Opinion

In a first, the national song Vande Mataram will be sung from the ramparts of Red Fort during India’s 80th Independence Day on 15 August. Outlining the new ceremonial sequence, the Ministry of Defence in a statement said that the song will be sung following...

By Dr Debabrata Swain The elephant, Earth’s largest terrestrial mammal, is deeply woven into Odisha’s cultural, spiritual, and geopolitical history. Simple and serene with its magnificent proboscis, this gentle giant requires massive, unbroken forested terrains to forage, consuming hundreds of kilograms of foliage and grass...

By Melvin Durai Some of the hardest-working people in the world are farm workers. I appreciate them not just because they produce food for us, but also because they endure conditions that I would not be able to handle. Not only do many of them...

By Dani Rodrik As China continues to capture global markets in manufacturing and its trade surpluses grow, it is increasingly viewed elsewhere as a country whose economic growth comes at the expense of the rest of the world. China’s industrial policies and growth model at...

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra India aspires to become a developed nation by 2047. It is already one of the world's largest economies and has one of the world's youngest populations. Yet beneath the impressive statistics of GDP, digital expansion and infrastructure creation lies a fundamental question:...

Zorka Milin AI’s rapid advance and the resulting popular backlash have lent new urgency to an old question: How can we promote equitable economic growth from technological innovation while mitigating the negative social and environmental consequences? Both domestically and globally, the answer starts with corporate...

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...