time fund managers can navigate headwinds
With the current global environment for fundraising and the startup industry facing some challenging times, the fund management industry is getting tested on both ends of the spectrum.
India’s GDP data reveals some disquieting details
The headline figure points to healthy growth, but weakness in private consumption and farm growth that isn’t validated by other indicators calls for attention of our policymakers
Mint Explainer: Why are AI experts in an apocalyptic bind?
The very people responsible for recent quantum leaps in artificial intelligence are now calling for strict regulations, saying AI could be as dangerous to humanity as pandemics and nuclear wars
Mint Explainer: How big an investment does Bengaluru need to fix its plumbing?
A few hours of rain this week was enough to submerge key corridors of India’s startup capital and bring back memories of last September’s floods. How can the city solve this problem and how much will it cost?
Mint Explainer: Raghuram Rajan is right about India’s mobile phone exports
The former RBI governor says the exports are being driven by assembly and not manufacturing; the data shows he has a point