India will face especially complex policy challenges next fiscal year
Fiscal correction will be harder with slower nominal growth while a private investment upturn may pose an external strain
America Inc is turning wary of hot-button social issues
In the last five years, companies and their CEOs have made public statements opposing restrictions on voting rights and in support of stricter gun control
Spread that risk
More diversified supply lines help reduce Indian dependence on a few oil majors for meeting its oil import requirements and thereby also enhance energy security
Joshimath and the need to regulate economic activity in hills more sensibly
Human activity needs to be informed by wisdom, not just knowledge. Or else, we will have many more Joshimaths.
Mint Explainer: How Brazil’s election riots unfolded
While former president Bolsonaro has criticized the protestors, he played a key role in sowing doubt about the integrity of Brazil’s election process.
Your voice can be cloned with just 3-second sample. Should you worry?
There is a big concern over using cloned voices for mischief, impersonation, etc.
Amul needs to remain a revolutionary brand
Born of a cooperative movement for milk sufficiency, India’s top dairy brand was driven by a white glut to expand market consumption. It must adapt its charisma to new trends now
Message for software engineers: Think twice before quitting your job this year
The overall message to software engineers is clear: It may be unwise to quit one’s job this year.
Mint Explainer: What the chaotic election of Speaker McCarthy means for America
While McCarthy was ultimately elected, he was forced to make a series of compromises by rebels that could undercut his authority.
Store data responsibly, not necessarily locally
Data localisation calls for building a demanding infrastructure, rather than mandating a requirement to store data locally.
Govt should not dilute but expend more political capital on IBC
It was the fear of the new insolvency law which had fuelled a behavioural change among promoters and managements.
Joshimath’s emergency memo on sustainability
Cracks across this hill town attributed partly to unsustainable infrastructure projects have starkly bared the dangers of ignoring ecological warnings in pursuit of pacy development
An echo in Brasilia
On Sunday, thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s seat of governance, enraged over his defeat in recent national elections, which they allege were rigged
The IT sector’s Twitch group may need covid bloat relief
The expanded wage bills of our IT exporters are set to weigh very heavily on them as global demand softens
A good industrial policy is about making and not picking winners
The idea is not to replace the invisible hand of free markets but to use the guiding hand of the state to make up for its failures
The US deep state’s sway on public debate is disturbing
For more than a month now, Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, has been releasing the ‘Twitter Files’, each of them a series of tweets by independent journalists like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss
Want to avoid death? Maybe cryonics isn't crazy
The goal is that many decades from now, the medical community will be able cure whatever ailment ended Kendziorra’s life and resurrect him from his suspension