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September 16, 2026
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The Missing BRIC(S)
The 18th BRICS Summit hosted under the presidency of India on September 12 & 13 is happening at a time when the world is passing through geo political instability. In their responses to Trump’s tariff regime, genocide in Palestine or the attacks by Israel and US on Iran – a member of the blo...
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September 16, 2026
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Gloating in False Growth?
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous words from the 1995 thriller ‘Usual Suspects’. That’s a line that one recalls looking at the 7.8% GDP growth figure for the first quarter that the government is boasting about. F...
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September 16, 2026
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Naked Dance of Crony Capitalism
There are a number of issues surrounding the recent approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) of a repayment plan of ₹6.5 crore against claims of ₹22,006.57 crore involving Zee Group Founder and Chairman Subhash Chandra, causing a loss of 99.97 per cent to lenders. It is ludicrous to ...
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September 16, 2026
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Who Pays for India’s Ethanol Transition?
India’s ethanol story has mostly been told as a complaint story, falling mileage, stalled cars, a minister who won’t budge. But underneath it is a money story, and it’s the part that actually explains why the government isn’t backing down. Since 2018, the Indian governmen...
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September 16, 2026
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India’s Monsoon Paradox
The monsoon is once again showing India’s climate contradiction. A weak monsoon brings fears of drought, lower crop production, rising food prices and reduced rural incomes. Farmers delay sowing, inflation increases, and economic growth slows. But when the rains finally arrive, they often come i...
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September 16, 2026
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A Census in Question!
With the first phase of India’s long-delayed Census now completed, attention is shifting from the exercise itself to the questions surrounding it. The Census is far more than a population count, it is the foundation on which economic planning, welfare schemes, public spending and democrati...
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