One can only hope that BRI financing focuses on sustainability and deliverability in the coming future, especially because in the first quarter of 2025, global debt has reached a record high of $324 trillion
Most CSR and UHNI (Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals) grants continue to be single-year grants that are heavily restrictive and linked to very measurable outcomes. Not many fund research, innovation and risk-taking
State governments need to devolve functions related to flood control and drainage maintenance to urban local bodies. The Odisha model could be an example
Brain drain, lack of venture capital depth and risk appetite, and early focus on tech services rather than deep tech innovation are significant challenges. The government’s India Techade initiative represents recognition of these challenges
Amid a surge in investments by business entities and a decisive shift towards an insurance-led framework, India’s health system stands at an inflection point
The Black community in the US now faces the most formidable federal governmental obstacles against its efforts to achieve racial equality since the 1940s
Amid the brouhaha over actor Kamal Haasan’s statement that Kannada ‘was born out of Tamil’ and claims of one Dravidian language being born from another, a true linguistic kinship remains obscured.
The journey from India’s first government budget of Rs 198 crore in 1947 to spending over a hundred lakh crore has delivered many good outcomes, but we must slow down spending and public debt growth
These are not isolated incidents but part of a deliberate business model shift. As user growth plateaus, platforms turn inward, optimising for revenue per user, not user experience
The recently adopted Summary for Policymakers of the Transformative Change Assessment undertaken by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is a tool that India could make use of to this end
Women’s leadership in cities is not about gender equality alone. It is a catalytic agenda that can ensure more jobs, higher economic growth, and targeted provision of infrastructure and services based on community needs and
The MLAs’ push for a government is, at one level, a procedural demand. Centre’s hesitation, in contrast, suggests that the crisis is far from contained
Stronger cohesion should be the response to prevalent caste inequality. Caste enumeration might jeopardise these possibilities by binding leaders to their specific castes and interests
Calls to boycott Turkish goods after Operation Sindoor, while emotionally resonant, offer limited strategic advantage. India’s approach must evolve from temporary reactions towards a coherent, sustainable policy
The work of a caretaker government is solely to administer the country till a legitimate government is elected by the people. The mistake Muhammad Yunus and the students made was in thinking that by changing