India
Articles focused on India's economy, policy, and development
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Jan 12, 2026
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From "King of Good Times" to India's Most Wanted—How Vijay Mallya Grounded an Airline and Flew Away
The rise and fall of Kingfisher Airlines reveals how crony capitalism and weak governance grounded India's most glamorous airline
India
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Jan 11, 2026
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India's ₹91,000 Crore Infrastructure Nightmare—Did IL&FS Kill the Dream?
How IL&FS's 2018 collapse exposed governance gaps that still haunt India's infrastructure dreams
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Jan 10, 2026
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From Diamonds to Dust: How the PNB–Nirav Modi Scam Shook India's Banking Soul
From Bollywood red carpets to a London prison cell—the fall of Nirav Modi reads like a Netflix thriller. But behind the bling lay one of India's most damaging banking frauds. As 2025 X debates on NPAs surge and 2026 ED recoveries make headlines, the question returns: was this a one-off scandal—or proof of a deeper rot?
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Jan 9, 2026
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India's Biggest Corporate Lie: When Satyam Became Our Enron—and Why It Still Matters
In 2009, one email wiped out decades of trust in India Inc. In 2025–26, as AI-driven audits reopen old wounds, the Satyam scandal is trending again—forcing a blunt question: could India's Enron moment happen all over again?
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Jan 8, 2026
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From Consulting Decks to Unicorn Valuations
13 Indian unicorns founded by ex-MBB consultants. Is this meritocratic excellence or an elite echo chamber?
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Jan 6, 2026
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Tobacco Tax Tsunami: ITC's ₹60K Cr Wipeout—or a Public Health Win?
₹60,000 crore wiped from ITC's valuation. A market shock or a public health victory? The real question is what happens next.
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Jan 4, 2026
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6G Spectrum Sprint: India's Frequency Frontier—or Frequency Fumble?
Is India about to become a telecom titan—or repeat the cycle of ambitious announcements followed by delayed delivery?
India
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Jan 2, 2026
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Gig Gigolo Economy: ₹40K Wage War or Startup Shackles?
Delivering dreams for ₹10K a month—should India's gig workers demand ₹40K, or would that choke the startup engine?
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Jan 1, 2026
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Airpocalypse 2025: India's Growth Is Suffocating Its Cities—By Design or Default?
India may be the world's 4th largest economy, but nearly 60% of its population is breathing unsafe air. If GDP is rising, why are our lungs collapsing—and who, exactly, is accountable?
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Dec 31, 2025
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India Is Now the World's 4th Largest Economy—So Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?
India has leapfrogged Japan to become the world's 4th largest economy. But behind the headlines lies a more complex reality—one that reveals why economic scale doesn't always translate to prosperity.