India GateA Reality Check for India’s Natural Gas AmbitionWinter is coming. And the fear of a very cold one has sent the global natural gas market in turmoil. Prices have exploded to unprecedented…Oct 27, 2021Oct 27, 2021
India GateThe Great Indian EV ConfusionA plan that gave automakers sleepless nights for weeks does not exist. On Tuesday, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government had…Jul 22, 2019Jul 22, 2019
India GateIndia needs ‘EVs for Clunkers’ plan to clean up its polluted air fasterIndia is rapidly issuing policy diktats to popularize electric vehicles. This may lift EV sales but do little to clean up air in Indian…Jul 19, 2019Jul 19, 2019
India GateNew fuel pumps should marry younger EVs for a longer lifeOil companies and utilities should come together to run hybrid energy stations, offering both fuel and chargersJun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
India GateOil firms should return traffic jam gains to societyOil firms love traffic jam. More congestion means more fuel burnt. More fuel burnt means increased profit for oil companies. More fuel…Jun 7, 2019Jun 7, 2019
India Gate2014 Killed Poll Punditry. Will 2019 Resurrect It?Very little electoral wisdom managed to go back home alive from the battlefield of 2014. Narendra Modi’s colossal rise in 2014 destroyed…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
India GatePriyanka should go to voters as Priyanka, not Indira GandhiThe poster’s combative content was reassuring for party workers demoralized for years, wallowing in nothing more than the fading memory of…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
India GateNot cutting duty on petrol, diesel could be politically expensive for Modi GovtThe Modi government must cut excise duty on petrol and diesel immediately to avoid any political backlash. If it dithers anymore, as it has…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
India GateWalmart Dollars Will Not Kill Indian StartupsWalmart’s decision to pour billions of dollars into Indian e-commerce has thrown up a big scare among some patriotic Indians worried about…May 17, 2018May 17, 2018