Gig stories: Option & compulsion

For many of India's 1.2 cr platform workers, gig work offers flexibility, but no security. As more and more Indians enter the system, frictions are increasing, and demands for better regulation are growing louder.

From business to tech, India inks key pacts with Malaysia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, aimed at deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations with a special focus on artificial intelligence, defence and semiconductor sectors. 

The Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) and its Malaysian counterpart (MSIA) are now officially linked to stabilise supply chains against global shocks, added the statement.

Security info channel opens with Canada post Doval visit

In a first, India and Canada have agreed to appoint security liaison officers to enable information-sharing on drug-trafficking and transnational organised criminal networks. This comes after the two-day visit of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to Ottawa on February 6-7, where he met Nathalie Drouin, National Security and Intelligence Advisor to Canadian PM Mark Carney.

EU, US deals connect India to world's largest markets, open new trade vistas

The fact that the deal with the US was given the go-ahead only after putting in place historic deals with the EU and the UK stands testimony to India's diplomatic acumen.

We need to keep children safe from social-media harms

Tech companies have argued that denying children access to social media violates their rights to information, that the evidence on harm is weak, and, parents should take the responsibility to manage their children.

In next phase of India-US trade talks, bring to the table: Balance, clarity, reciprocity

The joint statement confirms President Donald Trump's February 2 claims, except that it contains no confirmation from the Indian side on stopping imports of Russian oil.

Budget makes good moves on the textile economy

For years, government support for textiles was marked by discrete schemes addressing isolated bottlenecks. Budget 2026, by contrast, attempts an integrated blueprint.

Why biopharma growth is essential

For cancer cure, like how ISRO approaches space technology, biologics manufacturing will need training and quality control. 

A successful biosimilar ecosystem should serve as a bridge from affordability today to original biologic innovation tomorrow.

Why borrowings have now begun biting govts

Both the Centre and states are seeing their borrowing costs rise despite the central bank's repo rate cuts amid a tightening of liquidity. 

States are today paying 0.4-0.5 percentage points more to borrow for 10-15 years than what they were last year at this time.

Moreover, it isn't the states alone. In the last one year, yields of 10-year Government of India securities, too, have risen from 6.66% to 6.73%.