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Manavi Kapur, qz.com

First vaccines, now wheat: India falls short of its lofty soft power goals, yet again

Weeks before it banned wheat exports, the Modi government had promised to plug the deficit created by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com
· May 17, 2022 · 07:30 pm
India’s extreme heatwave has poured cold water on Modi’s plan to ‘feed the world’

A low yield, coupled with rising food inflation, is forcing the government to prioritise domestic consumption over exports.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com
· Apr 29, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Despite global drop in data breaches, India remains among the five worst-hit nations

The country has witnessed leaks of user IDs, credit card information, telephone numbers, email addresses and passwords.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com
· Apr 20, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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