Opinion

The Securities Markets Code seeks to protect market stability, while the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code governs corporate insolvency, with experts arguing the two frameworks largely operate in different domains.

Fears of overlap misplaced

Debate over IBC & SMC instead exposes a gap of resolution framework for financial service providers

India’s GCC advantage

India’s services exports grew 6.2% to $103.4 billion in Q1 FY27 and are projected to rise 11.6% to $470 billion…

Why Modern Offices Need Team Dynamics over Sentimental Metaphors

When the boss calls you family

Discover why treating employees like a professional sports team fosters greater mutual respect and career growth.

Why the AI Race Has Transformed Into a Modern Infrastructure War

The invisible race behind AI

Like telecom before it, the AI revolution is becoming a battle for power, compute, fibre and data centres

The Dark Architecture of Subscriptions: How Modern Digital Platforms Exploit Human Psychology to Trap Consumers

The subscription trap

The genius of the model is that companies are betting on customer fatigue, not satisfaction

Why Strategic Sectors Remain Tethered to Chinese Supply Chains

Large upstream gap

Dependence on China in India’s strategic industries must diminish

The Architecture of Exile: Ritwik Ghatak’s Masterpieces and the Relentless Echoes of Partition

Cinema in an age of refugees

In his birth centenary year, Ritwik Ghatak’s works illuminate not just the psychological rupture of 1947, but also the exile,…

India's edible oil import bill rebounds to $18.3 billion as global biofuel mandates spark fresh price pressures

Edible oil vulnerability

Imports are a burden best avoided; biofuel focus of key suppliers signals price spike

Asset-light but hyper-commercialized: The 2026 FIFA World Cup splits economists on real local wealth generation

The economics of World Cup

The tournament doesn’t lack economic value, but its benefits are unevenly distributed

Keeping Conversations Alive: Why Citizen Appeals Matter Amid Deepening India-Pakistan Estrangement

The dialogue dividend

A joint peace appeal by prominent citizens from India and Pakistan highlights the critical role of civil society in keeping…