Deep Dive

Updated : Jul 10, 2026

Why the Bharat Maritime Insurance falls short of competitive offerings and coverage

The Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool for Indian flagged vessels aims to offer uninterrupted risk coverage in conflict situation. However, it falls short of competitive offerings and coverage.

Updated : Jul 10, 2026

How India Inc's balance sheets are improving, despite moderate revenue growth

India Inc is now reporting stronger profitability and improving balance sheets. But revenue growth has moderated.

Updated : Jul 9, 2026

Can India secure a place in quantum computing?

Quantum computing may be years away from large-scale deployment, but can India secure a place in the sun?

Updated : Jul 9, 2026

What the BT-C Fore Business Confidence Index says about India Inc’s mood

India Inc's mood has plummeted to a record low as per the BT-C Fore Business Confidence Index for the second quarter of the fiscal. Will peace in West Asia improve sentiment?

Updated : Jul 9, 2026

How Zaynich will drive Wockhardt’s next phase of growth

After spending nearly Rs 6,800 crore and more than two decades, Wockhardt has achieved what no Indian pharmaceutical company has before: US FDA approval for a novel drug discovered and developed in-house. Zaynich is expected to drive Wockhardt's next phase of growth after it returned to profitability in FY26.

Updated : Jul 3, 2026

Behind India's imported aviation infrastructure

The world's third-largest aviation market does not manufacture a single commercial aircraft, an engine, a simulator, or the software that books its tickets. recent developments suggest that efforts are being made to overturn that perception.

Updated : Jul 2, 2026

Base metals: Where India’s metal really comes from

The metallic backbone of all manufacturing activities is increasingly arriving by ship rather than from an Indian mine or smelter.

Updated : Jul 1, 2026

What can India do to reduce dependence in the defence sector?

India continues to remain the world's second-largest defence importer. The dependence is worryingly high for some critical equipment.

Updated : Jun 30, 2026

Can India develop a self-sustainable AI ecosystem?

India's overdependence on foreign artificial intelligence models risks a large forex outflow, especially as many of them are currently free for end users. Can local alternatives catch up to arrest dollar flight in this foundational tech?

Updated : Jun 28, 2026

Pharma: Can India take advantage of a China+1 opportunity

India exports pharmaceuticals worth $30.5 billion annually but remains heavily dependent on China for raw materials. This is emerging as one of the biggest challenges facing the country's healthcare and manufacturing ambitions.

Updated : Jun 27, 2026

Behind India's import dependence is solar installations

India's solar installations have multiplied tenfold in the past decade but it's heavily dependent on imports, with 98% of wafers and 100% of polysilicon sourced from China.

Updated : Jun 26, 2026

Much of India’s technology stack is built on technologies developed elsewhere

Beneath India's technology success story lies an uncomfortable reality. The country still runs much of its digital future on a borrowed stack. Can it control technologies that underpin the digital economy?

Updated : Jun 26, 2026

Semiconductors: Can India have its own Silicon Valley?

India's semiconductor ambitions are taking shape but equipment, materials and technologies powering them still come largely from abroad. Can India truly be self-sufficient?

Updated : Jun 25, 2026

China Inside: How India can break China’s hegemonic hold on critical minerals

India's dependence on China for critical minerals is growing at a rapid pace as electric vehicles and battery energy storage systems become mainstream. Can it remove the chokehold?

Updated : Jun 25, 2026

How India can cast off food security’s foreign crutch

With appropriate policy responses, import dependence in edible oils, pulses and fertilisers can be reversed.

Updated : Jun 25, 2026

ONGC’s sustainability gameplan: Building an integrated energy giant

ONGC has committed Rs 2 lakh crore by 2038 across a structured set of decarbonisation levers.

Updated : Jun 25, 2026

How L&T Finance is building socially responsible lending

L&T Finance has expanded its sustainability-linked funding through strategic partnerships.

Updated : Jun 25, 2026

Why venture capital remains cautious about India's carbon credit ecosystem

India's carbon-credit start-ups are attracting global interest from the likes of Amazon and Microsoft, but venture capital remains cautious because of long gestation cycles and credibility concerns.

Updated : Jun 25, 2026

Chained to gold: Why it is vital for India to curb its appetite for the yellow metal

Indians have been a massive consumer of gold jewellery. But with India dependent on imports for 85-90% of the gold requirements, rising prices also put pressure on the rupee, forex reserves and trade deficit. Industry experts call for making recycling more attractive.