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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicEconomic development

Topic: Economic development

Gurugram’s is a hard-won economic gain. But Nuh violence shows it’s imploding

+TFP Praveen Swami -
This story warns us that the incendiary politics that led to Gurugram—an icon of India’s economic ambitions—could easily set off larger fires.

India cannot rely on its metros alone. Tier 2/3 cities need to be economically viable too

Ayush Pradhan -
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

National security won’t wait for economic development — Modi should learn from Nehru’s mistakes

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
India’s security policy cannot be based on the highly risky assumption that it will face no security threats till it becomes wealthy and strong.

Asia will have world’s largest GDP in 2020 — China and India to contribute the most

Praneeth Yendamuri -
Asia is expected to contribute 60% of global growth by 2030. India’s massive demographic dividend and burgeoning middle class will aid economic growth.

China’s censorship policy could end up clipping its economic prospects

Adam Minter -
China's information gap only worsens an income gap,  which remains among the country's most chronic problems.

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Opinion

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

Bishwajit Bhattacharyya -
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

The long arc of rural employment—from welfare to rights to rationing

Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Economy

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

Keshav Padmanabhan -
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

National Interest

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Shekhar Gupta -
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

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