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The $500 Billion India–US Trade Deal: Has India Truly Gained? Access Restored, Autonomy Tested
When the United States and India unveiled their interim trade framework, the headline number dominated the conversation: American tariffs on…
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Why IDBI’s Privatisation Is Necessary But Far From Enough
The receipt of financial bids for the strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank marks a crucial procedural milestone in one of…
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OnePlus Denies Exit, Yet Widespread Product Shortages Signal Deeper Trouble And Raise Fresh Questions
Speculation about OnePlus shutting down operations in India has surfaced repeatedly over the past year, fuelled by declining product…
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Budget 2026 Misses The Moment India Cannot Afford. Sensible, Safe, And Strategically Dangerous
By conventional yardsticks, Budget 2026 is competent. It raises some outlays, introduces a few new schemes, tidies up select duty…
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HAL’s Credibility Test; Why HAL’s Fighter Timelines No Longer Convince
Markets usually react to numbers. Occasionally, they react to credibility. Shares of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL, slid sharply over two consecutive…
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Is DGCA And IndiGo Hand In Glove? Why IndiGo Walked Away With Just A 22 Cr Slap On The Wrist And How DGCA Created Aviation Chaos
When Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu addressed Parliament in the aftermath of IndiGo’s December meltdown, the message was unmistakable:…
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FDI At 49%: India’s Bold And Risky PSU Bank Pivot. Is Foreign Capital The Answer To India’s PSU Bank Problem?
A significant recalibration of India’s banking policy appears to be underway. The government is currently engaged in inter-ministerial consultations to…
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How DGCA’s Laxity, Selective Urgency, And Quiet Compromises Are Weakening Indian Aviation Safety
In aviation, safety is supposed to be boring. Predictable. Procedural. Relentlessly consistent. When a regulator, DGCA, does its job well,…
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A Producer’s Budget In A Consumer Economy. Reading Between The Lines Of Budget 2026
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Union Budget 2026–27, the government framed its economic vision around three…
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The Shield Breaks Adani Dragged Into US Court. Why The Adani–SEC Case Has Entered A New And Dangerous Phase
For more than a year, the civil fraud case filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against Gautam Adani…
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