Opinion

By Sujit Kumar Mishra Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, through the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai released the state fact sheets of the National Family Health Survey, Round 6 (NFHS-6, 2023–24). This release is particularly significant for Odisha,...

By Shishir Gupta Current economic debates in India focus on why the rupee has fallen and how much to rely on foreign-exchange reserves. This is understandable, given the volatile geopolitical environment. But the biggest risks to the Indian economy today stem from more specific shocks:...

By Ravi Venkatesan In a recent commentary, Dani Rodrik, one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of trade and development, explains why he became a “manufacturing sceptic” after decades of seeing industrial production as the key to unlocking economic growth. Since traditional manufacturing...

When the Supreme Court (SC) recently (on 8 May) upheld the Appellate Tribunal for Elec tricity’s ruling against Indian Railways, in its judgement on Indian Railways versus West Bengal State Electricity Distri bution Company Limited and ORS by clarifying that Indian Railways cannot be treated...

There is a well-known adage about the United Kingdom that has been doing the rounds for years now -- the UK is a very poor country attached to a very rich city (London). But today, borrowing from “The Clash,” London is falling. The golden age...

The ceasefire that was reportedly just agreed between the United States and Iran reflects US President Donald Trump’s desperation to escape the quagmire that he created. Gone is the muddled array of objectives he touted in the war’s early days. All the Trump administration has...

Melvin Durai If you've been watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup, you probably noticed something different about this year's matches. About 22 minutes into each half, the referee blows his whistle, and the players take a three-minute hydration break. Three minutes is just the right...

Helena Malikova & Brianna Rock   Europe has a blind spot in its approach to regulating mergers and acquisitions. Big Tech firms are amassing what we call “shadow market power” through potentially anti-competitive strategies that bypass current rules for oversight, investigation, and intervention. Generally, transactions...

Anil Singh The forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July could become one of the most consequential political tests of the current government. At the centre of the agenda is the possibility of reviving the Delimitation Bill and related constitutional amendments. Far from a technical...

Pratigyan Das A viral crowd-work segment from a stand-up show by comedian Pranit More has created a ruckus on social media. The video clip showed Himanshu Jangra, an audience, recounting a date where he spent Rs 370 on chicken biryani and then suggested that he...