Ours is the fastest growing major economy: How come?
We should interpret this honorific title with caution as there’s much that we still need to set right
How Khambatta of Rasna survived MNC onslaught and a covetous socialist state
Areez Khambatta, Rasna brand custodian for many years, has passed away, rekindling memories of the 1980s.
AI now not only debates with humans but negotiates and cajoles too
Meta's CICERO is the first AI to achieve human-level performance in the popular strategy game Diplomacy.
For Indian industry, COP27 is an opportunity
Various agreements at Sharm el-Sheikh will enlarge the space for our industries to play a significant role in climate action.
Meta’s crisis stems from not telling us the whole truth
Its users were largely unaware of its tracking model for ad revenues and its metaverse pivot looks weak
India needs to reimagine public service broadcasting
Prasar Bharati, India’s autonomous public service broadcaster, marked its silver jubilee on 23 November 2022.
Corporate oversight is crying out for diversity
Lopsided Indian boardrooms are moving too slowly to achieve even a semblance of balance. Gender is fraught with argument, but companies need women directors for their own success
A practical data framework for doing business in India
India’s new draft bill needs a few rough edges smoothened to serve as an e-business friendly law
Deepak Parekh and the case for optimism over India’s economic future
The India story may come back if policymaking becomes sound, and policy uncertainty and flip-flops are reduced.
The mystery of Bajwa's billions and Pak's rapacious 'Military Inc'
Pakistani military's murky indirect control over key sectors of the national economy is an impediment to the development of a clean and efficient private sector.
How Parle-G biscuit shows buying power of India’s bottom-of-the-pyramid billion
If brands can get the ‘three Ps’ of marketing right – product, price and placement – there is still a fortune waiting to be made at the bottom of the pyramid.
Social network empires are going the way of the Roman empire
Lessons from the decline and fall of the Roman empire can be applied to Twitter and Facebook.
India’s economy can readily ride out a global slowdown
Western sanctions on Russia have worsened the global economy and hurt even the West while India’s exposure to the rest of world’s fortunes is too small for us to worry much
$3.5 million for a dose? Time to heal this market
The eye-popping price of a new haemophilia drug in America should force a big rethink of the pharma business. Patent protection does foster innovation, but this model needs fixing
Villages at the periphery and the changing face of backwardness
The visible hand of the state has combined with the invisible hand of the market to transform even our most remote rural areas