T.K. Arun Data-centre tax holidays represent oodles of government cash to favoured Indian businesses for little public benefit The 21-year tax holiday doled out by the Union Budget to foreign firms that do data centre business in India should be rolled back,…
COP30 highlighted children’s growing exposure to climate risks, yet weak commitments on emissions, adaptation finance, and systemic drivers left the promise of child-centred climate action largely unfulfilled.
The current manufacturing push in India is not a marginal adjustment in the overall policy trajectory; it is a structural realignment in the global system dominated by China. The allocation of ₹10,000 crore for the manufacture of shipping containers in the Union Budget 2026 is a paradigm of this shift.
TK Arun Beyond concessions, deal improves market access, strengthens strategic signalling; it could catalyse India Inc’s adaptation to era of AI and machines that embody AI. It will come as a surprise only to the politically naïve that the India-US…
Anil Trigunayat Even before US President Donald Trump took over the White House for the second time, he had ensured a ceasefire in the two-year-old Israel-Hamas war. Since, for the incoming president, it was tactical to please both his friend,…
Anil Trigunayat During the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Israel secretly supplied India with critical military equipment despite the absence of formal diplomatic ties. Then came an ‘offer’ against Pakistan in the 1980s. India and Israel enjoy a unique relationship steeped in…
Harsh V PantVivek Mishra India and the US have entered a new phase in their relationship, marked by greater parity. The Donald Trump administration is often viewed as a presidency that elevated global anxiety, leaving countries on edge, particularly over…