Insights
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Less Symbolism, More Substance – Simpler Tax Laws and a Broader VAT Base for Europe
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope says it wants investment and scale. Then it should match the rhetoric with a tax system that is simpler, clearer, and harder to game. That...
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Rethinking European Technological Sovereignty: From Regulatory Control to Capability Building
By: Dyuti PandyaA combination of developments and factors are leading several European leaders to favour new and old-new industrial policies. Policymakers have...
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Reviewing the Digital Markets Act: Inspirations from Japan
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe European Commission is in the process of reviewing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the flagship ex-ante competition regulation introduced a few...
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Europe’s Cloud Debate Is Looking the Wrong Way: It’s Not Concentration – It’s Lock-In
Some policymakers argue that Europe should "correct" cloud market concentration. The intuition is straightforward: more providers should mean less...
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Rediscovering Europe’s Enlightenment Spirit in the Age of Quantum Technology
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr for their contribution to a simple but hard to answer...
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From Digital Taxation to CORE: Europe’s Obsession with Turnover Taxes
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope's flirtation with digital services taxes (DSTs) appears to be cooling. In July 2025, the European Commission dropped its proposed digital levy...
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Redefining India’s Trade Policy for a New Global Era
The global trade environment is presently marked by deep uncertainty and rapid changes. Headlines range from new tariff threats launched under US...
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The Limits of Autonomy: Realigning Quantum Strategy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Dyuti PandyaOn July 2, 2025, the European Commission released its Quantum Strategy, outlining the EU’s vision to secure a leading position in the global...
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act: A Gift to Hackers – and a Threat to Competition?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) was designed to promote competition in digital markets, particularly by preventing large technology firms from...
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India’s Election and the Prospects for Growth Powered by Manufacturing Exports
Research Areas: Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIndia has often been touted as the world’s largest democracy. As more than 900 million people went to vote in April the Indian electorate has...
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Don’t Panic! It’s Just FRAND Licensing Practices
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP ProjectBy: Dyuti PandyaA breakthrough in calculating a 'fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory' (FRAND) royalty rate for wireless patents came in the year 2198. After...
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IMEC: The Road That Should Not Be Taken
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Dyuti PandyaIn the Greek Mythology, a Sisyphean task refers to a seemingly endless and futile endeavour, almost impossible to complete. The inception of the...