Praycation: Religion to the Rescue of Covid-Battered Travel Sector
By investing in the development of pilgrimage destinations, governments are harnessing the potential of religious tourism as a growth driver for the overall tourism sector. At the same time, it is good politics too
Rajat Mishra - October 01, 2023
A Century & Counting
Building a company is difficult anywhere in the world. Nurturing it for 100 years takes a combination of philosophy of growth, astute understanding of headwinds and the determination to survive the deadliest of down cycles. What makes this survival story in India more interesting is the cross-currents of everyday politics and ideology
Rajat Mishra - July 28, 2023
Mastering the Chip Shot
As developed nations around the world eye supremacy in global semiconductor supply, will India manage to make a space for itself? Or will geopolitics and historical challenges prevent the country from building the hitherto elusive chip ecosystem?
Abdul Haleem Sherif - June 30, 2023
India’s Export Story For The Future
Financial year 2022–23 was an unprecedented year for Indian exports with a value of more than $750 billion. As services and merchandise exports bridge their gap further, there are cautionary tales hidden in this figure in the times of changing geopolitics and a decelerating global economy
Rajat Mishra - April 29, 2023
Aam Aadmi Party: Back To Chasing National Ambition
The party, riding on its populist ideology, wants to be seen as the best alternative to the BJP
Shonakshi Chakravarty - November 29, 2022
Pushkar Singh Dhami Is Proof The Next Generation Has Arrived In BJP
When the chief minister delivered Uttarakhand to the BJP for an unprecedented term, it filled an important vacancy in the party’s top echelon
Nishant - November 29, 2022
S. Jaishankar: Modi’s Sure-Footed Negotiator For The World
The foreign minister has been the fort wall defending the country’s foreign policies, most recently on the Russia-Ukraine war. He has been lauded for projecting India as a confident and unapologetic player in international politics
Seema Guha - November 29, 2022
The Poverty & Politics Of Data In India
Before India can eradicate poverty, it needs to count the poor. But, its data collection machine is old, gives inconsistent results and sometimes disagrees with the government
Neeraj Thakur - June 29, 2022
US Versus Them In A New World
Are Putin and Xi trying to displace the US from the summit of capitalist geopolitics through the Ukraine war? When capitalism is weakening, any global event involving China and Russia can pose a threat to the US hegemony
Suchetana Ray - May 27, 2022
The politics of economics
Between politicians and economists, big social and economic issues are often taken to the former, write Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
November 30, 2019
