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In Tamil Nadu, a clash of visions

India, April 17 -- Tamil Nadu, the only large state to vote in a single day on April 19, the opening phase of the 2024 general elections, is significant for multiple reasons. One, it is the largest So... Read More


India is the bright spot in sluggish economy

India, April 17 -- The April edition of IMF's World Economic Outlook (WEO) shows that the global economy has done better in the year than how the Fund expected it to do. Has the world managed a soft l... Read More


Shrinking footprint of the Congress party

India, April 16 -- The upcoming general elections are a watershed moment for the Congress. The party is set to contest in less than or around 300 Lok Sabha seats, its lowest ever tally since 1952: The... Read More


Apple shows the way for electronics exports

India, April 15 -- At $10 billion in FY24, exports of India-assembled iPhones have doubled from the previous fiscal. What makes the showing even more impressive is that Apple had estimated meeting thi... Read More


Speaking politics through manifesto

India, April 15 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s manifesto (sankalp patra) for the 2024 general elections reveals a party confident of another term in office and confident that it only needs to p... Read More


Spectre of war rises in West Asia

India, April 15 -- Israel's war on Gaza is on the brink of expanding beyond the confines of the Palestinian homeland. In retaliation to Tel Aviv's killing of two Iranian generals in Damascus on April ... Read More


Inflation cooling, but there are risks ahead

India, April 15 -- At 4.9% in March compared to 5.1% in February, the retail inflation elephant, to use RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das's analogy, continues to walk towards the forest. The core inflation... Read More


Rising spectre of war in West Asia

India, April 14 -- The worst of the world's fears seem to be coming true. Israel's war on Gaza may be about to expand beyond the confines of the Palestinian homeland. In retaliation to Tel Aviv's kill... Read More


Inflation moderating, but can't discount risks ahead

India, April 14 -- At 4.9% in March compared to 5.1% in February, the retail inflation elephant, to use RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das's analogy, continues to walk towards the forest. The core inflation... Read More


Leader in jail, party in crisis

India, April 12 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in office in Delhi and Punjab, is facing the worst crisis of its short life. Since the alleged Delhi liquor scam broke out in 2021, the party has been und... Read More