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

March 04, 2019 01:30 IST
The Cortez resolution may eventually end up in the archives like so many other resolutions on the same subject but, today at least, it has to be credited for bringing global warming into the US national conversation.
Mon, Mar 04, 2019
February 04, 2019 01:01 IST
Controversy over EVMs shows that regulatory structures are needed to ensure the algorithmic world doesn’t trample on democratic rights.
Mon, Feb 04, 2019
January 07, 2019 01:16 IST
The science of global warming is incontrovertible. The planet is headed for a climate-induced catastrophe.
Mon, Jan 07, 2019
December 03, 2018 00:39 IST
One day, resource scarcity, geopolitical chaos and climate-induced devastation could creep up on us.
Mon, Dec 03, 2018
November 05, 2018 00:26 IST
Petroleum minister has to achieve oil supply security and balance the country’s strategic interests
Mon, Nov 05, 2018
September 03, 2018 00:10 IST
Kuldip Nayar and Vajpayee rejected narrative of Partition for India-Pak. Imran Khan can rewrite the script
Mon, Sep 03, 2018
August 06, 2018 00:09 IST
Between strategic-energy interests with Iran and a flip-flopping US president, India must find its own balance.
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
July 02, 2018 00:32 IST
A tightly-connected world is more imperilled by cyber attack, disease and global warming. It requires inspired leadership. India and China have an opportunity.
Mon, Jul 02, 2018
June 04, 2018 00:03 IST
Pooling Corporate Social Responsibility funds will facilitate sharing of experiences, reduce duplication of efforts and facilitate a geographically equitable distribution of resources.
Mon, Jun 04, 2018
May 07, 2018 00:35 IST
Why government must not ask public sector outfits to bear burden of high oil price regime
Mon, May 07, 2018
April 02, 2018 00:04 IST
The much-maligned bureaucracy has become a hurdle in the way of populist misadventure
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
March 05, 2018 00:09 IST
A new political model is needed that is more responsive to changes being wrought by forces of globalisation, technology, humanity.
Mon, Mar 05, 2018
February 05, 2018 00:20 IST
The absence of energy from the finance minister’s script showcased a larger disconnect
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
January 01, 2018 00:40 IST
Ten challenges the government must look in the eye in the new year.
Mon, Jan 01, 2018
December 04, 2017 01:00 IST
India’s renewable energy targets are too ambitious. It will have to make choices and trade-offs
Mon, Dec 04, 2017
November 06, 2017 01:00 IST
China is showing increasing interest in the Middle East. India must track its moves
Mon, Nov 06, 2017
October 02, 2017 03:10 IST
What are the geopolitical implications of the sale of Essar Oil to Rosneft, given the deepening of energy relations between China and Russia?
Mon, Oct 02, 2017
September 04, 2017 00:20 IST
Socio-political and economic realities do not favour the prospects of renewables. Policy-makers need to think out of the box.
Mon, Sep 04, 2017
August 07, 2017 01:16 IST
Draft national energy policy falls short of striking a sustainable balance, or clarifying lines of accountability
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
July 03, 2017 00:05 IST
Developments in Australia and Qatar highlight India’s need to diversify sources and develop an integrated systems approach to planning
Mon, Jul 03, 2017
June 05, 2017 00:05 IST
They must work to stanch the anger that has thrown up leaders like Trump. Their focus should not be the individual, but systemic causes
Mon, Jun 05, 2017
May 01, 2017 00:37 IST
Caught between forecasts of growing demand and geopolitical uncertainty, the oil market is increasingly difficult to interpret
Mon, May 01, 2017
April 03, 2017 00:19 IST
The Uttar Pradesh election has placed the Prime Minister in a position of rare strength. Will he use the space he has created for himself to be a statesman or fall prey to hubris?
Mon, Apr 03, 2017
March 06, 2017 00:02 IST
The latest collection of P. Chidambaram’s articles is an indictment of India’s evolution as a liberal democracy
Mon, Mar 06, 2017
February 06, 2017 00:00 IST
India hasn’t yet joined the global move towards clean energy. But for how long can it hold out?
Mon, Feb 06, 2017



