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Indrani Bagchi Download
Should We Be With Him, Or...? -- 21-Jan-25
There is a new boss in town. If, in 2016, the Trump victory felt like a bit of a fluke, this time, it’s deadly serious. 

Srinath Sridharan Download
India-US Spark Stands Defused? -- 21-Jan-25
Last week, outgoing president Joe Biden’s administration released ‘Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion’, which aims to establish export and security regulations for the global AI market. 

Ashok Malik Download
Wake Up & Smell the Covfefe -- 20-Jan-25
Trump is a product of, not cause for, a return to an era of spheres of influence

Devendra Fadnavis Download
Maha.Platform@Davos -- 20-Jan-25
The 55th annual World Economic Forum meet that kicks off today is an ideal platform to amplify Maharashtra’s success story among global stakeholders, attract transformative new partnerships and usher in an exciting new phase of industrialisation.

Dhiraj Nayyar Download
How to Ride the Rs Slide -- 17-Jan-25
Why does India catch a cold every time the rupee sneezes? There is a notion of national pride tied to a strong currency. 

Ateesh Tankha & Syagnik Banerjee Download
Why facts Held Meta Back -- 16-Jan-25
By letting it drop fact-checking, the US gov has further insulated Meta from culpability and liability

Sanjay Sanghvi Download
Faceless Tax Appeal Needs a Facelift -- 16-Jan-25
In 2020, GoI launched the Faceless Appeal Scheme (FAS) for appeals pending at the I-T commissioners (appeal) level (CIT(A)), with an aim to introduce automation in tax administration. 

Kaushik Das Download
Interest Rate, Forex, Keep ’Em Apart -- 16-Jan-25
India’s growth momentum has eased materially during 2024, and there are plenty of risks in 2025 and beyond. Real GDP growth should average about 6.5% y-o-y in FY25 and FY26 — below the potential growth rate of 7-7.5%.

Abheek Barua Download
Speak, Mr Governor, Speak! -- 15-Jan-25
RBI must communicate to signal it’s in charge of things on the currency front

Sanjay Nayar, Arvind Gupta & Aakash Guglani Download
STARTUP NATION -- 15-Jan-25
It’s been nine years since GoI’s Startup India programme commenced. 

Anjana Menon Download
When Will You Make Them Accountable? -- 14-Jan-25
Elections provide a real reckoning of the state of our democracy. It’s when skeletons are wrenched out from tightly shut closets and dirty laundry is aired.

Aditya Sinha Download
Where Laws Go to Die -- 13-Jan-25
In Melbourne, vacuuming after 10 p.m. could technically make you a noise polluter. In Switzerland, flushing a toilet late at night might breach housing norms ensuring ‘quiet hours’.

Lubna Kably Download
WELCOME TO ELON-DON* * conditions apply -- 10-Jan-25
How Trump’n’Musk could flesh out their ‘Welcome, high-skilled! Stay away, illegals!’ H-1B plan

Arnie Guha Download
Maple Syrup Under the Bridge -- 09-Jan-25
Post-Trudeau Indo-Canada strategic relations await a total reset through trade, defence and tech

T V Narendran Download
Dig Deeper for a Viksit Bharat -- 09-Jan-25
Recent developments in the mining sector have made headlines. On the one hand, GoI reiterated its intent to establish a national mission to secure critical and strategic minerals. 

Sandeep Parekh Download
Cut All That Flab from Reg Laws -- 09-Jan-25
Regulators think of introducing new regulations from two lenses: one, errors: whether the law will harm innocents or let the guilty get away; two, cost-benefit analyses: every law has a cost on the market. 

Harsh Pant & Vivek Mishra Download
Tech It, Don’t Leave It -- 08-Jan-25
In US NSA Jake Sullivan’s final visit to India this week before Donald Trump is sworn in, he met his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and the Indian leadership. 

Vivek Wadhwa Download
Return of Prodigious Talent -- 07-Jan-25
Returnee entrepreneurs are reshaping India’s future, but barriers must be removed to reap rewards

Dev Bajpai Download
Keep Data Safe, But Keep It Easy -- 07-Jan-25
Last week, GoI released the much-awaited draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, which are essential provisions of Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023. 

