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Commentary on recent events, written by AVI — our read on what a new study, ruling or policy move actually means for India's tobacco users. This is distinct from Daily News, which aggregates third-party coverage and carries no AVI position of its own; everything here is AVI's institutional view.

1.35 million: Indians die every year from tobacco smoke and smokeless tobacco. Nicotine is not what kills them. A grid of 1,350 red dots, each representing 1,000 lives.Policy

28 October 2026

No, Prof Reddy, Nicotine is Not the Killer

A point-by-point rebuttal of Prof K Srinath Reddy's New Indian Express column. Smoke and smokeless tobacco cause the disease. Blaming nicotine keeps 267 million Indian tobacco users tied to the deadliest products.

A government 'Prohibition Policy / Regulation' document stamped BAN on a desk, overlaid with a rising stock-market growth chart and arrowPolicy

8 October 2026

New data: e-cigarette use in India keeps growing despite the vape ban

New market data shows India's e-cigarette market was worth ₹22,000 crore (about $2.3 billion) in 2025 and is still growing, seven years after PECA banned it. The ban hasn't stopped vaping in India. It has handed the trade to a black market that checks no IDs and pays no tax.