Tech majors may be staring at the end of their life cycles
The story of GE’s expansion and transformation before it began to shrivel might hold lessons for Big Tech today
Duopoly avoidance
The conversion of Vodafone Idea's dues into equity represents a rescue after the company’s finances were stretched to the snapping point
One’s happiness quotient could enable legacy-leaving leadership
Inwardly motivated leaders who are self-assured achieve more than seekers of external rewards
The Railways: Full-pep ahead for high visibility
A bulky budget allocation for railway capex in 2023-24 signals a dash to spruce up our most flashy infrastructure before polls, but covid has pushed self-sufficiency further away
The Adani imbroglio is unlikely to hit systemic stability
Debt and retail equity exposure in India to the group is not too high but a timely probe needs to be carried out
How Gautam Adani’s crisis points to the big risk in India’s net zero plan?
Hindenburg Research’s allegations against Adani group companies have raised doubt on the firm’s future, including its massive green energy investment
The G20 may help us push for a revival of rule-based world trade
A rising tide of protection across the world needs a pushback that India has an opportunity to lead
Adani fiasco: Watchdog alertness is under watch
Global suspicions that the Adani rout caught Indian regulators either dozing or looking away may prove costly for our economy. Needed: a proper probe of Hindenburg’s allegations
India’s promotion of millets is great but will likely fail
Taste tends to win every battle where it is pitted against health and so rice and wheat will retain their supremacy
The Water we save now will matter in times to come
According to a report published on science.org, northwest and south India may face a serious water crisis by 2025.
Our growth needs deep analysis more than constant trumpeting
A close look at Indian GDP trends in international comparison raises questions whose answers could help us perform better
A pogrom whose memory only literature has kept alive
The massacre of Marichjhapi in the Sunderban delta must not be allowed to fade into the mists of time
RBI may hike rate by 25bps; will it be last in this series?
Our view is that RBI will find it difficult to cut rates unless the US Fed is ready to cut rates
Wary central banks binge on gold, sending prices soaring
Central banks’ view of gold as an asset has been changing and gold purchases are being made with a long-term view. These banks have been buyers of gold every year since 2010 after being net sellers in the two decades preceding the global...
India misreads China’s LAC intentions at its own peril
In his remarks, Gen. Naravane appeared to both confirm the contention that the Army had played it safe and reveal some fundamental misunderstandings of China’s actions and intentions
FM deftly balances social equity with investment growth
In a period of economic uncertainty, a recessionary outlook and continued geo-political turmoil, the Government of India has established its intention to continue on its steady path
Led by the US Fed
With global central banks on a tightening path, it might be harder for the RBI to hold its policy rate, for that would widen the interest differential with hard-currency assets