Aparajita Bharti & Sidharth Deb Download
Ban Kids from Social Media? Nah -- 07-Jan-25
In an unprecedented move, Australia amended its Online Safety Act to prohibit access to social media platforms for those under 16. 

Mythili Bhusnurmath Download
How Much is Too Much? -- 06-Jan-25
2025 will test an article of faith long held by RBI—relentless accumulation of forex reserves

M Muneer Download
Martech, Being Human -- 06-Jan-25
By 2030, global martech—marketing technology—is slated to cross $1 tn from today’s $350 bn. An ET survey stated that 90% of CMOs in leading organisations have embraced marketing automation in a big way. CMOs believe that it improves efficiency, scalability and access to new markets. 

Sanjay Chamria Download
SAARE JAHAN SE ACHHA? -- 03-Dec-25
More and more wealthy Indians are moving out of the country for a better quality of life — let’s fix it

Somnath Mukherjee Download
Re$ Do Their Own Dance -- 03-Dec-25
Success has many fathers, failure an orphan. The cliché is most radically broken in popular economic commentary deciphering growth cycles. Explaining growth slowdowns — or upticks — via quick attributions is a favourite with the economic commentariat.

Saibal Dasgupta Download
Looming War of Intelligence -- 02-Jan-25
This year will see the US and China compete for AI supremacy — where India can play a role

Alok Tiwari Download
Chipping In to Fix Market Missteps -- 02-Jan-25
Industrial policy is once again gaining favour worldwide. 

Arjun Chowdhry Download
The Future Lies in Easy Spending -- 02-Jan-25
The global payments industry is rapidly transforming, thanks to IoT, Big Data and AI. India has been leading this digital revolution, experiencing a paradigm shift in its payments landscape.

Indrajit Hazra Download
CSR as Corporate Penance -- 01-Jan-25
RED HERRING Sinful consequences of profit-making can be assuaged by strategic goodness

Ateesh Tankha Download
Pardon, In This Lib Dem -- 01-Jan-25
A functioning democracy implies a nation of laws that are upheld conscientiously, applied equally and imposed liberally.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Download
India’s Bio Data Looks Impressive -- 31-Dec-24
India’s biopharma sector achieved significant milestones in 2024, reinforcing its position as a global leader

Mahesh Nandurkar Download
Get Ready for Lower Returns -- 31-Dec-24
Over the last three years, Nifty has delivered 12.5% compounded return, including dividends.

Seema Sirohi Download
MAGA at War, Over Indians -- 30-Dec-24
The ‘Groyper Army’ is going bonkers over the H-1B system being usurped by ‘Indian invaders’

Anna M M Vetticad Download
Feminist Clarity Begins at Home -- 30-Dec-24
Gloria Steinem often recounts an encounter with Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay in the 1970s that had a lifelong impact on her.

Arvind Panagariya Download
Scholar, Patriot, Perseverer, PM -- 30-Dec-24
Intellectual brilliance, humility, patriotism, personal integrity and perseverance — these five characteristics arguably lifted Manmohan Singh

Ashok Malik Download
Hair of the DOGE Remedy? -- 27-Dec-24
CHAPATI Post facto clean-up is no substitute for institutionalised, built-in correctives

Amit Kapoor Download
Outcomes of an Income Gap -- 27-Dec-24
Labour markets play a critical role in shaping economic opportunities and resource allocation.

Rajesh Shukla Download
The Trilemma Of Inequalities -- 27-Dec-24
India’s economic transformation over the past two decades has lifted millions out of poverty.

Anil Padmanabhan Download
POP! Goes the Economics -- 26-Dec-24
The public face-offs on GST decisions point to flaws in the tax’s architecture and implementation

Amitabh Kant Download
Va Va EVroom Evroom -- 26-Dec-24
November marked Delhi’s worst air quality in eight years, with the Capital failing to record a single ‘good air’ day in the year.

