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How the end of cheap money is reshaping India’s startup IPO pipeline
April 3, 2026, 2:20 PM IST
The defining story of the global startup ecosystem between 2024 and early-2026 is neither collapse nor renaissance. It is something more structural: a repricing of risk and a recalibration of capital discipline. For over a…
April 3, 2026, 2:20 PM IST
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Civilizational Geopolitics: The Political Economy of Oil and Gas Wars in Solar Era
April 1, 2026, 3:11 PM IST
Oil and gas will continue to be dominant energy sources amid renewable surge in coming decades. So after securing Venezuela, Iran was next on US radar to hold over the oil-based order rooted in controlling…
April 1, 2026, 3:11 PM IST
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Nuances of managing ongoing collateral risks
March 29, 2026, 1:12 PM IST
The resilience of the financial sector is essential for maintaining growth and inflation dynamics, but recent rises in collateral risks due to ongoing geopolitical risks threaten its stability. As a key player in the economy,…
March 29, 2026, 1:12 PM IST
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Asia’s energy crisis isn’t bad luck. It’s a choice.
March 13, 2026, 10:43 PM IST
Somewhere in the finance ministries of Islamabad, Dhaka, and Manila, officials are running the same calculations they ran in 2022. How much can we subsidise? How long can we hold the tariff line? How do…
March 13, 2026, 10:43 PM IST
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Economic security is national security
March 13, 2026, 3:46 PM IST
For most of the twentieth century, national security was measured in divisions of soldiers, fleets of aircraft carriers, and the destructive capacity of nuclear arsenals. In the twenty-first century, however, the foundations of power are…
March 13, 2026, 3:46 PM IST
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Transfers to transformation: What the 16th Finance Commission means for panchayats
March 8, 2026, 11:56 AM IST
The Union Budget 2026-27 strengthened the local self-government in rural India. Accepting the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission, the Government has provided enhanced grants to Rural Local Bodies, amounting to over ₹4.35 lakh crore…
March 8, 2026, 11:56 AM IST
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India’s electric vehicle gamble: Betting on production, losing on innovation
March 4, 2026, 10:45 PM IST
India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) programme has emerged as a major driver of manufacturing expansion, investment inflows and export growth, with tangible gains recorded across priority sectors. According to official data reviewed up to end…
March 4, 2026, 10:45 PM IST
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When war shakes markets: Why commercial diplomacy is the world’s best inflation shield
March 3, 2026, 9:23 PM IST
If an oil tanker is delayed or prices suddenly rise in the Middle East, gas, grocery, and utility bills can go up for millions of households almost overnight. Inflation quickly becomes more than just a…
March 3, 2026, 9:23 PM IST
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Scotus constitutional review of Trump tariffs and India’s stakes
February 26, 2026, 3:16 PM IST
The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on 20 February 2026 delivered the most momentous decision in its 236-year history. Its significance lies in its worldwide impact on the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. In a…
February 26, 2026, 3:16 PM IST
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LinkedIn shows green skills pay off, and business schools saw it coming
February 25, 2026, 10:52 PM IST
When Jayant Chaurasia began his studies at Nova School of Business and Economics in Portugal, his view of sustainability was narrow. “These past few years have completely changed the way I perceive and understand sustainability….
February 25, 2026, 10:52 PM IST
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India’s EV problem isn’t policy. It’s plumbing.
February 25, 2026, 8:24 PM IST
There is a particular kind of optimism that feels productive but isn’t. It announces targets, celebrates milestones, and mistakes momentum for progress. India’s electric vehicle story, at least so far, has been a little too…
February 25, 2026, 8:24 PM IST
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The concrete ceiling: Why corporate India keeps failing persons with disabilities
February 25, 2026, 7:14 PM IST
It is not a talent pipeline problem. It is a system design problem — and it is time we named it. How many corporate leaders with disability can you name? And no — I am…
February 25, 2026, 7:14 PM IST
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“Penny-wise, pound-foolish” approach of RBI is responsible for bank frauds
February 25, 2026, 6:51 PM IST
The recent detection of a Rs 590 crore fraud in IDFC First Bank has once again highlighted the vulnerabilities in India’s banking oversight system. While banks—whether government-owned, private, or cooperative—are regulated by the Reserve Bank…
February 25, 2026, 6:51 PM IST
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Suggestions for increased effectiveness of Commercial / Tax / Corporate / Industry specific Laws in India
February 20, 2026, 3:20 PM IST
There is no doubt that India faces multiplicity of Laws (at the Centre) passed over many years to take care of eventualities and events as they arise during the nation development. The intent of the…
February 20, 2026, 3:20 PM IST
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Monetary policy prompts growth through credit flows
February 16, 2026, 11:26 PM IST
Monetary policy has been relentlessly focused on ways to increase the flow of credit to the productive sectors of the economy. Against the backdrop of a resilient economy and low inflation, keeping the repo rate…
February 16, 2026, 11:26 PM IST
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Right call, RBI
February 13, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Banks shouldn’t be growing their bottom line by misguiding customers. New directive will hopefully stop it Walking into a bank can feel a bit uncomfortable. Long ago, the lines were annoying enough. Today, things feel…
February 13, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Global opportunity or legalised exploitation? Why India and the US must fix skilled migration together
February 12, 2026, 11:28 PM IST
Two decades of reporting, regulatory reviews, and worker advocacy reveal how employer-tied work visas and layered staffing arrangements have left many skilled migrants legally authorised to work abroad, yet economically insecure—raising shared questions of accountability…
February 12, 2026, 11:28 PM IST
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Every crisis is now a governance crisis — markets are just the messenger
February 12, 2026, 3:41 PM IST
Early 2026 has made one thing unmistakably clear: markets are no longer reacting to economic surprises alone. They are pricing institutional uncertainty in real time. US equity benchmarks logged one of their most bruising sessions…
February 12, 2026, 3:41 PM IST
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Union Budget 2026–27: A missed opportunity for tax reform
February 10, 2026, 3:49 PM IST
The Union Budget 2026–27, presented on February 1, 2026, was framed against global economic uncertainty and projected India’s GDP growth at 7.4%, reaffirming its position as the fastest-growing major economy. The Finance Minister emphasized infrastructure,…
February 10, 2026, 3:49 PM IST
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Budget 2026-27 prioritises manufacturing and tourism for quick gains, sidelines social issues
February 9, 2026, 10:47 PM IST
Budget 2026-27 trails the growth path like the earlier ones presented by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. However, in view of the volatile international environment due to geopolitical tensions and tariff wars, the strategy is…
February 9, 2026, 10:47 PM IST
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