Opinion

Ajit Ranade The Reserve Bank of India’s latest Financial Stability Report is reassuring about the health of banks and non-banking finance companies. It is less reassuring about the financial health of their retail customers. India’s household debt reached 45.5% of GDP by September 2025, close...

Kai Guo Chinese firms have achieved global leadership in industries once assumed to be the preserve of advanced economies: electric vehicles, batteries, industrial robots, solar panels, and AI—to name just a few. The standard explanation for this success is that the Chinese state subsidizes production,...

In the long sweep of history, China’s economic performance over the past 50 years will obviously stand out for the sheer scale and pace of quality-of-life improvements within that country. But China's impact on the rest of the world has still been underappreciated. True, if...

The mysterious Mother Goose’s "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" is a meaningless but catchy English nursery rhyme with ancient Celtic origins. It has entertained children for more than the last three centuries and helps shepherds count their herd. Various historical and linguistic interpretations of the rhyme exist...

By Dhurjati Mukherjee The truce between the US and Iran as well as the reduced oil prices in the global market has brought hopes to the Indian economy, but the latest stance of President Trump still causes concern. The world, including India, is worried over...

By Lekha Rattanani Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite fast has entered its 20th day. He remains steadfast in his demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the leak of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)—the examination that determines admission to medical colleges across India....

The on-again, off-again US-Israeli war against Iran has underscored the growing disconnect between financial markets and real economic activity. It has also exposed how differently such shocks play out across the global economy. Consider oil markets. While they have been extremely volatile since the war began, their...

An Air India flight attendant recently sparked a conversation by calling out passengers for leaving behind piles of litter inside an aircraft after landing. In an Instagram video, the flight attendant showed wrappers and other waste strewn across the cabin floor, reminding travellers that basic...

India is not running out of rain; it is becoming increasingly vulnerable to running out of usable water. At first glance, the statement appears contradictory. Nearly 80% of the country's annual rainfall arrives during the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) between June and September. Yet every...

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak The digital revolution has not only created a post-truth society based on an industry of manipulation, misinformation and deepfakes but also fundamentally transformed the global scam industry, affecting people worldwide. Criminals are using digital platforms and technologies to defraud unsuspecting individuals....