The BJP’s emergence as a potent third force has altered many equations. Kerala’s politics is no longer bipolar, even if the UDF and the LDF may still claim it is.
When the gains from global integration can be captured within a limited zone such as Hainan, governments may find it more efficient to confine liberalisation than extend it nationally.
Rather than presenting the full spectrum of Indian culture at once, a more strategic approach would be to identify one globally intelligible cultural lane & invest in it consistently.
India must ensure that while the world tightens its belt, India’s schools remain open without fear, its factories remain humming, and its informal workers remain employed.
As global innovation and tech agendas evolve, the challenge lies in ensuring that biodiversity is not an afterthought, but a central component of climate-AI partnerships.
The government’s supposedly investor-friendly Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy in 2016 has failed to yield results. India’s domestic crude oil output has continued to fall.
Women may enter the workforce in large numbers, but evidence from multiple sectors shows that participation does not automatically translate into leadership or economic power.
China and India are home to 1.2 billion young people. They’re the pioneers in advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realising the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
Kudos to your article. This action smells use of Government and Regulator to right size an emerging business.
How do you expect a payment banks to open crores of accounts (which India ) needs and do traditional KYC.
That is preposterous requirement. Such a startup will never become profitable as it will drown itself in the cost of doing non sense KYC.
This action is analogous to India’s Jack Ma moment.
The big guys don’t want to share space with a new guy. They are doing everything in their power to right size the new guy.
But remember. You can have regulation and curtail someone. But you cannot take away power of great software. Software will win!
RBI is doing as much as possible to finish Fintech. But it can’t stop SBI from lending Adani Billions. Kamjor k liye sare niyam hote h.