India is today immeasurably better resourced to make such bets than it was in 1950 or 1954. It has the credibility across divides that Pakistan can never quite claim.
The operating ideology that accessibility is unqualified good and that no peak should be beyond reach turns the mountains into something to be consumed rather than reckoned with.
IOC, BPCL, and HPCL have lost about Rs 20,000 crore due to the fuel price freeze. These losses will accumulate on balance sheets, raise borrowing costs, and circle back to the govt as contingent liabilities.
Newly appointed Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Kahlilur Rahman, is expected to land in India in April. This will be first high-level outreach since PM Tarique Rahman took office.
In previous eras, a prolonged increase in geopolitical and supply-side risks would have been met with a coordinated fiscal response. This is not the current scenario.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma has flagged an unusual rise in foreign arrivals. Nearly 2,000 Western visitors entered Mizoram between June and December 2024.
The Iran War is an opportunity for India to repatriate talent, attract capital inflows and boost domestic investments as investors look for a stable, growth-oriented economy.
Switching to LNG alone will not grant India energy security. It must be backed up by increased electrification of cooking, industrial processes, and transportation.
The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.
Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
Sadly, the transition from pursuing Nehru’s model of development, rooted in the bone-tired Western school of thought focused on absolute industrialization since the 1950s, to a less acknowledged yet future-safe Eastern approach to economic development – one that has led countries like Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and many smaller Southeast Asian nations to reach the pinnacle of development – is being misrepresented as an uninformed monopolistic game by the BJP, rather than recognizing it as the majoritarian government of India (NDA).
The editors of The Print seem to be becoming little more than uninformed social media scrollers, aiming for topical notifications while maintaining the illusion of engaging news coverage.
The intent should be to pursue the right solutions rather than settling for generic approaches that merely satisfy short-term goals. A focus on contextually meaningful development that leaves a lasting impact is essential for remaining competitive in the global development race.
Sadly, the transition from pursuing Nehru’s model of development, rooted in the bone-tired Western school of thought focused on absolute industrialization since the 1950s, to a less acknowledged yet future-safe Eastern approach to economic development – one that has led countries like Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and many smaller Southeast Asian nations to reach the pinnacle of development – is being misrepresented as an uninformed monopolistic game by the BJP, rather than recognizing it as the majoritarian government of India (NDA).
The editors of The Print seem to be becoming little more than uninformed social media scrollers, aiming for topical notifications while maintaining the illusion of engaging news coverage.
The intent should be to pursue the right solutions rather than settling for generic approaches that merely satisfy short-term goals. A focus on contextually meaningful development that leaves a lasting impact is essential for remaining competitive in the global development race.
Also, because of the Congress party, India is the world’s number one fully industrialised-advanced, free-market economy with AAA credit rating!