Opinion

India’s manufacturing and services sector growth continues to hit lows amid falling demand and poor wage rises. Manufacturing remains low around 14% while it needs base around 25–30% of GDP. A country with such a huge population needed mass job creation outside agriculture and informal...

When New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani named Anthony Shorris and Lina Khan to lead the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC)—as president and board chair, respectively—he did more than fill two important vacancies in his administration. He also underscored his recognition of a key challenge...

By Dhurjati Mukherjee The agricultural sector is expected to be affected in most districts due to deficient rainfall at the right time and other factors. According to government data, about 45 per cent of the net sown area is rain-fed, and with the monsoon being...

By DK Giri A small Spanish town of 84,000 people was suddenly faced with 60,000 new arrivals from Morocco. That is not migration. That is a surge! The town’s schools, hospitals, water, housing and policing — its entire carrying capacity — was overwhelmed. Some of...

By Dr Srimanta Misra European colonial expansion between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries transformed the world. Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium built overseas empires that generated immense wealth, secured raw materials and expanded their global influence. Yet history often produces unintended consequences....

By Rajdeep Sardesai India is a country where improbable stories have an uncanny habit of occasionally becoming reality. Every day, millions dream of changing the system. Very few succeed. Which is why the astonishing rise of 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke deserves to be taken seriously. Who...

By While Rome Burns Between June 20 and 28, a powerful heatwave hit Europe, creating the conditions that have fuelled the wildfires now raging across large swathes of France and Spain. Soon after the June heatwave, city officials in Rome announced a new, scientifically informed...

By Purna Chandra Jena Odisha has achieved a remarkable statistical milestone that would challenge most large states. NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index has ranked it number one among 18 major states in both editions published to date, with its score increasing from 67.8 in 2025...

Jayati Ghosh   This week, delegates from around the world will gather in New York to negotiate the proposed United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, a landmark agreement aimed at making global tax cooperation more inclusive and effective. If adopted, the Convention would...

Melvin Durai   When it comes to exercise, almost everyone falls into one of three categories: (1) those who exercise five to seven days per week; (2) those who exercise two to four days per week; and (3) those who exercise only in their dreams....