Vikram S Mehta is Chairman and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress.
August 06,2018 00:09:46 AM
Between strategic-energy interests with Iran and a flip-flopping US president, India must find its own balance.
Mon, Aug 06, 2018July 02,2018 00:32:30 AM
A tightly-connected world is more imperilled by cyber attack, disease and global warming. It requires inspired leadership. India and China have an opportunity.
Mon, Jul 02, 2018June 04,2018 00:03:28 AM
Pooling Corporate Social Responsibility funds will facilitate sharing of experiences, reduce duplication of efforts and facilitate a geographically equitable distribution of resources.
Mon, Jun 04, 2018May 07,2018 00:35:04 AM
Why government must not ask public sector outfits to bear burden of high oil price regime
Mon, May 07, 2018April 02,2018 00:04:38 AM
The much-maligned bureaucracy has become a hurdle in the way of populist misadventure
Mon, Apr 02, 2018March 05,2018 00:09:17 AM
A new political model is needed that is more responsive to changes being wrought by forces of globalisation, technology, humanity.
Mon, Mar 05, 2018February 05,2018 00:20:25 AM
The absence of energy from the finance minister’s script showcased a larger disconnect
Mon, Feb 05, 2018January 01,2018 00:40:21 AM
Ten challenges the government must look in the eye in the new year.
Mon, Jan 01, 2018December 04,2017 01:00:17 AM
India’s renewable energy targets are too ambitious. It will have to make choices and trade-offs
Mon, Dec 04, 2017November 06,2017 01:00:12 AM
China is showing increasing interest in the Middle East. India must track its moves
Mon, Nov 06, 2017October 02,2017 03:10:35 AM
What are the geopolitical implications of the sale of Essar Oil to Rosneft, given the deepening of energy relations between China and Russia?
Mon, Oct 02, 2017September 04,2017 00:20:38 AM
Socio-political and economic realities do not favour the prospects of renewables. Policy-makers need to think out of the box.
Mon, Sep 04, 2017August 07,2017 01:16:01 AM
Draft national energy policy falls short of striking a sustainable balance, or clarifying lines of accountability
Mon, Aug 07, 2017July 03,2017 00:05:21 AM
Developments in Australia and Qatar highlight India’s need to diversify sources and develop an integrated systems approach to planning
Mon, Jul 03, 2017June 05,2017 00:05:59 AM
They must work to stanch the anger that has thrown up leaders like Trump. Their focus should not be the individual, but systemic causes
Mon, Jun 05, 2017May 01,2017 00:37:45 AM
Caught between forecasts of growing demand and geopolitical uncertainty, the oil market is increasingly difficult to interpret
Mon, May 01, 2017April 03,2017 00:19:36 AM
The Uttar Pradesh election has placed the Prime Minister in a position of rare strength. Will he use the space he has created for himself to be a statesman or fall prey to hubris?
Mon, Apr 03, 2017March 06,2017 00:02:55 AM
The latest collection of P. Chidambaram’s articles is an indictment of India’s evolution as a liberal democracy
Mon, Mar 06, 2017February 06,2017 00:00:10 AM
India hasn’t yet joined the global move towards clean energy. But for how long can it hold out?
Mon, Feb 06, 2017January 02,2017 02:20:11 AM
Last year raised questions over relevance of liberal democratic processes, called for a review
Mon, Jan 02, 2017December 05,2016 02:37:56 AM
A new department with executive authority will ensure energy sector is reinvigorated
Mon, Dec 05, 2016November 07,2016 00:05:41 AM
World Bank rankings on ease of doing business ignore the complexity of the Indian landscape. An indigenous framework is needed.
Mon, Nov 07, 2016October 03,2016 00:30:43 AM
Slump in oil prices could be temporary or more long-lasting. Policymakers must plan for all scenarios.
Mon, Oct 03, 2016September 05,2016 00:00:47 AM
An energy source that is cheap and relatively clean has not found its place due to political shortsightedness and pricing issues
Mon, Sep 05, 2016August 01,2016 00:10:38 AM
Political compulsions ensured that the process was done slowly, steadily and stealthily
Mon, Aug 01, 2016