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West Asia War Tests India’s Energy, Trade and Financial Stability

As the Israel-Iran conflict widens, risks to oil flows, remittances, capital flows and the rupee are rising, forcing India to balance growth with external stability

D. Tripati Rao

March 15, 2026 at 6:53 AM IST

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Indian Planners Failed to Wargame the West Asia Crisis

The West Asian war is exposing gaps in India’s energy security, strategic planning and diplomacy, raising hard questions about preparedness and autonomy.

Rajesh Ramachandran

March 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM IST

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Global Capability Centres: The Brain Drain Under Our Nose

It is welcome that millions of Indian graduates get decent jobs, but they toil to create intellectual property for foreign firms, rather than to strengthen India’s strategic muscle

TK Arun

January 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM IST

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Not Just Make in India, Chips Need to be Made by India

Without owning semiconductor IP, India risks dependence. Building and backing its own chips is the real test.

TK Arun

September 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM IST

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Visa Shock Nudges India’s IT Towards a Stickier Offshore Model

The steep H-1B fee for new visas is a jolt, yet it may ultimately tilt India’s tech exports toward deeper offshoring and GCC scale, with manageable macro drift.

Madhavi Arora

September 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM IST

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