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India’s Auto Market Splits in Two: What September 2026 Reveals About Mobility, EVs and Rural Demand
ByThe Quantiq Editorial October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

September 2026 delivered a powerful signal about the direction of India’s automobile and mobility market. Vehicle registrations surged, passenger vehicles remained strong, commercial vehicles accelerated and electric vehicles reached another record. Yet beneath the headline growth lies a more complicated story. Rural demand remains uneven, tractor sales are under pressure and manufacturers are positioning inventory…

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Travel Intelligence

Tourism Has Recovered. Now Comes the Harder Test: Making Growth Worth It
ByThe Quantiq Editorial October 3, 2026October 3, 2026

In the aftermath of the pandemic, the central question for tourism was whether the industry could recover. That question is becoming less relevant. International travel has moved beyond its pre-pandemic benchmark, tourism infrastructure is strengthening, and destinations across much of the world are attracting visitors again. The bigger question now is whether destinations can manage…

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Business & Economy | Innovation & Startups | Northeast Renaissance | Travel Intelligence

The Accidental Entrepreneur of Kaziranga: How Amitabh Sarma Built Tiger Camp
BySMS BORDOLOI October 1, 2026October 2, 2026

Founder Series | The Quantiq Some opportunities do not arrive looking like opportunities. Sometimes they come disguised as problems. That is the story of Amitabh Sarma, whose entrepreneurial journey began not with a business plan or a desire to build a resort, but with a problem he was trying to solve more than a decade…

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Opinion | Travel Intelligence

How to Build a Destination Brand: The Dima Hasao Blueprint
ByThe Quantiq Editorial September 27, 2026September 27, 2026

Dima Hasao has the landscapes, cultures and experiences to become a distinctive tourism destination. The bigger question is whether it can build its tourism economy on its own terms, with local communities sharing both the responsibility and the value. On World Tourism Day, there is a question Dima Hasao should perhaps ask before it asks…

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Northeast Renaissance | Opinion | Sustainability | Travel Intelligence

Why Mizoram Could Become the Northeast’s Next Tourism Capital — And Why I’m Not Surprised
BySMS BORDOLOI September 25, 2026September 25, 2026

Forty years ago, within three hours of landing in Aizawl, I bought a small book from a roadside stall called Learn Mizo from Hindi. It cost next to nothing, but it changed the way I experienced Mizoram. By evening, I was greeting shopkeepers in halting Mizo tawng. Within a few days, doors were opening for…

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Northeast Renaissance | Travel Intelligence

Experiential Tourism Could Be the Northeast’s Next Big Opportunity
BySMS BORDOLOI September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

Northeast Renaissance | The Quantiq “A lot of people ask about experiential tourism, but we have not been able to do much.” A travel entrepreneur told me this recently during an interview. The sentence stayed with me because it captures a curious contradiction in Northeast India. Travellers are increasingly searching for meaningful experiences, yet many…

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Intelligence | Travel Intelligence

How Kerala Tourism Became a Super Brand
ByThe Quantiq Editorial September 19, 2026September 19, 2026

Brand & Media Intelligence | The Quantiq Kerala did not become one of India’s most recognisable tourism brands simply because it had beaches, backwaters, mountains, Ayurveda and lush greenery. India has no shortage of beautiful places. What Kerala did differently was to spend decades turning a collection of attractions into a coherent promise in the…

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Northeast Renaissance | Sustainability | Travel Intelligence

Dima Hasao Does Not Need to Become Another Meghalaya
BySMS BORDOLOI September 18, 2026September 18, 2026

The real opportunity is not to divert tourists from Meghalaya, but to build a destination brand that attracts people for its own reasons. For a brief period recently, a conversation began travelling through Assam’s tourism ecosystem faster than any official tourism campaign could have managed. Could Dima Hasao become an alternative to Meghalaya? The immediate…

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Health Intelligence | Innovation & Startups | Uncategorized

Dr. Nihar R. Deka: When a Doctor Decided That Treating Patients Was Not Enough
BySMS BORDOLOI September 10, 2026September 12, 2026

Founder Series | The Quantiq Respirit Healthcare is a Guwahati-based MedTech startup. Its founder, Dr. Nihar R. Deka, is preparing to launch what he describes as one of India’s first indigenous, IP-led respiratory-care devices. Last Monday, I spent an hour with him trying to understand the journey so far. What emerged was a story that…

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Auto & Mobility Intelligence | Business & Economy

India’s Auto Market Had a Record August. The Bigger Story Is What Buyers Are Choosing
ByThe Quantiq Editorial September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

FADA’s August 2026 retail data shows India buying more vehicles than ever in an August. But beneath the 24.23 lakh headline are deeper shifts in consumer behaviour, fuel choices and rural demand—and the Northeast may have to find a very different road into India’s changing automobile economy. India bought more vehicles in August than it…

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