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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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Topic: Policy

Amazon, Microsoft, Spotify show govts must amalgamate tech agility to meet modern needs

Vivek Agarwal -
Rather than viewing technology as an adversary to be tamed with regulations, governments must carefully craft frameworks that safeguard against unchecked growth.

‘Govt of the people’ has transformed into ‘administration of things’. AI powered it

Vivek Agarwal -
Engels’ notion of ‘withering away of the state’ was originally rooted in the context of a classless society. But the current technological tsunami threatens to do just the opposite

Did Congress and BJP live up to their promises? Their election manifestos tell the story

Sakshi Abrol -
From 'defence' to 'development', the Congress and BJP manifestos show which electoral promises have been translated into policies.

India needs cross-sector policy making. PM Modi’s Gati Shakti is good but still ad hoc

Shyam Saran -
In India, where the right hand often doesn’t know what the left hand is doing, Gati Shakti is a major but still partial reform.

Pulse prices soaring. Why the Modi govt’s policy actions are falling flat

Shweta Saini -
The recent policy actions are, in a way, an acknowledgment of the inaccuracies reflected in the government’s own production data.

Taskforce under PM, zero paperwork, policy certainty — GoM’s tips to boost manufacturing

Remya Nair -
The Group of Ministers also recommends building a brand ‘Credible India’ by avoiding arbitrary policy making at central, state and district levels.

Bursting firecrackers on Diwali isn’t the problem. Making it a national and moral issue is

Nitin Pai -
Unimplementable orders, blanket bans on firecrackers and Delhi as a model doesn’t work before, after or during Diwali.

If India starts acting on the yearly floods in Bihar and Assam, that would be true nationalism

Yogendra Yadav -
Attention deficit of the public, policy dyslexia and lack of political will lie at the roots of the recurring tragedy of flooding in Assam and Bihar.

Indian state great at handling Covid-like crises. But it can’t deal with complexities

Gaurav Goel -
India’s ability to deliver during a crisis was never the problem. The problem is that everyone from CM to DM waits for complex diktats from the top.

Desperate to move fast and break things, Modi acts first and thinks later

Shivam Vij -
The Modi government’s policy-making is marked by the absence of causal evidence and planning.
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Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

Saptak Datta -
From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

AAP has brought Punjab to its knees. State needs BJP governance

Amit Shah, not PM Modi, is Mamata Banerjee’s real challenger in this Bengal election

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Economy

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Ajay Mathur -
Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

Defence

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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