Shivaji Sarkar

The global economic order is being rewritten. Wars in Europe and West Asia, US–China rivalry, the return of tariffs, and the erosion of multilateral institutions have turned trade into an arena of power rather than rules. Trade is now about…

Scrappage is a profit accelerator. By some industry estimates, it can add 30 per cent or more to automaker profits, not through innovation but by forcing replacement, acquiring old cars cheaply, recycling-retrofitting their parts, and…

By standard macroeconomic yardsticks, India should be entering the financial year 2026-27 (FY27) budget cycle with a measure of comfort. Growth is expected to remain above 7percent, inflation has eased from its post-pandemic peaks, and…

The rejigging of GST rates has been long awaited, promising a non-inflationary push to the economy, stimulation of demand, and ease of doing business. The Centre hopes it will also cushion India against the impact of US tariffs. Overall,…

Durga Puja is no longer just a ritual of flowers, sweets, and devotion. In Kolkata, Delhi, Varanasi, Patna, Noida, or Ghaziabad, it has evolved into India’s most powerful cultural marketplace—where spirituality blends seamlessly with…

The weaponizing of tariff runs deeper than it appears. When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described India–US ties as “very complicated and not over the Russian oil,” he signalled something grave: retaliation. The message is blunt —…

The rejigging of GST rates has been long awaited, promising a non-inflationary push to the economy, stimulation of demand, and ease of doing business. The Centre hopes it will also cushion India against the impact of US tariffs. Overall,…

Amid US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariff assault, most Indians ignored the severe slide in the stock market since April 7, repeated with Operation Sindoor on May 7, and peaking on August 8 for unimpressive earnings, stretched…

One year without a party president is unusual—especially for a party known for discipline and structure. The BJP, the country’s ruling party, is yet to elect a new national president even though J.P. Nadda’s extended term expired in June…

As the U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his verbal offensive—threatening tariffs, boasting about ceasefires, and demanding trade concessions— New Delhi has chosen quiet resistance over rhetorical retaliation. Despite provocative…

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…

“I am sick & tired of old men sending young innocent boys to die in their wars.”, said George McGovern, US senator who was a voice against the Vietnam war. That was indeed a sane voice for warring countries. It is just not young…

Caste is back with rigour in a supposed casteless society envisaged at Independence. Even Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar was for a harmonious non-caste based constitutional society. His opposition to caste division was so vehement that he…

One man has rewritten world trade rules. Reciprocity is the name of the game. Difficult to find fault with his arguments. What you are doing to America, its President Donald Trump has now decided to do to you. Cold war having gone, scope…

As the “Trumpire” strikes with aggressive tariff moves to assert American dominance, India must resist the urge to mimic Washington. Caving to US pressure risks derailing the country’s swadeshi push for  selfreliance and manufacturing…

India, heavily reliant on imports for 87 percent of its oil needs, is now eyeing a potential energy revolution in its underexplored eastern basins. South Bengal, Bihar, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh are emerging as key oil hotspots, with…

Stock markets and finance are infamous for manipulation, but few expected India's education sector to be just as tainted. The NAAC bribery scandal has eroded trust in top-paid teachers and the very system meant to uphold higher education,…

While economy is showing signs of slowdown, stock markets in a bad shape, the common man in distress because of unemployment and inflation, the corporates are earning high profits. India’s officially lowered GDP growth projection may be…

The smallest semi-state of Delhi and the Milkipur by-election shook Indian politics. It also revealed that the regional parties are not in a position to take on the united BJP. Now it remains to be seen whether the India Alliance will learn…

The Union Budget 2025-26 seems like a dream come true for those who envision the government acknowledging agriculture as the backbone of the Indian economy. It brings a host of benefits, including a revised income tax threshold that…

The Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is disappointing for violence-hit Manipur. The budget should have made an immediate and substantial intervention to halt the state's unprecedented economic collapse,…

The 2025-26 budget presents a formidable challenge for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as she grapples with pressing issues such as curbing inflation, boosting consumption, stimulating private investment, and steering India’s…

Allahabad Kumbh is the biggest congregation of people, devotees, believers, non-believers, curious and voyeurs not collective or any kind frenzy. It’s religious, social but not business or politics. Number of visitors are from thousands to…

Two statements, one by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) chairman SN Subramanyan saying that there should be 90-hour weekly work, including on Sundays, for each worker and the other by Narayan Murthy of Infosys saying it should be 70 hours,…

Dr Manmohan Singh had a long semi-political and political stints long before he rose to become a finance minister, who is bestowed with credits for being The Great Liberaliser or reformer of Indian economy and ‘not a politician’ as prime…