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Survey asks for ‘entrepreneurial state’. Good idea but it won’t happen unless politics changes  All is well, in a way. Growth this fiscal is expected to touch 7.4%, against the initial projection of 6.3-6.8%. India remains the fastest growing major economy, inflation is low, fiscal deficit’s under control. We even got a rating upgrade from…

Railways made liable for not keeping time is a timely lesson for govt, civic authorities  Basti district consumer court in UP has asked Railways to pay Rs 9.1L to a 17-year-old who missed an entrance exam because her train was delayed. The significance of this order cannot be overstated. The relief after seven years –…

India’s economy is doing pretty well right now. Our country is expected to grow by about 7.4% this year, which is higher than what experts first thought. Prices aren’t rising too fast, the government isn’t borrowing too much, and an international agency even improved India’s credit rating last year. But the Economic Survey (a big…

Budget 2026-27 arrives at a moment when Indian agriculture is being rewired, node by node, across the agri-food value chain. This phase goes well beyond MSP tinkering or marginal hikes in scheme allocations; it is about using fiscal policy as a strategic lever to unlock private investment through science-based regulation and outcome-focused spending, shifting from…

In both India and the United States, the idea of opportunity is deeply tied to family—parents working hard so their children can move forward with stability and hope. Across cultures, the quiet values are the same: showing up, staying resilient through uncertainty, and believing that honest work should support—not strain—family life. In India, opportunity is…

Delhi’s air debate is dominated by numbers—daily AQI values, PM2.5 averages, counts of “good”, “poor”, and “severe” days. These numbers served an important purpose. AQI did what it was meant to do: it made air pollution visible, urgent, and politically unavoidable. It forced governments, courts, and citizens to acknowledge a crisis that had long been…

Not long ago, shopping online meant opening multiple tabs, comparing prices, reading reviews, and  second-guessing every decision. Today, that process already feels exhausting. In the near future, it  may disappear entirely. Imagine telling an AI assistant, “Buy the best running shoes under Rs 10,000 for  long-distance training,” and minutes later receiving a confirmation message that…

A crying horse toy in China is one of the most sought-after toys these days. The horse was never meant to cry. A worker accidentally stitched its smile upside down, turning it into a frown. When the makers prepared to apologise and offer refunds, a plot twist followed. People loved it. The upside-down smile went…

This week, the global economic landscape shifted significantly as the European Union (EU) and India—two of the world’s most influential democratic powers—reached a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Often referred to as the “mother of all trade deals,” this pact represents the culmination of nearly two decades of stop-and-start negotiations and signals a profound strategic…

The idealist will love it if international affairs are governed by morality; the cynic believes that there is no morality between nations. India’s foreign policy, however, is beyond idealism and cynicism; it is also light-years away from realism, that golden mean between idealism and cynicism. It belongs to another cosmos. India’s vote against the UN…