Opinion

India and New Zealand have just concluded negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significant milestone in their economic partnership. The negotiations, finalised on 22 December, aim at doubling the bilateral trade over the next five years, synergising the respective strengths of...

Economic inequality has long stood at the centre of debates on how societies are organised and how prosperity is shared. While disparities have always existed, by 2025, inequality has reached levels that demand urgent moral, political, and economic attention. The gains of globalisation and economic...

Every winter, Delhi’s air pollution debate follows a familiar script. We look for villains, argue over blame, and ignore science and solutions. This year has been no different — except that it has bordered on the absurd. Pollution season opened with the Supreme Court allowing...

The world is on the cusp of a profound geopolitical restructuring, as escalating great-power rivalries erode the multilateral structures that have supported the global order since the mid-20th century. To prevent the international system from sliding into chaos and conflict, those unwilling to accept a...

The North Atlantic is undergoing sweeping historical changes as the rift between Europe and America widens. Under President Donald Trump, the US is seeking to create a world order based solely on spheres of interest, and dominated by the “big three” global powers: the US,...

The passage of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 called the VB-G RAM G Bill, marks a decisive break from one of India’s most consequential social legislations. It replaced the landmark National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) of 2005,...

Back in the early 1980s, Sterling Price worked as a cook at a pizza restaurant in Springdale, Ar kansas, and this is before there were any national sandwich chains in town like Subways. As Sterling tells the story, “A lady came in one day and...

Where, in today's world, do all our antagonisms and struggles for survival converge? Is there a singular point that embodies our universal predicament? It is not Gaza, Ukraine, Su dan, or the scam centers in the north of Myanmar. It is Tehran. The Iranian capital...

By Chander Gupta Constant spate of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) has been hitting the Indian markets steadily. A layman investor would think that more and more money is being infused in the companies’ balance sheets with mobilisation of funds through IPOs. A naïve investor would...

By Jayati Ghosh For many in the developing world, Brazil is a rare beacon of hope in an otherwise bleak global landscape. Along with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is among the few world leaders who have stood...