Opinion: Asrar Alam. Adopting legislative measures that raise the minimum age for consumption of tobacco products can help restrict adolescents and youth access to them. India’s pan, tobacco, and intoxicants industry remains robust, even as the government enforces measures to curb consumption. Tobacco continues to be a significant public health risk, contributing to rising noncommunicable...   Read More

Opinion: Barry Eichengreen. There is now a conventional narrative in the markets about the short- and medium-term prospects of the dollar. In the short run the dollar will continue to strengthen, as an unprecedented confluence of domestic and foreign forces push it up. Foreign exchange traders are focused on Donald Trump imposing tariffs on his...   Read More

Opinion: Udaibir Das. Shifting focus on governance, partnerships and technology to safeguard national wealth. Sixteen years ago, state-appointed professionals created the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, a knowledge exchange platform for managing public financial assets responsibly. The 2024 annual meeting in Muscat, Oman, hosted by Oman Investment Authority, marked a pivotal moment for IFSWF....   Read More

Opinion: Tamanna Akter Tithi, Milan Mathew & Raktimava Bose. The Sundarbans, spanning approximately 10,000 square kilometres across India and Bangladesh, is not only the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest but also a critical ecological buffer zone and a major economic asset for both countries. Situated at the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers,...   Read More

Opinion: Souryabrata Mohapatra and Amit Mitra. Migration should not merely be managed as a ‘problem’; it is often an adaptive strategy for those fleeing conflict, economic hardship, and climate impacts. If managed correctly, migration can benefit host economies and help people escape climate impacts. In the quiet streets of Waterloo, Ontario, a South Asian man...   Read More

Opinion: Souryabrata Mohapatra. With the re-election of Donald Trump, the United States is poised to enter a critical peri-od of climate policy retrenchment. Trump’s policies promise increased fossil fuel production and the reversal of major clean energy investments, threatening global efforts to combat climate change. Trump’s proposed energy policies suggest a substantial set-back for climate...   Read More

Opinion: Sanjib Pohit and Sovini Mondal. The hybrid trolley bus, which can switch between using overhead lines and a battery, can offer reliable, clean transportation at low operating cost. In India, the need for clean, energy-efficient transportation options is more urgent than ever. The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan aims to push electric vehicles (EVs)as...   Read More

Opinion: Sanjib Pohit. Kavach is modelled on the European train control system. In Europe, it is also used as a signalling system, a necessity in the European railways given the high cost of labour in the EU. The spate of train accidents has brought into focus the anti-collision system, Kavach. This year’s railway budget identified...   Read More

Opinion: Suvajit Banerjee and Sovini Mondal. It is apparent that through CBAM, the EU wants to intimidate non-EU nations into adopting its self-proclaimed position as climate leader. Protectionism is a threat to the collaboration required between the developed and developing world in addressing climate issues. Innovative protectionist ideas, such as the European Union’s Carbon Border...   Read More

Opinion: Amit Mitra and Souryabrata Mohapatra .