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Ahmedabad Air India AI-171 Tragedy Grounds Dreamliner Hopes, Exposes Global Safety Crisis
In a single fiery instant over Ahmedabad, the confidence in civil aviation — India’s and the world’s — came crashing down with Air India’s ill-fated Dreamliner. The death roll of 142 plus about another 20 deaths on the crash site at the hospital is tragic, but the fallout runs deeper. Investor...
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RBI shields India from global turbulence, spur domestic growth
12 June 2025 | Shivaji Sarkar -
India’s dilemma: Farm yield rises, industrial growth sluggish
05 June 2025 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Trump’s Arabia gambit jolts BRICS: New trade pacts signal a shift in alliances
20 May 2025 | Shivaji Sarkar -
The high cost of war: Who really wins when young lives are lost?
15 May 2025 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Global trade slumps as India defies the trend
02 May 2025 | Shivaji Sarkar -
A digital revolution with roots in Todarmal’s legacy
21 April 2025 | Shivaji Sarkar -
Trump’s tsunami: The end of global trade
09 April 2025 | Shivaji Sarkar

India’s oil hunt expands with new discoveries
With new oil and gas exploration projects underway in Bihar’s Samastipur and Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia, the region could emerge as a game changer for India’s energy security India, heavily reliant on imports for 87 per cent of its oil needs, is now eyeing a potential energy revolution in its underexplored eastern...
Bullet train: A dream derailed by delays and cost overruns
The Bullet Train, heralded as a landmark in India’s infrastructure ambitions, is now bogged down by repeated delays, spiraling costs and environmental concerns The ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, once a symbol of India’s leap into advanced infrastructure, is now mired in delays, cost overruns, and environmental controversies. Japan, a key...
Trump’s return and the US-India trade challenge
The evolving global trade landscape may offer India an opportunity to capture markets left by China, positioning it as a key partner in America’s strategy to diversify supply chains The world is galvanised, shaken, in a trance with Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency. There are hope, aspirations, anxiety and...