Tremors of another quake should prompt preparedness
Our National Capital Region is in a seismic zone that requires a comprehensive response plan kept ready
Too harsh a penalty
India’s Supreme Court said it would re-examine the validity of hanging till death as the means by which capital punishment is meted out in this country
Pakistan’s triangular power play makes it a tinderbox
Imran Khan’s radical politics and surging popularity in recent years challenge not only Pakistan’s army and traditional political parties, but also India and other concerned external powers
Credit Suisse’s rescue crossed a consequential debt Rubicon
UBS Group AG, having subsumed Swiss Bank Corp 25 years ago, is now absorbing Credit Suisse Group AG, creating a single Swiss banking giant
Do not let increasing heatwaves sap worker productivity in India
Extreme heat as climate change worsens could adversely impact our economic output unless we adopt mitigative measures
The Fed’s money printing can be traced to the Great Gatsby curve
Inequality anxiety fostered a policy mix that shook the stability of banks that it must now stabilize
The government mustn’t act like India’s net nanny
The Indian I&B minister’s reproach of online entertainment platforms for ‘obscenity’ lacked conviction. This is a market that hasn’t failed. It should be spared undue state intervention
Asian startups are rising to the financing challenge
Once the world’s hottest stock because of its single-minded pursuit of growth, Singapore’s Sea is slashing costs as it seeks safety in profitability.
India cracks the door open to foreign law firms, but restrictions abound
The Bar Council of India's new rules do just enough to get the India-UK free trade agreement off the ground. There could be hurdles ahead
Mint Explainer: The significance of Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia
Some observers argue that China won’t arm Russia for fear of crossing a red line with Europe and the US, but others believe it will have to double down and back Moscow
India needs to lay down net shutdown protocols
We have the world’s most internet shutdowns. This is a major blot on our record of digital freedom. Such clamps may have their utility but we need clear rules to prevent their abuse
India has proven its resilience as a trading nation in recent times
Our trade-to-GDP decline was only a reflection of oil price trends and trade recovery should quash charges of an inward turn
Cutting the Gordian Knot won’t solve problems of strategic value
Alexander’s slice-through approach doesn’t work when a knotty issue must be unravelled carefully
Offline reinforcement learning can beat generative AI
This is a special kind of machine learning that’s better suited for tasks that require complex training
The gold loan business owed its glitter to a macro shift
Its shine was taken off by the end of gold’s last big bull run and now the metal is likelier to boom than fortunes