Robust and Broad-Based Q2 Growth
India’s real GDP growth accelerated to 8.2% in Q2, marking its strongest performance in six quarters and building on the already solid 7.8% expansion in Q1. Together, these back-to-back robust prints highlight ...
A Case of Lawful Command Above Religion
Background Every profession has its own nuances and peculiarities. Same goes for the defence forces. It is an institution that thrives on tradition and legacy. There is no written rule book on ...
The Unseen Debt Crisis: Navigating Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) Syndrome in India
Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) has rapidly evolved from a niche fintech product into a mainstream payment and credit mechanism in India. Its distinctive appeal is straightforward: consumers receive instant, small-ticket, and often “zero-interest” credit ...
India at an Inflexion Point: Firing on All Growth Cylinders
“Stick to the big questions, don’t get bogged down in the details.” — Tony Sanford India enters FY2025–26 at a critical point, with early data highlighting strong macroeconomic momentum but also revealing ...
DEAFENING DEFEAT & SILENT TRIUMPH: Prashant Kishore’s Electoral Journey
Bihar has given its verdict- a thumping win for the NDA with 202 out of 243 seats polled in the assembly election. Nitish Kumar stays in power, after 20-years of rule in ...
Viksit Bharat Requires a Transformation in Surakshit Bharat Culture
Is 10/11 the Moment That India Must Recognise the Urgency of a National Citizen Security Culture? The car bomb blast in Delhi on 10 November broke the comfortable myth that India’s threat ...
The Unequivocal Bihar Verdict: Charting a Pathway to the Future
The NDA’s emphatic mandate was a staggering 202 out of 243 seats - a tsunami in more ways than one- in Bihar, which is India’s third-most populous state, with 74 million registered ...
India’s 10/11: The New Face of Urban Terrorism
Will Cities become Next Frontiers for Terrorists? The car blast that tore open the evening tranquillity near the Red Fort Metro Station in the national capital on 10 November 2025 has ruptured ...
Over-tourism in India: The Paradox of Prosperity and the Pockets of Crisis
The discussion titled "Over-tourism in India: The Paradox of Prosperity and the Pockets of Crisis" tackles a major global dilemma: the conflict between the intense desire for tourist revenue and the negative ...
Exploring the Middle Path: Living in Shades of Grey
Is everything in just black or in white. Nothing in between? That is a timeless question — and one that cuts deep. Most of what really matters — truth, motives, human behaviour, ...
For Whom Will the Bells Toll? Bihar Goes to a High-Stakes Poll with National Ramifications
Early this month, Bihar will head for a legislative assembly election. All Bihar elections are high-stakes and attract media eyeballs and national attention. But the stakes are much higher this time and ...
Indian Economy: Resilient in an Uncertain Global Environment
This presentation was delivered at the Gokhale Institute, Pune, as Kale Memorial Lecture, last month; Dr Shaktikanta Das is presently the principal private secretary to the prime minister of India. I am ...
