When Infrastructure Kills the Vibe, Ambition Turns Up the Volume

When the system stumbles, the spirit doesn’t. From FDI to festivals, India’s rhythm keeps rewiring itself for the next act.

Phynix

October 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM IST

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Surviving the Three-Body Problem of Modern Economics and Identity

As geopolitics, tech, and human nature pull in opposite directions, India’s economy tries to find balance in its own Three-Body Problem.

Phynix

October 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM IST

Kremlin

Where Silence, Air, and Fragility Meet in a Changing World

RBI policy, investment caution, climate finance, and trade gaps show how fragile systems and decisions define what we preserve and what slips away.

Phynix

October 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM IST

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Stargazing in a Filtered World From Bollywood to Boardrooms

In a world of filtered realities, the question is simple: when stampedes or cyberattacks hit, will our foundations hold or collapse as facade?

Phynix

September 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM IST

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Nepal’s Spirit of Repair and Revolt Holds Lessons for the World

In Kathmandu’s squares, scaffolding holds up temples shattered in 2015. That same resilience fuels Gen Z’s revolt and holds a lesson for India’s economy.

Phynix

September 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM IST

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The Village That Sings and Economies That Shrug with Resilience

From a whistling village in Meghalaya to the global economy’s resilience against tariffs, it’s all about improvisation in turbulent times.

Phynix

September 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM IST

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In Search of Comfort Amid the Pressures of a Shifting Global Order

As Trump serves up a trade war, India juggles geopolitics. Between RBI’s recipe tweaks and a simmering China pot, every bite carries weight.

Phynix

August 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM IST

PMO

Lessons from Hanoi’s Daily Reset and India’s Balancing Act

From Hanoi’s daily sweep to India’s economic experiments, resilience isn’t about erasing chaos but learning to move with and through it.

Phynix

August 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM IST

When the Future Costs Minus 2%: Altman's Paradox Meets India's Reality

Sam Altman dreams of deflation as India pays 22% more for refined oil. Between utopia and grocery bills, the future swings from sci-fi to supermarket.

Phynix

August 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM IST

Kremlin

Waves, Words & What Lasts Beyond the Economic Theatre Curtain

We may cheer the gestures, but India’s next big gains may lie in quieter reforms: work that lasts long after the applause fades.

Phynix

August 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM IST

Tariffs, Layoffs, Denial: The Quiet Crisis Behind the Noise

From Trump’s tariff theatre to TCS layoffs and policy spin, what we’re calling strategy is often just avoidance dressed in smarter language.

Phynix

August 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM IST

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The Multi-Track Disconnect: Sobbing in Theatres, Starving in Silence

From Saiyaara ‘fever’ to the UK FTA trading health for fruit, India's economy is full of disconnects: on trade, food, finance, and the power games in between.

Phynix

July 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM IST

PIB

Of Moats, Memes, and Broken Cities Amid Quiet Power Plays

From viral dodges to financial smokescreens and urban neglect, the week was shaped less by gestures, more by what they tried to conceal.

Phynix

July 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM IST

White House

When Trading Tremors And Policy Fault Lines Collide

From Bank Nifty manipulation claims to shrinking EV inventory and fragile farm economics, it was a week where fault lines cracked wide open.

Phynix

July 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM IST

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SEBI, Smart Money, And The Limits Of Legal Genius In India’s Markets

Jane Street’s trades test SEBI’s nerves. In a world of clever strategies and fragile systems, India must ask: what’s legal, what’s moral, and what’s sustainable?

Phynix

July 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM IST

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The Devil Wears Chappals: When Price Wins But Value Loses

Prada prices kolhapuri slippers at ₹120,000 while artisans fight to protect the GI tag. Meanwhile, India's economy juggles monsoon risks and US trade talks. What's something really worth?

Phynix

June 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM IST

Prada

Offscript Weekly: The World Holds Its Breath

Macbeth’s ‘foul and fair’ line echoed this week. Missiles flew, deals spun, and somewhere, a cricketer just bowled.

Ranjana Chauhan

June 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM IST

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The Man In The Real Castle: When Fiction Wages War On Reality

As world powers redraw the map with missiles and markets, India walks a narrowing tightrope between illusion and uncertainty, hoping not to slip.

Phynix

June 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM IST

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Offscript Weekly: Dignity In The Ashes, Hope On One Leg

Amid wreckage and war cries, hope moved. One leg at a time. This week, dignity rose quietly while power made noise.

Ranjana Chauhan

June 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM IST

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The Weakest Signals Often Carry The Heaviest Truths

Sometimes, the most important messages are the hardest to hear—whether from a cockpit or a policy room.

