Commentary
UPI fees threaten digital shift
New MDR charges could undermine digital payments, burden merchants and users, and weaken India’s shift away from cash despite the system’s remarkable nationwide success The mandarins in the finance ministry…
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SIR: Advani, Jaishankar, others get notices over ‘discrepancies’
Foreign secy Misri, Election Commissioner Sandhu also issued notices New Delhi: Former deputy prime minister…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance Â
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
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Memories of snake encounters
Most snakes are shy, beneficial creatures that control pest populations. However, the fear of venomous snakes is not an irrational…
Strain on Indian secularism
Once citizens begin seeing each other primarily as Hindus and Muslims rather than fellow Indians, constitutional secularism becomes hollowed out…
Trump’s China visit: Advantage Beijing
The US President essentially returned empty-handed, with China asserting over Taiwan, ushering in G2 and with no major trade or…
Emerging US–China power axis
US–China relationship rapidly shifts from liberal cooperation towards a strategic bargain reshaping global order and increasingly excluding other major global…
Midlife crisis of Indian companies
Decades of success make organisation’s structure, systems, processes, and culture rigid and bureaucratic, overtaking its dynamism. The leadership loses the…
Anatomy of BJP victory in Bengal
The most important reason why the party won big was law and order, more specifically ‘female insecurity’. When women decide…
Decoding two military operations
Epic Fury demonstrated immense reach of American power, but also inherent complications of prolonged coercive warfare. Sindoor displayed effectiveness of…
US-Iran conflict jolts economy
India today stands before a bend in the road, after a phase of steady economic growth with low inflation in…