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Democracy tested: Disruptions, debates and criminal charges in India's Parliament

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Every year, on 15 September, the world celebrates the International Day for Democracy. Rooted in 5th-century BC Greece, democracy-the rule of the people-remains relevant and rev... Read More


How Indians are paying a premium for better education

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- For Noida-based Neha Pandey, shelling out about Rs.2.5 lakh annually on the education of her nine-year-old daughter, enrolled in class IV, is not an easy expense-but high competi... Read More


Manufacturing conundrum: Robust GVA growth, but weak labour productivity

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- India's manufacturing sector recorded 11.9% growth in gross value added (GVA) in 2023-24 compared to 7.3% in the previous year, showed the results of the latest Annual Survey of ... Read More


Can a pact with the world's largest trading bloc be India's strategic response to Trump's tariff tsunami?

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Relations between the US and India have soured in the past few months over several issues, particularly trade. This has started pushing India towards the east, with Prime Ministe... Read More


In charts: The great Indian American dream falters under US President Donald Trump

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Beyond tariffs, perhaps the issue that has defined the current US administration is immigration. Since reclaiming office in January, President Donald Trump has intensified the ha... Read More


The week in charts: India's RCEP re-entry, job cuts at banks, GST revamp, ethanol blending debate

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- From the Centre's proposed ban on online gaming to India's possible return to an eastern trade bloc, a slowdown in private banks' hiring, and a reboot of the GST regime-here are ... Read More


India can wean off Russian oil without heavy costs

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- India is caught between a rock and a hard place, navigating fresh US tariffs of up to 50% while maintaining long-standing ties with Russia. At the heart of the dilemma: India's o... Read More


Indian cinema's shift: More thrillers, shorter films, but longing for romance revival

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The box office success of Saiyaara, starring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, has sparked a renewed demand for a genre that once defined Indian cinema: romance. Millennial... Read More


In charts: Do Donald Trump's claims about India stack up?

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- As US-India trade negotiations continue, President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Indian imports, while making a string of assertions about the country on his Truth Soci... Read More


In charts: The red flags behind the $40 billion electronics exports

New Delhi, July 22 -- At the IIT Hyderabad convocation on 18 July, India's electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke glowingly about the rise in India's electronics goods ... Read More