India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.K., heralded as the gold standard by the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has a lot going for it. Yet, it does not address the one imminent policy instrument that is likely to significantly upend its possible benefits for India. The U.K.’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is in the grip of a drug crisis. Data from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment found that in 2022, around 1.08 lakh men and 36,000 women in J&K reported using cannabis in 2022. About 5.34 lakh men and 8,000 women consumed opioids, 1.6 lakh men and 8,000 women used … Read more
The Supreme Court of India’s September 1, 2025 order on Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise offers a crucial lifeline to voters who found themselves wrongfully excluded from the draft electoral rolls. The Court’s ruling and the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) clarification that claims and objections can continue to be filed even after the … Read more
Train accidents have become so common in India that they, alarmingly, no longer evoke widespread outrage. However, each accident points to a deeper, systemic crisis within the Indian Railways, calling for increased investment and reforms in the railway system. The basket of problems of the Railways has been spilling over for so many years. Frequent … Read more
On China, Indian diplomacy Though one cannot read its mind, China’s extremely guarded approach, when it comes to ties with India, may be with a view to take different stands based on the contingencies that may arise. The souring relationship between India and the U.S. may be a prime reason. It is unfortunate that China … Read more
Urban noise pollution has quietly emerged as one of the most neglected public health crises of our time. Across Indian cities, decibel levels routinely exceed permissible limits, especially near schools, hospitals and residential zones, eroding the constitutional promise of peace and dignity. In 2011, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) launched the National Ambient Noise … Read more
The GDP growth numbers released on Friday (August 29, 2025), showing that growth in Q1 of this financial year stood at 7.8%, came as a pleasant surprise at a time when most of the commentary has been about the factors holding growth back. For instance, even the Reserve Bank of India, as recently as August … Read more
A minimal definition of universal health care (UHC) is that quality health care should be guaranteed to “all members of the community irrespective of their ability to pay” — as the Bhore Committee report put it as early as 1946. Nearly eight decades later, India is nowhere near this basic goal of human development, even … Read more
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India’s growth story has always been written by its Shram Shakti, or labour power. There has been a remarkable arc in India’s economic progress over the past 11 years, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. India has risen from the world’s 10th largest economy in 2014 to the fourth largest today. It has carved out … Read more