Jai Arjun Singh Download
Not Just 'Parallel', But Also Playful -- 25-Dec-24
In the aftermath of Shyam Benegal's passing, much will be said about the social relevance of his work

Neeraj Kaushal Download
Get Ready for TAXmas Eve -- 24-Dec-24
India must aim to benefit from expected US tariffs on China & Vietnam

Arunabha Ghosh & Dhruba Purkayastha Download
RBI, Get a Green Thumb -- 24-Dec-24
The 90-yr-old RBI has a new governor. It has its task cut out: to enable accelerated economic growth while keeping inflation in check

Rathin Roy Download
Easy on Rah-Rah Rupeeing -- 23-Dec-24
Monetary policy is best crafted with analytical clarity, not muscular nationalism or simple binaries

Rohit K Singh Download
Stop Device Divisiveness -- 23-Dec-24
Imagine this : two friends, side by side, use the same app to book a ride.

Seema Sirohi Download
It's Halloween Out There -- 31-Oct-24
As a toxic campaign nears its end, Don 'Trump-eone' gains ground, while Citizen Kamala hangs on.

R R Rashmi Download
Baku's $1 Tn Question -- 31-Oct-24
There is an expectation that COP29 will have climate finance as its main business.

Aditya Sinha Download
One Nation, One Check -- 30-Oct-24
Debate between centralisation and decentralisation often positions the former as a pariah, criticised for suppressing local autonomy. 

Chetan Ahya Download
Consumption Is Confucian -- 29-Oct-24
China must boost consumption to escape debt-deflation loop and better nominal GDP growth

KM Chandrasekhar Download
Vizhinjam, a Model Port of Call -- 29-Oct-24
More than 50 years ago, Vizhinjam, located near Thiruvananthapuram, was a sleepy fishing village. 

Anil Trigunayat & Kaviraj Singh Download
Climate Picture Abhi Baku Hai -- 29-Oct-24
As the world gears up for COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, India finds itself at a crucial juncture in its climate diplomacy and sustainability journey. 

Ajit Pai Download
No Sweat Over Interest Rates -- 28-Oct-24
High CDR at Indian banks signals tighter credit growth, unfetter foreign banks to bridge the gap

Sadaf Sayeed Download
Microfinance Isn’t Small, It’s Mighty -- 28-Oct-24
India’s microfinance industry plays a key role in financial inclusion, fostering women’s entrepreneurship, rural development and digital engagement.

Anirudh Gotety Download
India, Get Ahead of Crypto Curve -- 28-Oct-24
During his first term in office, Donald Trump opposed crypto because he believed it undermined the dollar’s hegemony. 

Anuvinda Pulickal & Sujoy Chakravarty Download
Break the Classroom Divide -- 25-Oct-24
Social contact between different socioeconomic groups reduces prejudice, leverages untapped talent

Subimal Bhattacharjee Download
Ride the AI, Energy Saddlebacked -- 25-Oct-24
This week, two AI stalwarts — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun — are in India.

Dhiraj Nayyar Download
Why We’ve Hit a Gold, Silver Streak -- 25-Oct-24
There is a shine to both gold and silver this festive season, touching record high prices.

Saibal Dasgupta Download
Hear What He Said, Xi Said -- 24-Oct-24
China needed India at the table in Kazan to deal with its own problems that include US pushback

Seema Sirohi Download
Can KH KO Teflon Don? -- 24-Oct-24
Old Man Donald ‘worked’ at a McDonald’s, E-I-E-I-O.

Nicola Beer Download
Agra’s on the Move, Safely, Cleanly -- 23-Oct-24
Luxembourg : By 2030, more than 40% of India’s population is expected to live in cities due to rural-urban migration and natural population growth in urban areas.

Ateesh Tankha & Ganga Narayan Rath Download
Is It Time to Dump eRs.? -- 22-Oct-24
Every enterprise depends on luck for its success.

Ashok Malik Download
Not Another BRICS in the Wall -- 21-Oct-24
India’s role is to ensure the grouping doesn’t get a distortionary ideological edgeCHAPATI

Neeraj Kaushal Download
Roses are Blue, Violets are Red -- 18-Oct-24
Party lines are blurring in the US, as Republicans & Democrats swap traits

Amitabh Kant Download
Make AI While the Sun Shines -- 18-Oct-24
Post-pandemic, we’ve seen a transformative revolution in tech: the rise of useful, universal and unlimited AI. 

Aditya Puri Download
Plug’n’Play to Get the Job Done -- 18-Oct-24
India with its burgeoning population faces a critical challenge of creating jobs.

