BluSmart Mobility, once heralded as India’s answer to sustainable urban transportation, has fallen from grace in a spectacular fashion. Launched in 2019, the electric vehicle (EV) ride-hailing startup promised a cleaner, more…
Author: John Davis
The fading allure of banking jobs in India: From prestige to passe
In the India of yesteryears, a job in banking was synonymous with prestige, stability, and social standing. The image of a banker—clad in a crisp suit, working in an air-conditioned branch of…
India’s Middle Class in Crisis: Layoffs, Soaring Costs, and a Dream Deferred
Prakash Bhasi, a 54-year-old technician at a packaging firm in Mumbai, sits at a roadside tea stall, staring at his phone. The screen displays a bank alert: his savings account balance is…
Inflation’s Down, But Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet
India’s retail inflation just hit a 67-month low of 3.34% in March, dipping below the RBI’s 4% target for the second month running. Food prices, the usual culprit, stayed tame at 2.69%,…
Loan Apps: A Death Trap for India’s Middle Class
In the digital age, the promise of instant cash through loan apps has lured millions of Indians, particularly the middle class, into a spiraling web of debt that often leads to devastating…
US Tariff Pause Sparks Hope: India’s Equity Market Set for a Robust Rally in FY26
The United States’ 90-day pause on tariffs isn’t just a breather—it’s a game-changer. The draconian proposals floated on April 2, which threatened to upend global trade, now look dead in the water,…
How did Trump pull off the tariff stunt?
Donald Trump’s recent tariff saga—billed as “Liberation Day” on April 2, 2025—began with the bombast we’ve come to expect from the man who treats governance like a reality TV show. With a…
Tariffs are no fix: Why the U.S. still faces a deepening fiscal hole
The dramatic tariff hikes announced by the U.S. last week—raising effective tariff rates to 25%—have grabbed headlines and sparked debates from Beijing to Wall Street. Former President Donald Trump’s move to retaliate…
Opinion: Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs—A Bump in India’s Growth Road
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump made another dramatic move in the ongoing saga of global trade by slapping a nearly 20 percentage point increase in tariffs on Indian imports. This…
Trump’s Tariffs: Donald’s self goal may hurt US economy more
Countries like China and India have already hinted at potential countermeasures, which could lead to a full-blown trade war.