Sustainability has begun to drive our digital transformation efforts
It’s an environmental imperative that can also yield operational efficiency gains for business success
Forecasts of China’s manufacturing fall are foolhardy
Simplistic claims about the 2020s being “India’s Decade” partly because of offshoring of production need to be treated with scepticism.
Online lies need arbiters that are reliably neutral
An IT rule has been proposed that would have state agencies flag ‘fake news’ for removal by internet platforms but such true-versus-false calls should be taken by an independent entity
Northeast challenge
India’s ruling BJP, fresh from an emphatic victory in Gujarat that overshadowed its loss to the Congress party in Himachal Pradesh, has made it clear that it is aiming to win all nine state elections to be held this year
The narrative on China’s slow growth is highly exaggerated
To match even China’s ‘slow growth’ performance, the Indian economy would have to grow 16.8% from its 2021 GDP of $3.176 trillion in current US dollars, according to World Bank data.
Travel data shows India’s economic recovery has legs; indeed, even wings
Hotel booking and flight search data, taken alongside anecdotal evidence on the visa application rush, suggests the official statistics might not be capturing the full extent of the revival.
Try a red alert label
Two standard drinks a week constitute a low risk to your health. Any more, and your risk of harshly negative health outcomes increases
Apple must swing back the brand value it’s lost
It has been displaced by Amazon as the world’s most valuable brand by a formula that isn’t perfect but still indicative. As custodian-in-chief of Apple’s appeal, CEO Tim Cook must act
Chinese take-away
While we await a census, the Chinese population has already peaked, according to Beijing, which has reported about 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than a year earlier
Our middle class bears too heavy a tax burden
Some relief in the budget by way of income-tax slab revisions next fiscal year isn’t too much to expect but we’ll eventually need India’s economy to emerge more equitably for a wide tax base
IDBI Bank sell-off can set the stage for selling public-sector banks
There is no real reason for the government to own and run 12 public-sector banks and IDBI Bank.
Private quasi-regulatory entities offer digital strength
We can thank their modern skills for India’s notable success with public infrastructure in digital spaces
Sympathy for the algorithm: It’s short of originality and empathy
Artificial intelligence won’t be able to take over jobs that need unteachable forms of originality and truly affective empathy
It’s unclear if exceptional markets call for special rules
India should exercise caution before placing Big Tech firms under ex ante regulation as a special case
Meet Anu Aiyengar, the glass-ceiling breaker in Manhattan
India has a woman finance minister but has seen a steady decline in the number of women heading banks, especially the state-owned, and other financial services firms.
Mint Explainer: What China's shrinking population means for its global might
The demographic shift will have serious consequences for the world given China’s centrality in global supply chains.
Scotch speculation over RBI’s letter on inflation
Neither RBI nor the Centre has found it proper to disclose the former’s failure note. Yet, it is unclear in what scenario any valid worry could outweigh the benefits of public disclosure
We should temper expectations of any big surprise in the budget
Elections and budgets elicit the same amount of media attention, often even public interest