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Draft rules for what online platforms can and cannot host run the risk of executive overreach

New Delhi, April 3 -- India's proposed amendments of its IT Rules may read at first glance as a technical tightening of platform obligations. The government has described them as "clarificatory and pr... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | The export of Indian arms has rocketed: Address this global market with care

New Delhi, April 3 -- India's defence exports surged to a record Rs.38,424 crore in 2025-26, marking a 63% increase over the previous year, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. The ballast... Read More


So what if the WTO is wobbly? Don't dismiss the potential of plurilateral pacts among willing nations

New Delhi, April 2 -- Like the ministerial gatherings in 1999, 2003 and 2017, the 14th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held at Yaounde, Cameroon, ended without an agreement on anyth... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | IOC's jet fuel flip-flop: Do airfares in India deserve protection from an oil shock?

New Delhi, April 2 -- Airlines got a fuel price scare after state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) more than doubled its aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price, only to roll back most of the hike within ... Read More


India's IBC amendments: The revised framework will be an improvement on what we've had so far

New Delhi, April 1 -- India is amending its Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The revised law will include a new provision for corporate revival under the incumbent management but supervised by it... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | The Iran war: With a lose-lose outcome looking likely, it's time for damage control

New Delhi, April 1 -- With Washington shifting the goalposts of its war against Iran so frequently, observers find it hard to determine which way it is headed. The latest in the clash saw the US repor... Read More


FIT is fit for purpose, sure, but India has missed a chance to refine its inflation targeting regime

New Delhi, March 31 -- The Centre's decision to renew the Indian central bank's Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework for another five years till March 2031 is no surprise. Given today's climat... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | RBI has rushed to curb forex speculation by banks: Are tighter rules necessary?

New Delhi, March 31 -- Banks in India got a jolt late on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) capped their net open positions in the forex market at $100 million. Many have been sitting on lar... Read More


Social media addiction: Why the Google-Meta ruling is a warning shot for Big Tech and AI developers

New Delhi, March 30 -- In an age of unprecedented tech evolution, the law can easily fall behind the curve; all too often, legislation fails to keep pace. Yet, precedents matter. Last week, a jury in ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India must let fuel prices go up for demand and supply to find a new balance

New Delhi, March 30 -- With under-recoveries of fuel retailers exceeding last week's cut in special excise duty and the war in West Asia still in escalation mode, pressure on their margins is likely t... Read More