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Opinion / India
Carbon & Climate
E20 debate reveals India’s uneven energy transition trade-offs
India’s ethanol push boosts energy security and farm incomes, but consumers remain unconvinced amid mileage and price concerns.
An intense heatwave across India and Pakistan is exposing the growing risks of extreme heat and humidity as climate change drives more frequent and severe weather extremes.
Policy & Finance
The future of development finance is not primarily about money
Multilateral development banks have not kept pace with changes to the global financial environment. For middle-income countries like India, accessing knowledge and technology is now a bigger challenge than raising capital, which suggests that these institutions must rethink their operating model.
Policy & Finance
War tests BRICS — and reveals its limits
Despite calls for mediation, the grouping has remained fragmented, highlighting its role as a ‘club’ like the G7 rather than a forum for collective action..
All India Opinion
18 May 2026
Policy & Finance
Asia's economic diplomacy for tumultuous times
27 April 2026
17 March 2026
9 March 2026
3 March 2026
16 January 2026
Policy & Finance
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
15 January 2026
26 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
23 December 2025
18 December 2025
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
16 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after COP30
Food & Agriculture
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
15 December 2025
13 November 2025
Carbon & Climate
From Rio to Belém: The long unravelling of climate consensus
Food & Agriculture
India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
24 October 2025
Carbon & Climate
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
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