Phynix

June 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM IST

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Offscript Weekly: When Celebration Becomes Grief & Other Stories

Celebration turns to chaos, numbers blur stories, diplomacy hides in plain sight, and hope tiptoes in… this week’s headlines with a heartbeat.

Ranjana Chauhan

June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM IST

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When Champions Face The Music: The Reality Behind India’s Growth Story

Djokovic’s bittersweet Roland Garros loss mirrors India’s economic transition—veteran strategies give way to bold plays in a high-stakes transition game.

Phynix

June 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM IST

The White House

Offscript Weekly: Fire In The Skies, Bhangra on Wall Street

Skies burned, timelines popped with memes, Trump did Trump things, and Wall Street danced. Because reality has a flair for drama.

Ranjana Chauhan

June 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM IST

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Offscript Weekly: Skies That Roar, Stories That Soothe

A week of wild weather, economic milestones, global rollercoasters, AI avatars in boardrooms – anchored by a quiet and bright Heart Lamp from Karnataka.

Ranjana Chauhan

May 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM IST

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A Fiscal Reprieve Is No Free Lunch; The Bill Always Comes Due

RBI’s prudence in surplus transfer might feel like a win, but India’s slow manufacturing pace, remittance risks, and eroding corporate trust signal the bill always comes due.

Phynix

May 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM IST

RBI

Offscript Weekly: Shift Happens - The World Isn’t Waiting Anymore

Deep edits are underway: from policy, politics and trade rules to human gene codes. Our story is changing fast. Stay updated and brace for what’s next.

Ranjana Chauhan

May 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM IST

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Ottoman Charts, Modern Boycotts And Political Wars

Six centuries after Vasco da Gama pirated Turkish maps, India’s boycott of Ankara’s goods rewrites trade alliances. Geopolitics blurs into diplomacy.

Phynix

May 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM IST

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Offscript Weekly: In The Fog Of News, Hope Shines Through

From blackouts to breakthroughs and a quiet exit, this week’s Offscript Weekly dives into truth, trust, and cautious optimism amid global shifts.

Ranjana Chauhan

May 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM IST

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Schrodinger’s Ceasefire: War Rooms, Newsrooms, Courtrooms

India straddles war and optics as claims of ceasefire, or agreeing not to fire, blur, drones buzz, markets hold firm, and newsrooms turn conflict into clickbait theatre.

Phynix

May 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM IST

Offscript Weekly: The World Feels Heavier

Grief turns into hate. A meme morphs into a flashpoint. Trump turns into the Pope. As the world teeters, Offscript Weekly unpacks heartbreak, hubris, and the quiet fight for sanity.

Ranjana Chauhan

May 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM IST

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Choose Your Own (Economic) Adventure

Rate cuts, liquidity shifts, tariffs and gold mania. India's economic story this week is a page-turner of policy, panic, and poetic improvisation.

Phynix

May 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM IST

Shivaram Subramaniam

Offscript Weekly: Of ‘Insaniyat’, Pilgrims Progress & Some Data Magic

From trauma of tragedy and call of humanity to sacred treks, diplomatic headways, an alleged Houdini act on pollution to a new colour find – our wrap of headlines and some between the lines.

Ranjana Chauhan

April 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM IST

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In Grief And Grit, Navigating Global Tensions And Homegrown Shifts

Amid loss at home and external challenges, the nation moves forward, navigating economic shifts and strategic choices.

Phynix

April 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM IST

Kalyan Ram

Offscript Weekly: Of Worlds Colliding & Worlds Expanding

Farewell in Rome, fireworks at Harvard, music in space—Offscript Weekly dives into a world brimming with conflict, irony, and cosmic lift-off.

Ranjana Chauhan

April 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM IST

The Great Repricing: Luxury, Leadership, And Lies

As Chinese factory videos expose luxury's open secrets and Trump's tariffs reshape global trade, we navigate a world where perception battles reality.

Phynix

April 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM IST

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Offscript Weekly: The Destruction Of Words – From Orwell To Trump

From Orwell’s Newspeak to Trump’s tweets, language has morphed - from a tool of clarity to a lever of control. When leaders weaponise words and flatten meaning, even honesty sounds radical. In a world where “ungood” suffices, what’s left of truth?

Ranjana Chauhan

April 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM IST

The Real ‘Black Mirror’ And A Dystopian New World Order

From RBI’s high-stakes gambits to tariff wars and AI chaos, India’s week mirrors Black Mirror’s new season—each episode a parable of modern fragility.

Phynix

April 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM IST

Dancing With Doubt: When The MPC Abandons Certainty For Growth

As Trump’s tariff flip flop continues, the RBI embraces uncertainty with a pivot to dovishness, cutting rates and shifting stance.

