Vikram S Mehta is Chairman and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress.

May 01, 2023 07:44 IST
Mixed views on AI reflect the international community’s inability to look beyond narrow interests to address problems of global commons
Mon, May 01, 2023
April 03, 2023 07:36 IST
As the transition to clean energy becomes imperative, India’s tryst with hydrocarbons can offer a roadmap of what not to do
Mon, Apr 03, 2023
March 03, 2023 12:57 IST
Is there not a threshold beyond which the severity of human suffering renders meaningless words like “political sovereignty”, “national security” and “territorial integrity”? There are examples from recent history that show the way to de facto peace, even while the political disagreement continues
Mon, Mar 06, 2023
February 06, 2023 07:04 IST
US petroleum firms have benefited the most from sanctions on Russia. Europe has been pushed into a relationship of energy dependency with the US
Mon, Feb 06, 2023
January 02, 2023 07:40 IST
Against this international backdrop, India must pivot the needle of its energy compass towards short-term energy security and long-term decarbonisation. Irrespective of who is to blame for global warming, India cannot afford to develop first and clean up later
Mon, Jan 02, 2023
December 05, 2022 07:20 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: To resolve the environment-development conflict, begin with local initiatives that can be scaled-up and provided market access through support of government and collaborative linkages with corporates, NGOs and specialists
Mon, Dec 05, 2022
November 07, 2022 04:27 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: The chip industry mirrors the petroleum sector in its sensitivity to geopolitical developments. Both are dominated by handful of countries and capital
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
October 03, 2022 04:04 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: India has a long way to go before it can fully wean itself off fossil fuels. During this transitional phase, gas producers should be granted unfettered marketing and pricing freedom
Mon, Oct 03, 2022
September 05, 2022 03:30 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: Leadership to balance short-term pressures of elections with longer-term imperatives of sustainability is needed
Mon, Sep 05, 2022
August 01, 2022 04:30 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: Too many people believe that India cannot fulfil the promise of its founding fathers. There are stories and examples that show it is possible
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
July 03, 2022 19:37 IST
Vikram Singh Mehta writes: Ukraine war has disrupted old energy order. We cannot afford to continue with our existing siloed approach
Mon, Jul 04, 2022
June 06, 2022 04:00 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: Issues related to energy security, climate change mitigation have been brought to the forefront.
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
May 02, 2022 04:01 IST
Vikram Singh Mehta writes: If there were an India-led peacemaking initiative, Jaishankar might be the best qualified to crack the Ukrainian diplomatic impasse
Tue, May 31, 2022
April 04, 2022 03:30 IST
The effort now should be to create avenues for a face-saving back down. India has the credibility and international clout to help
Mon, Apr 04, 2022
March 07, 2022 03:52 IST
To deal with energy volatility, India must build reserves, revive conversations on pipeline with Iran, Turkmenistan
Mon, Mar 07, 2022
January 03, 2022 04:00 IST
The ‘irresistible force’ for clean energy has met the ‘immovable object’ of an embedded fossil fuel energy system. How can policies reconcile this paradox?
Mon, Jan 03, 2022
December 06, 2021 05:19 IST
🔴 Vikram S Mehta writes: COP27 should be led by a collective of experts, who can accelerate the implementation of the action plan towards net zero.
Tue, Dec 07, 2021
November 01, 2021 05:12 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: It would not alter the existing roles and responsibilities of the various ministries that oversee petroleum, coal, renewables and power, but would identify and handle all of the issues that currently fall between the cracks created by the existing structure.
Tue, Nov 02, 2021
October 04, 2021 03:35 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: The price surge must be leveraged to improve energy efficiency, intensify demand conservation and intervene to prevent the switch to coal, among other measures.
Tue, Oct 05, 2021
September 06, 2021 03:00 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: Private-public investment structures make sense, but they must be modelled to also generate social value. In today’s world, there are no shortcuts to sustainable development.
Tue, Sep 07, 2021
August 02, 2021 03:50 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: Hardeep Singh Puri should not, in the current context, see his responsibility through the siloed prism of oil and natural gas. He should broaden the aperture and become the progenitor of the energy transition.
Mon, Aug 02, 2021
July 05, 2021 03:48 IST
Vikram S Mehta writes: In spite of vaccine nationalism and dithering over environmental issues, there is still hope that binding commonalities of humanity – trust, compassion, friendship, conversation – can usher change.
Mon, Jul 05, 2021
June 07, 2021 03:05 IST
No single entity, whether government, corporate or civic society, has the tools to manage the fallout
Mon, Jun 07, 2021
May 03, 2021 19:13 IST
Rather than focus only on the endgame of decarbonisation, India must first ‘green’ its fossil fuel energy basket by increasing the share of natural gas
Mon, May 03, 2021
May 02, 2021 20:06 IST
Rather than focus only on the endgame of decarbonisation, India must first ‘green’ its fossil fuel energy basket by increasing the share of natural gas
Sun, May 02, 2021




