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What India’s Household Consumption Survey reveals about changing lives and aspirations

India’s consumption story is often reduced to growth rates and income numbers. But the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) tells a more grounded story — of what Indian...

January 9, 2026

Why the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue marks a turning point in India’s youth-led development journey

India’s growth story will ultimately be written not just by policies or institutions, but by the ideas that shape them. Across campuses and communities, start-ups and sports fields,...

January 9, 2026

Can PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat moment turn antimicrobial resistance into a national movement?

When Prime Minister “Narendra Modi” spoke about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the December 28, 2025 edition of “Mann Ki Baat”, he did something that India’s public health community...

January 9, 2026

Why the Election Commission’s ‘foreigner-first’ argument on voter rolls is raising constitutional concerns

The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) defence of its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before the Supreme Court has triggered a deeper constitutional debate —...

January 9, 2026

From 26/11 to NATGRID: How India’s ‘intelligence failure’ debate morphed into a mass surveillance architecture

The November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks — etched into public memory as “26/11” — left more than 160 people dead and an enduring question in India’s security discourse:...

January 9, 2026

Why Southeast Asia Remains the Global Hub for Online Scam Networks

Cambodia’s recent detention and extradition of tycoon “Chen Zhi”, accused of running a vast transnational fraud network, has drawn attention to the shadowy digital economy thriving across Southeast...

January 8, 2026

From Cheap to Consistent: How 2025 Changed the Way Indians Buy Services

The year 2025 marked a subtle but significant shift in India’s service economy. For the first time in over a decade, consumer behaviour began moving decisively away from...

January 8, 2026

NEP 2020 and T.S. Eliot: Why India’s Education Reform Is Also a Civilisational Statement

The National Education Policy 2020 is often discussed in terms of structural change — new curricula, multidisciplinary degrees, flexibility, and skills for the future. But to view it...

January 8, 2026

Why Gender Can No Longer Be Ignored in India’s Trade Policy

For much of the post-1991 period, India’s trade policy was designed with a clear economic logic: expand markets, boost competitiveness, and accelerate growth. Questions of social inclusion —...

January 8, 2026

Viksit Rajasthan @2047: How the Desert State Is Recasting Itself as a Tech and Green Growth Engine

Anyone driving from Delhi into Rajasthan on the new Delhi–Mumbai Expressway can sense the shift underway. New roads, industrial clusters, solar parks, and urban expansions are not isolated...

January 8, 2026

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