Phynix

April 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM IST

Offscript Weekly: Of “Good Trouble” And Ugly Truths

Power rewrites the script every week. We follow the edits—across parliaments, protests, and backchannels.

Ranjana Chauhan

April 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM IST

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Chaos, Served Neat: Trump’s Tariffs, Tremors & Unscripted Playlists

Trump’s tariffs ignite global trade wars, spook markets, and send investors scrambling. When protectionism quakes, who picks up the pieces?

Phynix

April 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM IST

The Morning Edge: Global Economy Braces for Impact as US Tariffs Trigger Chain Reaction

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Richard Fargose

April 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Global Markets Reel as Trump Unleashes "Worst-Case Scenario" Trade War

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Richard Fargose

April 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Fed Officials Signal Caution as Economic Uncertainty Grows

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Richard Fargose

April 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Gold Soars to Record High as Trade War Fears Mount

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Richard Fargose

March 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM IST

The Audacity Of Deceit & Other Stories

Ranjana Chauhan

March 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM IST

The Morning Edge: US Fiscal Outlook Darkens As Debt, Deficits Balloon

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Richard Fargose

March 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Barclays Joins Wall Street’s S&P 500 Pessimism as Tariff Fears Mount

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Richard Fargose

March 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM IST

The Morning Edge: America’s Debt Woes Deepen As Consumer Confidence Crumbles

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Richard Fargose

March 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Trump Hints at Auto Tariffs Exemptions Likely for Many Nations

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Richard Fargose

March 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Fed Stays Cautious Amid Economic Uncertainty

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Richard Fargose

March 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM IST

Rational Mind, Animal Instincts, And A Vegetarian Lion

Ranjana Chauhan

March 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Trump Tariffs To Slow Inflation Progress, Weigh On Growth, Says Fed Powell

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Richard Fargose

March 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Trump, Putin Agree To Limited Ceasefire In Ukraine

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Richard Fargose

March 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Financial Markets Brace For Geopolitical Shifts As Trump-Putin Talks Loom

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Richard Fargose

March 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM IST

Que Sera, Sera, And The Art Of Unwinding

Ranjana Chauhan

March 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Goldman Sachs Cuts S&P 500 2025 target; US Stocks Rebound on Cooler Inflation

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Richard Fargose

March 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Fed Signals Potential Overhaul of Key Rate Forecast Tool

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Richard Fargose

March 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM IST

Pushing the Boulder: India’s Economy, Tariff Tantrums & FII Exodus

From Trump’s tariff whiplash to missing crucial growth engines, India needs more than policy lightning. Can we outlast the storm—or will the boulder roll back?

Phynix

March 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM IST

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The Morning Edge: ECB Cuts Policy Rate; US Employment Report In Focus

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Richard Fargose

March 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM IST

The Morning Edge: ECB Meet; Trump Delays Canada, Mexico Tariffs On Autos

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Richard Fargose

March 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Trump Tariff, Canada-China retaliates

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Richard Fargose

March 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Trump Tariffs, OPEC+ Output Hike

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Richard Fargose

March 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Crypto Reserve, PMI Data

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Richard Fargose

March 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM IST

The Morning Edge: New Trump Tariff, Third-Quarter GDP, New SEBI Chief

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Richard Fargose

February 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM IST

The Morning Edge: Trump Unveils "Gold Card" Visa Program

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Richard Fargose

February 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM IST

The Morning Edge: US Consumer Confidence Lowest Since 2021

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Richard Fargose

February 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM IST

The Morning Edge – All Eyes On Nvidia

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Richard Fargose

February 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM IST

The Morning Edge – Crude Oil, BOE Ramsden

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Richard Fargose

February 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM IST

Maharaja Of Markets: When Tariffs, Rupee, And SIPs Steal The Script

Phynix

February 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM IST

The Bureau

Oil Surge Rekindles Inflation Worries; Investors Await Trump–Xi Diplomacy

India’s Processed Potato Exports Surge as Asia’s Snack Demand Booms

When Infrastructure Kills the Vibe, Ambition Turns Up the Volume

Green crackers, Sahara-SEBI, Digital Arrest, Asian Paints, and more

CoinDCX Raises Again — Is India’s Crypto Winter Finally Thawing?

India’s Exports to US Fall 20% in September as Trump Tariffs Bite: GTRI

MPC Keeps Powder Dry as Rate-Cut Debate Heats Up

Mission Pulses: Does It Pack The Protein Punch India Needs?

Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu’s Ancient Bull-Taming Tradition

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