Sumant
Sumant

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Sumant’s writing explores the forces shaping India’s energy transition from clean energy and climate action to capital, policy, technology and the future of economic growth.

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Election 2019: So, what are we voting for?
The Economic Times 26 Apr 2019

Election 2019: So, what are we voting for?

The vote is individual, the outcome collective. For me, it comes down to the economy.

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BJP has helped the middle class realise its aspirations
Hindustan Times 24 Apr 2019

BJP has helped the middle class realise its aspirations

Fiscal architecture, tamed inflation and easier business have helped the middle class aspire.

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Perseverance Always Pays
BW BusinessWorld 20 Nov 2018

Perseverance Always Pays

Why leaving a 25-year career for renewables in 2010 needed conviction more than certainty.

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Setting The Economy On A Stable Course
BW BusinessWorld 12 May 2018

Setting The Economy On A Stable Course

India needs a government that governs better, with more diverse knowledge behind its decisions.

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Modi @Davos: PM has to be Indias Marketing Chief
The Economics Times 17 Jan 2018

Modi @Davos: PM has to be Indias Marketing Chief

At Davos, the Prime Minister has to be India's marketing chief before anything else.

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India@100: No More About Climate Change
BW BUSINESSWORLD 29 Aug 2017

India@100: No More About Climate Change

Renewables are no longer only a climate story. They are India's investment opportunity.

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It΄s the Future, Sunshine
The Economic Times 18 May 2017

It΄s the Future, Sunshine

Doubts about the 100 GW solar target miss the point. Sunshine is the future, not a gamble.

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The Tipping Point For Climate Change is nigh Upon Us
Mint 05 Jan 2017

The Tipping Point For Climate Change is nigh Upon Us

The climate conversation has always been hopeful. That hope is running out of runway.

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NO SHORT CUTS TO REVIVAL
Tehelka 22 Aug 2013

NO SHORT CUTS TO REVIVAL

Revival needs readjustment over time, not knee-jerk reactions to a deteriorating economy.

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