FTX collapse a wake-up call on crypto policy
India should frame rules and also lead efforts to design global standards for the regulation of such tokens.
OTT services should not have an unfair edge over Indian telcos
Over-the-top platforms offer similar services but don’t share infrastructure responsibility and bear almost no state obligations
Ashish Chauhan gets a grip on NSE’s biggest challenge — trust
CEO Chauhan spoke directly to a few big investors recently, but his message will resound with millions of others invested in companies listed on NSE.
Savvy investors won’t be swayed by LIC’s 1,000% rise in net profits
But there are some good signs. LIC has gained market share; it’s creating a more profitable policy mix; and it promises to generate higher future profits.
Mint Explainer: 10 things Zelensky wants for the Ukraine war to end
Ukrain President Zelenesky has laid down military, economic and strategic conditions that can end the war.
Singapore Airlines junks maternity discrimination. Why did it take so long?
The airline used to sack cabin crew who became pregnant. That changed only last month.
Mass layoffs in Big Tech are an old-guard mistake
Twitter, Meta and Amazon are repeating what history has proved to be a deeply risky strategy, weakening companies in the long term for short-term savings.
Let actual globalization lift population pressure
That the world has an estimated 8 billion people now is not a worry. Our headcount will plateau on its own. But it’ll take liberal immigration policies to fix worrisome disparities
Let’s talk about the downside of low interest rates
We should take into consideration the ill-effects of low rates and not just the benefits of easy money
Federated spaces can allow free speech on social media
Conversations kept within clubs of like-minded people can help tackle a crisis of content moderation
MPC should slow its pace of tightening
Comparisons with targets and past 10-year averages show inflation in India is less of an outlier than in many rich economies
Investors are ready to invest in Indian climate startups
Climate startup founders need strategic plans for raising funds that are focused on finer goal alignments
World population hits 8 billion: 3 reasons not to worry
Our focus should be not on how the population is growing, but on how to educate the young right, and create conditions for their productive employment.
Tata as advanced telecom-gear maker will bolster India’s strategic autonomy
The world will now have one more major supplier of advanced telecom gear, in addition to Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Samsung and Huawei.
The unmistakable cues from Janet Yellen’s visit to India
Yellen’s comments on friendshoring are a strong cue to chipmakers to diversify supply chains away from China and favour India instead.