Jettison legacy taxation to propel civil aviation
The government’s efforts to ease supply constraints are laudable, but it must relieve airlines in India of a heavy fuel-tax burden to aid a sector that’s still not in the fine shape it should be
E-rupee launch
The first pilot of the retail version of our central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be flagged off by the RBI on 1 December.This trial will be conducted in select locations among closed user groups
Crypto bros sure kept the faith but did not notice the obvious
Signs of a crypto bubble were staring at investors who chose to believe what made them feel better
China’s economy is undergoing a profound structural slowdown
The ability of its authoritarian regime to pivot to an economy that’s principally driven by innovation is far from proven yet.
India’s law should be practical about breaches of data
Data fiduciaries should be required to report only those incidents that are likely to result in high risk.
The business of business is business but do it responsibly
CSR should not be reduced to a budget target in a country where there’s plenty of responsibility firms must bear
Adani’s super-app will have to confront a bunch of challenges
Gautam Adani is ready to unveil his super-app, made by an inhouse startup he hopes will be ‘the Ferrari of the digital world’
Protests may die but a new message for Xi rings loud and clear
CPC has been show-casing a supposedly more efficient approach to dealing with crises and issues of governance.
This global water audit should not gather dust
The WMO has issued a report on water resources that can guide global climate adaptation and nudge countries with glaring crisis hotspots, like India and Pakistan, to take action
Indian universities must prepare for foreign competition at home
Our institutions of higher learning will need to adapt quickly as local campuses of foreign universities start springing up.
Generative AI is generating a big ethical and legal quagmire
We’ll probably look back on 2022 as the year generative AI exploded into public attention, as image-generating systems from OpenAI and Stability AI were released, prompting a flood of fantastical images on social media
A ‘noodle bowl’ of FTAs can help us ascend the export value chain
In recent months, India has embarked on a signing spree and operationalized FTAs with the UAE and Australia.
China cannot mask the failings of its autocracy
Covid barbs have clung on and aroused anger in the virus’s land of origin because of Beijing’s failure to accept the folly of its zero-covid policy. It appears trapped by its own propaganda
A lesson on ‘vranyo’ that Russia’s debacle of 2022 holds for leaders
Untruths portrayed as true in deference to an autocratic order can spell defeat in war and business
The Chinese model of governance has just been exposed as hollow
The failure of Beijing’s authoritarian approach to covid is a moment to emphasize why democracies meet aspirations better
Venture capital risks missing the high-tech industrial wave
The battle to dominate industrial technology is ramping up, as government intervention in economies becomes far more prevalent
Financial recharge
In the analysis of Santosh Iyer, the company’s sales and marketing chief, would-be buyers of its luxury cars have been putting money into systematic investment plans instead.