• The trade breaking the RBI's rupee defence
    Apr 13 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    00:37 The trade breaking the rupee
    10:52 India builds castles of glass
    20:32 Tidbits

    A month-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for ~20% of global oil, has severely disrupted supply, triggering fuel shortages and panic across Asia, with India already facing an LPG crunch. While a ceasefire offers relief, the deeper issue is systemic dependence on a single chokepoint. To unpack this, we spoke with Rory Johnston, an oil market expert known for his typically bearish, adaptive view. Despite past shocks, he sees this disruption as fundamentally different and far more concerning.

    You can watch this episode on YouTube, or listen to it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or read the transcript on Substack.

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    22 mins
  • Can the pharmacy of the world test its own medicine?
    Apr 10 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    00:28 Why India lags in drug innovation
    11:33 What plastic really is?
    22:56 Tidbits

    We also send out a crisp and short daily newsletter for The Daily Brief. Put your email here and we'll make you smart every day: https://thedailybriefing.substack.com/

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    24 mins
  • The world’s energy transition meets a historical crisis
    Apr 9 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    01:20 Global energy shift gets complicated
    12:57 Inside India’s gold pricing maze
    23:32 Tidbits

    We’ve started a new project—Subtext by Zerodha. Our work at The Daily Brief and across Markets doesn’t often involve speaking directly to the experts and scholars we refer to, and Subtext is our way of engaging with them more closely. It will feature conversations with entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, and industry experts. Our first episode is with Manoj Kewalramani, , a China Studies Research Fellow at the Takshashila Institution.—a scintillating, myth-busting chat with someone who has lived in China, studied it deeply, and speaks the language.

    You can watch this episode on YouTube, or listen to it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or read the transcript on Substack.

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    25 mins
  • What's the point of a Whoop?
    Apr 8 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    00:26 What's the point of a Whoop?
    11:22 Fixing systems, not just policies
    21:36 Tidbits

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    23 mins
  • How India’s PSUs are classified
    Apr 7 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    00:27 Inside India’s PSU Ratna System
    11:58 Why the GST can’t police itself
    23:04 Tidbits

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    25 mins
  • Should CSR be compulsory for companies?
    Apr 6 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    00:38 Should CSR be compulsory for companies?
    12:45 When competition forces smart innovation
    20:54 Tidbits

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    22 mins
  • Behind India’s poor property tax collection
    Apr 2 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    00:27 India’s property tax problem
    10:40 The world runs on a metal it can't mine
    22:04 Tidbits

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    24 mins
  • India wants to switch from LPG to PNG
    Apr 1 2026

    In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two major stories shaping the Indian economy and global markets:

    00:04 Intro
    00:26 The shift from cylinders to pipes
    11:34 Can the WTO survive the wilderness?
    23:22 Tidbits

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    26 mins