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CSR as catalytic capital to fuel India’s knowledge ecosystem

CSR can evolve into a powerful enabler of research and applied innovation, expanding India’s scientific capacity, strengthening institutions and nurturing talent across geographies.

India’s next growth phase will be shaped not just by scale, but also coherence

Insights from charcha 2025 on why India’s next growth phase will be shaped between government, markets and civil society, not within them.

India’s AI Moment in Agriculture Lies in a Unified Ecosystem

AI can help Indian agriculture manage risk, boost productivity, and improve incomes—but only if technology, markets, and institutions work together to serve the needs of smallholder farmers at scale.

The Silent Pillars of Women-Led Micro Enterprises: Why Our Outreach Needs Greater Depth?

charcha 2025 brings a perspective on what it will take, beyond credit and connectivity, to build durable pathways for women-led enterprises.

Building a Future-Ready Workforce for Viksit Bharat: Why Evidence, Impact & Collaboration Matter Most

As India eyes Viksit Bharat 2047, experts call for evidence-driven skilling, long-term career mobility and stronger collaboration to turn the demographic dividend into sustainable growth.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.