Aaditya Agrawal

India’s quick commerce sector, once defined by bold promises of groceries arriving within ten minutes, is entering a more cautious phase. Leading delivery platforms have begun to retreat from ultra-fast branding after the government warned that such expectations were compromising worker safety. The shift marks a significant moment for an industry that has expanded rapidly on the back of urban demand, aggressive marketing and a vast pool of gig labour. The intervention followed a meeting last...

In a world where influence is more often measured in trade flows than troop deployments, China is quietly redrawing the map of power one...