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Vikram S Mehta
Vikram S Mehta is Chairman and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress.
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India’s road to clean energy goes via natural gasSubscriber Only
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
GV Ramakrishna: A steward of petroleumSubscriber Only
April 05, 2021 03:41 IST
The former petroleum secretary, who passed away two weeks ago, placed oil and gas exploration in India on a sure footing.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
Road to decarbonisation: Govts must remove obstacles of poorly designed planning systemsSubscriber Only
March 01, 2021 04:27 IST
Decarbonisation has become a buzzword. To ensure it does not remain just that but translates into effective action on the ground, policy makers will have to build structures that reflect the woven, multidimensional, interdependent and interconnected nature of the energy ecosystem.
Mon, Mar 01, 2021
Meenakshi Ahamed’s book shows why Indo-US ties have progressed despite personal inclinations of those in officeSubscriber Only
February 08, 2021 04:17 IST
The pace of the further development of relations will depend crucially on the quality, knowledge and influence of the people that President Biden appoints to his India desk.
Mon, Feb 08, 2021
Post Covid development model will need more public-private partnerships, different business leadershipSubscriber Only
January 04, 2021 03:15 IST
If there is one straw that COVID has offered, it is the tangible evidence that no one entity or group — the state, markets, businesses, entrepreneurs, scientists — can tackle existing and emergent economic and social problems on their own. They have to work together to resolve them.
Mon, Jan 04, 2021
A new map for the end of Oil Age: Technology is answer to energy transitionSubscriber Only
December 07, 2020 03:00 IST
How should India, an economy dependent on fossil fuels, navigate future energy transitions? A new book has some pointers
Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Post-Covid, lack of social security has made many migrants consider employment opportunities closer homeSubscriber Only
November 02, 2020 03:02 IST
A stark manifestation of the two-track development of our socio-economic polity is the ubiquitous spread of digital technology.
Mon, Nov 02, 2020
Covid could make govts look at inherited structural problems through a different prismSubscriber Only
October 05, 2020 03:00 IST
This pressure point could be our youthful population who must realise increasingly that their future hinges on the effectiveness of the government’s policy response to the uncertain and evolving pressures of changing economic and industrial structures, job profiles and social dynamics.
Mon, Oct 05, 2020
Post-COVID ‘new normal’ might be marked by greater economic, social and political divisionsSubscriber Only
September 07, 2020 03:00 IST
It could see intensification of populism, further erosion of guardrails of basic human rights
Mon, Sep 07, 2020
Pandemic has driven home need for collaborations in public policy between experts and administratorsSubscriber Only
August 03, 2020 04:30 IST
A parallel council with a similarly blended mix should be set up with individual states to take into account local factors, and in the spirit of cooperative federalism.
Mon, Aug 03, 2020
Why Jagat Mehta would have seen Xi in the Mao mould, not DengSubscriber Only
July 06, 2020 03:08 IST
I know my father would have advocated India find a diplomatic solution to the current imbroglio. But given his experience of Maoist China, he would have also urged that our velvet glove of diplomacy must now cover an iron fist of resolve.
Mon, Jul 06, 2020
In post-Covid world, we will need a mindset of preparedness to deal with all oil eventualitiesSubscriber Only
June 01, 2020 04:05 IST
Against the background of these post-COVID market uncertainties and the above factoids, I suggest that the mandarins of our petroleum industry switch to the “just in case” policy mode.
Mon, Jun 01, 2020
Don’t waste the oil crisisSubscriber Only
April 24, 2020 00:16 IST
We cannot leverage low and volatile oil prices to our advantage unless we empower traders, free them of bureaucratic control.
Fri, Apr 24, 2020
Oil in a post-Covid worldSubscriber Only
April 05, 2020 23:46 IST
Behaviours will shift, uncertainties will deepen. India should build strategic reserves, use alternatives like natural gas and increase efficiency of its oil companies.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Greta Thunberg’s protests have inspired a new response to climate challengeSubscriber Only
March 02, 2020 04:14 IST
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg offers an example of what is possible if society deems that “enough is enough” of “politics as usual” .
Mon, Mar 02, 2020
State and society must seek avenues that could end the longstanding tension between the twoSubscriber Only
January 10, 2020 00:13 IST
The society and state are in conflict. A youthful, vibrant, ambitious and connected society is pitted against a hesitant, at times paralytic, politically-shackled and precedent-bound state.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
Business case for governanceSubscriber Only
December 02, 2019 04:33 IST
A balance can be found — between demands of shareholders and interests of society.
Mon, Dec 02, 2019
Indian business needs to change. It is regarded as a contributor to the unjust social orderSubscriber Only
November 04, 2019 03:22 IST
The point is that there is a strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction and public outbursts of anger are being triggered by the slightest spark. This is directed not just against the government. It is also targeted against business.
Mon, Nov 04, 2019
Cooperation with Saudi could shield India’s oil and gas assets against Pakistani threatSubscriber Only
October 07, 2019 01:55 IST
Pakistan is heavily in debt to Saudi Arabia and it depends hugely on the kingdom’s largesse to avoid economic collapse. Saudi Arabia has consequently considerable leverage over Pakistan and the latter in turn cannot afford to ignore Saudi economic interests when war gaming an offensive strategy against India.
Mon, Oct 07, 2019
Forum that facilitates cohesive thinking on economy, also has ears of political leadership, is urgently neededSubscriber Only
September 02, 2019 02:20 IST
Our administrative apparatus is vertically structured within silo-ed compartments. There is no forum to enable and facilitate interdisciplinary, interdepartmental and collaborative economic decision-making.
Mon, Sep 02, 2019
What investors really wantSubscriber Only
August 05, 2019 04:11 IST
Modi 2.0 must move the needle towards meeting necessary conditions for incentivising investment.
Mon, Aug 05, 2019
India should use diplomatic tools at its disposal to help de-escalate US-Iran tensionsSubscriber Only
July 01, 2019 01:30 IST
The US-Iran stand-off is wrapped in a “fog of uncertainty”. No one really knows what will happen but what we do know, based on our reading of Clausewitz and understanding of history, is that it could take no more than a false report, a miscalculation or simply an accident for the region to conflagrate into violent conflict.
Mon, Jul 01, 2019
Over The Barrel: How to boost the energy driveSubscriber Only
June 03, 2019 01:55 IST
A blueprint of initiatives the new government can consider.
Mon, Jun 03, 2019
Non-dollar based trading regime holds key to breaking US stranglehold over oil tradeSubscriber Only
May 06, 2019 01:00 IST
One of several reasons for America’s economic leverage is that it sits at the epicenter of the global financial system. The dollar is a reserve currency. Global trade is preponderantly carried out in dollars. Oil is priced in dollars.
Mon, May 06, 2019
Time is of the essence, steps must be taken to increase consumption of renewable energySubscriber Only
April 01, 2019 01:10 IST
Today, every projection of India’s energy future draws the same broad conclusion: energy demand will move on an upward curve, indigenous supplies will fail to keep pace, energy imports will rise, and the environment will face increasing stress.
Mon, Apr 01, 2019Journalism of Courage
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