A researcher at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies argues that India has aligned itself with the US since the trade war began, seeking favourable terms to attract relocating industries.
In 'Xiaomi', Jayadevan P.K. chronicles how the company built a cult following & went from a Chinese start-up to a global player in the smartphone market.
In ‘A new silk road’, Kingshuk Nag writes about the Chinese President’s ambitious plans & how different India and China’s political and economic strategies are.
There is no way Indians can live without most of the 8,000-odd stuff the country imports from China. So it's just better to wait for the tensions at LAC to simmer down.
Evidence suggests a massive shift back to Europe is unlikely because of the ever-growing importance of China. Moving supply chains closer to home might come at a cost.
If lakhs of unsterilised dogs are stuffed in the same confined space, what stops them from reproducing there too? Where is the space needed to build so many shelters?
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
China’s GDP size is five times ours. For the manufacturing sector, the asymmetry widens further to 10x. So it is not realistic to talk in terms of India replacing China as the world’s factory. What is feasible instead is to analyse the factors and constraints that have kept Make in India not the success it was expected to be. With effects on job creation and exports. And to then diligently work on reducing those limitations, in collaboration with India Inc. With the Trump administration focused on Making America Great Again, this is something we have to do on our own.
China’s GDP size is five times ours. For the manufacturing sector, the asymmetry widens further to 10x. So it is not realistic to talk in terms of India replacing China as the world’s factory. What is feasible instead is to analyse the factors and constraints that have kept Make in India not the success it was expected to be. With effects on job creation and exports. And to then diligently work on reducing those limitations, in collaboration with India Inc. With the Trump administration focused on Making America Great Again, this is something we have to do on our own.