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Rishi Sunak’s visa politics has implications for Indian students As Britain's political landscape shifts, Rishi Sunak's decisions could reshape the future for thousands of Indian students. Will he choose short-term political gain or the long-term benefits of youthful talent?

The Godrej split holds valuable lessons for family businesses Evolving dynamics within family groups can be a challenge, but clarity on governance structures—as seen in Godrej’s case—can allow a complex conglomerate to focus on both family aims as well as business objectives. It needn’t be...

Auditors need be paid a reasonable fee for the sake of audit quality Business accounts need to be worthy of trust and that’s why audit fees should be reasonably remunerative. Let’s set incentives that keep conflicts of interest down and books well audited.

Mint Quick Edit | Post-Raisi Iran: A hard state unlikely to soften The death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash comes at an explosive moment in world affairs. Don’t expect much change in the Islamic Republic and its anti-US stance in geopolitics as the Gaza War rages.

Soaring profits are no reason to go slow on banking reform India’s privatization of public sector banks has a long way to go. With IDBI Bank’s sell-off languishing, this policy needs a push. Regardless of profits, PSBs would serve the economy better under wide private ownership than under the...

Geo-neutrality: India is lukewarm to Nato’s invitation for good reason Russia’s recent aggression in Ukraine has renewed Nato’s relevance, but while the US may be keen for the alliance to expand its geopolitical reach, the era of such military pacts is over.

Welfarism: We’re not just beneficiaries but citizens and voters too Election freebies reign and we must examine why. The way out of the implied subject-hood of a ‘mai-baap sarkar’? Downplay the role of the beneficiary and highlight that of the Indian citizen, voter and taxpayer.

Greater social diversity in higher education is serving India well Various social groups have shown encouraging enrolment rates, thanks partly to reservation policies, but we must expand capacity vastly to fulfil aspirations. Let's think of expanding the pie instead of slicing it into thinner...

Will Toyota’s hybrid bridge to electric vehicles work according to plan? Toyota’s bet on going taking the hybrid path to EVs is about climate action with a clear market strategy. It reduces pioneer’s risk and offers car customers the best of both worlds.

Mint Quick Edit | What an ideal election campaign would be like As Lok Sabha elections roll on in India, one should hope for politics that promotes centrist ideas. Democracy’s big plus point, after all, is the dialectical progress it delivers.

Liquidity coverage: Don’t add to the regulatory burden on banks RBI’s review of the liquidity coverage ratio of banks should look for better options to reduce the risk of a cash crisis. Digital transfers are soaring. Limiting some online transactions to business hours might work.

Can Vijay Shekhar Sharma reinvent Paytm once again? He must. Once considered an iconic startup, Paytm is now more apt to be seen as a cautionary tale of a newage company whose fundamental weaknesses were masked temporarily by the charisma of its founder—at great cost to investors

There’s a reason why the Indian stock market seems to love the BJP BJP rule has broadly been favourable for listed companies. Think of lower corporate tax and increased profits. This may change if the party loses power in these Lok Sabha elections.

India must raise productivity for sustainable and inclusive growth We must focus on improving manufacturing processes and capital expenditure deployment to increase productivity. Quick digitization of supply chains and operations can earn significant benefits for companies.

Climate change is real: The world is hotter than it’s been for two millennia Global warming is upon us. Long-term global temperature trends revealed by tree rings in a new scientific study confirms tree-life long heat conditions in the northern hemisphere. The Paris Agreement cap sadly lacks a...

Finance in India has a new bogey called private credit Closer regulation and openness can mitigate risks in this largely opaque sector. Recall, RBI had to intervene recently to curb evergreening of loans via this route.

The carbon emissions of war put humanity’s right to exist at risk While developing countries are asked to sacrifice their growth prospects for global climate goals, it is a cruel joke to witness wasteful emissions from extended wars. Geopolitics and international security are blind spots that...

Manu Joseph: Alice Munro reported from inside the heads of women The author and literature Nobel laureate was chiefly interested in the lives of women, but the result wasn’t always compassion for women.

Jagmohan Dalmiya, the man who set cricket on its path to current riches The ICC will rightfully take credit for extending the footprint of the game to the lucrative American market. But this is a good time to remember Jagmohan Dalmiya, the man whose dynamism and street smarts set cricket on its...

India’s rural awakening: An economic growth engine More than half the value addition in the manufacturing sector is now generated in rural areas and about two-thirds of rural income comes from non-farm activities. Rural development can be accelerated to achieve double-digit growth rates and make...