Mint Explainer: Why India’s most popular cars perform poorly in crash tests
Of the 62 cars Global NCAP has crash-tested in India so far, half have scored less than 3 stars for safety
We should harness the emotional energy of India’s DPI
Our successful digital public infrastructure could well be advertised as a giant leap for mankind
India’s post-pandemic potential growth could be pushed higher
We need deeper structural changes to drive more investments, raise productivity and enhance women’s labour participation
No gags please
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court quashed the Centre’s refusal of security clearance to MediaOne, which knocked the Malayalam news channel off air
We need reforms that’ll ensure justice prevails
The latest ‘India Justice Report’ lays bare how far behind we are on satisfying basic ideals of the rule of law. To uphold this promise, judicial and police reforms in India are a must
Our new foreign trade policy is transformational and futuristic
It marks a departure from previous policies and has numerous novel measures to facilitate trade
Is monopoly pricing by India’s ‘Big 5’ stoking inflation?
We don’t need to buy Acharya’s thesis to initiate a deep study of how market structure may impact prices
It’s time for the world to address dangerous deficits of democracy
Authoritarianism affects all in a globalized world and so we may need global rules like term limits to ensure accountability
India’s role in the world order is keenly being watched
‘Dogmas of Delhi’ mustn’t beat our ability to innovate and experiment at the level of big ideas
Our K-shaped recovery is a story that adds up
While India’s covid-relief rollouts thankfully did backstop poverty and opinion is split over what to make of income-tax data, we also saw a divergence in wealth during the pandemic
India’s K-shaped housing sector is in need of reformist tax tweaks
Incentivize renting out homes instead of buying extras for investment to minimize price distortions
How India can minimise the damage from OPEC+ production cuts
Apart from lobbying OPEC+ to reverse the cuts, New Delhi must step up oil imports from Russia, seek an increase in production by US shale frackers and – most importantly – help find a negotiated settlement to the hostilities in Ukraine
The case for an inequality boom in India is greatly exaggerated
Income tax data offers no reliable proof of a divergence while fiscal transfers would likely have reduced our Gini coefficient
Output optimism
After a 6% expansion in core output this February, India’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) is the latest indicator to point to production looking up