This US election season has been the most bizarre in memory
“Right to try, where we can try space-age materials instead of going to Asia or going to Europe and trying to get when you’re terminally ill," he said in June. …
Nouriel Roubini: Harris’s economic policy proposals aren’t as risky as Trump’s
If the Democrats were to win the White House and both houses of Congress, they could implement fiscal policies with a simple majority (through the so-called budget-reconciliation process). Otherwise, a…
There’s much Indian philanthropists can do for mental healthcare
However, while we try to bridge the distance, we should ensure we do it right—with long-term, systemic and structural change rather than short-term interventions. The pandemic brought us a silver…
Daron Acemoglu’s three-point roadmap for India’s tech leadership
In a podcast interview I hosted with Acemoglu (full episode available at https://shorturl.at/R8s0u), I asked Acemoglu to apply his ‘institutions’ framework and current thinking to technology in the Indian context.…
The killing of Yahya Sinwar: Not the endgame?
Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, has reportedly been killed. Images of Sinwar, draped in military fatigues and covered in dust with a possibly…
Mission Europa: What secrets will this moon of Jupiter reveal?
Nasa’s Europa Clipper mission took off on 14 October to study Europa, one of Jupiter’s four moons discovered by Galilei Galileo in 1610. The Italian’s discovery came at great personal…
Food inflation: Blame supply shortfalls as well as bad policy interventions
Retail inflation in July and August was around 3.6%, a sharp decline from an average of 5% in the preceding 12 months, primarily on account of a high base last…
Simon Johnson: Trump’s tariffs would burden Americans and favour the rich
The former United States president [who is now the candidate from the Republican Party for the presidential elections to be held in the country next month] claims that tariffs will…
Why did the Congress lose in Haryana? There’s only one reason.
Among people who follow such things, it was widely expected that the Congress would win Haryana hands down. At least that was the prediction of experts on TV, poll watchers…
GenAI is a double-edged sword: Work efficiency will mean job losses
Demographic forces are driving distinct waves of innovation across different regions, particularly in areas like automation and robotics. The West, in particular the US, remains more focused on corporate efficiencies…