India’s agri-food systems are undergoing a profound transformation. Driven by technological innovation, evolving consumer preferences, climate imperatives, and increasing market integration, agriculture today is no longer limited to cultivation alone. It encompasses a dynamic ecosystem of production, processing, value addition, logistics, and market linkages. At the heart of this transformation…
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Attracting and Managing International Investment: The Indian Approach
The global investment climate is no longer a simple contest of growth rates. It is a contest of credibility – earned over time, tested through cycles, and sustained by institutions. Capital remains abundant, but conviction is harder to earn. Geopolitical fragmentation, supply-chain realignments, and episodic risk-off cycles mean that the largest movers of global capital – sovereign funds, pensions, insurers, and strategic multinationals – are increasingly…
GIFT CITY-IFSC and India’s Global Financial Ambitions
In 2015, the Government of India implemented a major financial sector reform by establishing and operationalising India’s maiden International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International Financial Tec-City (GIFT City), Gujarat. The vision of the Government is to develop GIFT IFSC as a leading global financial centre with trusted business regulations, a competitive tax structure, and a world-class ease…
Dealing with the West Asian Turmoil
That the West Asian conflict will adversely impact the Indian economy is a foregone conclusion. Not just the external sector, but the pace of activity in the domestic economy will also take a hit. The latest monthly economic review, released by the Union Finance Ministry, has given an idea of the economic…
Conservation Has High Potential If Deployed as A Strategic Mission
Most of us grew up seeing conservation at home—saving water, switching off what we did not need, repairing rather than discarding things and treating resources with quiet respect. We never called it ‘sustainability.’ It was common sense, passed down by elders, absorbed without effort and practised without announcement. In today’s…
Navigating the AI and IP Frontier: CII-TCS Report on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Something fundamental has changed in how businesses innovate. A few years ago, AI was a tool that helped. Today, it is a tool that creates. It writes code, generates designs, drafts contracts, and in some cases produces inventions that no single human could claim sole credit for. That shift sounds…
The Future of Genomics in India: Innovation, Healthcare, and National Growth
Over the past decade, advances in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and data science have significantly transformed healthcare and life sciences globally. Genomics, the study of an organism’s complete genetic material and its interaction with biological and environmental factors, is emerging as a key driver of innovation across precision medicine, disease prevention,…
Strengthening India’s Economic Security: Time to Broaden the Conversation
Recent years have witnessed a series of severe shocks to the global economy that differ in origin but are remarkably similar in impact. The pandemic disrupted global production and mobility at an unprecedented scale. The Russia Ukraine conflict exposed vulnerabilities in global energy, food, and fertiliser systems. Climate related events are increasingly…
India’s R&D Moment: Why Industrial Research Investment Will Define the Next Decade
India stands at a pivotal point in its innovation journey. As global economies race to secure leadership in emerging technologies, research and development (R&D) is rapidly becoming the foundation of industrial competitiveness, economic resilience, and strategic self-reliance. Over the last decade, India has made notable progress in building a stronger…
Semiconductors as Economic Imperative: India’s Chip Manufacturing Momentum
Look around you. The electric vehicle on the street, the phone in your hand, your laptop, and nearly every electronic device in your home, all function because of a tiny semiconductor chip. Semiconductors are the essential building blocks of modern electronics and the very heart of what makes these devices…