Exclusive

Publication

Byline

A third-time lucky seed bill?

India, March 2 -- After having failed to become a law in 2004 and 2019, a new seed bill may be introduced in Parliament in the second leg of the ongoing Budget session. As usual, it has reignited fres... Read More


India's FDI palace of illusion

India, March 2 -- India mostly measures success in the foreign direct investment (FDI) arena by a single number. How much capital (money) came in during a year. When FDI inflows rise, the credit is in... Read More


Blase Capital crude oil @ $100

India, March 2 -- As expected, after the combined US-Israel strikes on Iran, and counter-attacks by the latter, global crude oil prices jumped. They inched upwards of $70, the highest since August 202... Read More


Bar and Bench cannot be separated in justice delivery system: CJI Surya Kant

India, March 2 -- Bar is an integral part of the justice delivery system and cannot be separated, though people think that it is the sole responsibility of the court to deliver justice, which may be a... Read More


Lessons from India's Maritime Footprint

India, March 2 -- India and the Indian Ocean have been inseparably connected by geography and history. This region has been a cradle of civilisations. Major religions and faiths of the world are all r... Read More


Stability at the top, uncertainty below: The test before Modi 3.0

India, March 2 -- A strong, dominant leader, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi is in the midst of his third term as Prime Minister. The BJP's failure to secure even a simple majority in the 2024 Lok Sab... Read More


Need for a course correction in child protection Jurisprudence

India, March 2 -- In recent years, a deeply concerning pattern has surfaced in the adjudication of sexual violence against women and children. Courts have, at times, diluted charges, discounted surviv... Read More


India's AI reckoning: The end of the labour-arbitrage era

India, March 2 -- The recent sell-off in technology stocks was treated by many as just another bout of market volatility. But instead of thinking of it as a random market panic, it shows something els... Read More


The grid, the chip and the future of AI

India, March 2 -- Artificial intelligence is becoming less a contest of algorithms than of electricity, chips and State capacity. The race for artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a contest o... Read More


INC has become Muslim League-Maoist Congress: PM

India, March 1 -- Attacking the Congress over its youth wing's "shirtless protest" at the AI summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Opposition party has become "Muslim League-Maoist... Read More