What’s wrong with the SHANTI Act and how it can be fixed
The government should have referred the Bill to a parliamentary committee to iron out differences, instead of using its legislative majority to pass it as introduced.
TK Arun
TK Arun is a Senior Journalist and Columnist based in Delhi.
Global Trade Shifts, AI Speculation and India’s Growth Prospects in 2026
As 2026 nears, AI hype meets revenue reality, tariffs fade, but India’s growth faces weak demand, rural stress and rising risks.
Trump’s Venezuela gambit revives naked American imperialism
TK Arun Washington’s intervention undermines sovereignty norms, destabilises Latin America, weakens Europe’s moral case on Ukraine; it’s high time India spoke up Watch out, Denmark and Greenland! Imperialism rides again! That might have sounded facetious or as an exaggeration till…
The Global Impact of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda
The coming year will be moulded by the continuing unilateral efforts by the Trump administration to register reasonably robust growth, as projected — two per cent is reasonable growth for a $31 trillion economy — but the Chinese economy is likely to grow faster than most official projections, and register a growth rate of five per cent or more. India’s growth is likely to gasp for breath in 2026, and not just because of air pollution, although the release of a new series of GDP numbers could flatter to deceive.
The Yen Carry Trade, a Piano and Trump’s World View
When the Bank of Japan raises its policy rate to 0.75%, that unsettles global finance, accustomed as the world is to borrowing ultra-cheap in yen and investing in assets denominated in other currencies, the yields in whose economies are significantly higher than in Japan.
Leadership, Legitimacy, and the Future of the Congress Party
The reason the RSS succeeds in spreading its toxic ideology is that it works round the clock, relentlessly focused on its mission, unlike most political parties