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Saurabh Sharma

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Saurabh Sharma is Senior Assistant Editor at Business Today Digital. He writes on the economy, policy, business, and politics. With over a d...

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India needs more strategic oil storage under its own control, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia

'India needs much larger oil reserves': Montek Singh Ahluwalia as Hormuz crisis returns

by Saurabh Sharma |Jul 12, 2026

'There was a shortage everywhere, and the international strategic reserves were being used. But it's possible that we might face a crisis that just affects us,' says economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia

China again says it has final say on next Dalai Lama

China again claims right to choose next Dalai Lama. Why Tibetan Buddhists object

by Saurabh Sharma |Jul 9, 2026

The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who has lived in exile in India for decades, has repeatedly rejected Beijing's claim that it has the authority to pick the next spiritual leader

PM Modi says he planned a semiconductor plant 20 years ago. Then it hit a roadblock

PM Modi reveals he had a semiconductor plan 20 years ago. Why it never took off

by Saurabh Sharma |Jul 5, 2026

On Saturday, he inaugurated the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Gujarat's Sanand

Gita Gopinath with husband Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal

He topped UPSC, joined IAS, then left for Gita Gopinath's dream: Iqbal Dhaliwal tells the full story...

by Saurabh Sharma |Jul 4, 2026

While Gopinath always wanted to be an economist and later moved to the US for a PhD at Princeton University, Dhaliwal joined the IAS after topping the UPSC Civil Services Examination in 1996

 Some military veterans have even argued that India should raise defence spending to 4% of GDP.

'Libraries without armies are destined to be burnt down': PM's economic advisor rejects guns-vs-growth debate

by Saurabh Sharma |Jul 1, 2026

India's defence allocation for FY2026-27 is about Rs 7.85 lakh crore, roughly 2% of projected GDP

Former IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath

'Met for 2 hours. He started writing equations': Gita Gopinath names the world leader who left a lasting impression on her

by Saurabh Sharma |Jun 30, 2026

Gopinath said Milei stood out among the many presidents and heads of state she encountered during her tenure at the IMF

Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council

Why current education model won't work in AI age, explains PM-EAC member Sanjeev Sanyal

by Saurabh Sharma |Jun 30, 2026

According to Sanyal, the modern university system remains largely rooted in 19th-century European models, with lectures continuing to be the primary method of imparting knowledge

India has pushed aggressively to expand domestic manufacturing in strategically important sectors, including defence, semiconductors, and shipbuilding. (AI generated)

Uday Kotak flags America's new economic doctrine. India is already following parts of it

by Saurabh Sharma |Jun 25, 2026

Under Donald Trump, the US has shifted its approach to trade, manufacturing, and supply chains - and that came after its realisation that outsourcing had not really worked for America

China has been preparing, for years, to take control of Taiwan (AI generated)

'One hell of a problem for India': Taiwan crisis will be bigger than Hormuz

by Saurabh Sharma |Jun 17, 2026

'We seem to think that Taiwan is not our concern because it's 5,000 kilometers away. Let me tell you that we are grossly underestimating the impact of a crisis in the Taiwan Strait on our country,' wa...

 Former Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia (AI generated)

'Many economics PhDs opposed 1991 reforms': Montek Singh Ahluwalia on whether economists should run RBI

by Saurabh Sharma |Jun 1, 2026

'I can think of many professional economists who could have been put in 1991, who would have been unmitigated disasters,' says Montek Singh Ahluwalia