Poonam K Sidhu Download
Philanthrocrats vs Philanderers? -- 17-Oct-24
There's no one way of giving back — it can well extend beyond the confines of cheques and charity

T V Ramachandran Download
Satellites Aren't Earthly -- 17-Oct-24
In 'Imagine', John Lennon not only painted a world with no boundaries, but also a world where 'above us, there's only sky'. 

Harsh V Pant Download
Clutch the India Straw -- 16-Oct-24
Cairo : For two nations — India and Canada — that have been long-standing partners and don't seem to have strategic divergence, these are unprecedented times.

Shivaji Dasgupta Download
WeCom to MeCom to PreCom -- 15-Oct-24
Festive shopping via ecommerce may be changing both consumer and societal behaviour

Shahan Sud Download
Get Picky with Startups -- 15-Oct-24
India is a land of contrasts. On the one hand, there's 'Shining India'. 

Ashok Malik Download
Re-Generative ChatBJP -- 14-Oct-24
CHAPATI Its appeal isn't that it always wins, but its capacity for constant self-correction

KumKum Dasgupta Download
Tech+Touch, Natural JV -- 14-Oct-24
India isn't for beginners, as a cheeky meme suggests.

Omkar Goswami Download
The Titan Who Rebuilt Tata -- 11-Oct-24
RNT was as much about cleaning up the group as he was about taking it to new scales

Bachi Karkaria Download
MILLENNIAL DUMBLEDORE -- 11-Oct-24
If someone said 'Millennial Dumbledore', would you, in your funkiest moment, think of Ratan Tata?

Gurcharan Das Download
Conscience-Keeper of India Inc -- 11-Oct-24
When I was on the board of one of the Tata companies, at a meeting in Bombay House, Freddie Mehta, head of the company, invited a young man named Ratan to join us. 

GAUTAM ADANI Download
Tata, The Perfect Renaissance Man -- 11-Oct-24
An entire nation of 1.4 billion is now mourning the passing of Ratan Tata. 

Thomas Mathew Download
An Aam Aadmi at Heart -- 11-Oct-24
JRD's pick to lead the group faced opposition from satraps unwilling to give up their fiefdoms.

KUMAR MANGALAM BIRLA Download
A Man of Conviction with the Art of Placing Unconventional Bets -- 11-Oct-24
Shortly after I lost my father, I received a telephone call. It was from Ratan Tata. 

Avinash Mohananey Download
Any Manipulation Via Nominated Members will Raise Doubts -- 10-Oct-24
People of J&K have given a split verdict — Kashmir valley and Muslim-dominated areas of Jammu region on one side and the remaining Hindu-dominated areas of Jammu region on the other.

Kaushik Mukherjee & Narayan Kedia Download
Faster Rights Issue, But Careful Now -- 10-Oct-24
Sebi recently approved norms to enable faster rights issue, which is timeconsuming.

Seema Sirohi Download
Cooperate, Consolidate, Continue -- 10-Oct-24
In a world beset with multiple crises, wars and disruptions, India and the US have managed to keep their focus on the future.

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Download
Do Verdict Ka Dhamaka -- 09-Oct-24
POLLS If Haryana was a Cong own goal, J&K could be an albatross around NC-Cong's neck.

Prasenjit K Basu Download
Lower the Drawbridge Today, RBI -- 09-Oct-24
Headline inflation as measured by CPI has been below the RBI target of 4% y-o-y during July-August 2024. As an inflation-targeting central bank, RBI should, therefore, cut its policy rate by 25 bps after its MPC meeting today.

Ateesh Tankha & Syagnik Banerjee Download
AI Leading Us Up the Garden Path? -- 08-Oct-24
Humans may be essentially well intentioned. Certainly, technology mavens view themselves in this way.

Mythili Bhusnurmath Download
Sitting on the Cutting Edge -- 07-Oct-24
RBI guv's given enough signals he's not cutting rate — which markets have chosen to ignore.

Amitabh Kant Download
Take Indore Activity All Over -- 07-Oct-24
Cities are key drivers of growth, and with ambitious targets, more than half of India's population is projected to live in urban areas.

Poonam Khaira Sidhu Download
What You're Here, Not Everywhere -- 07-Oct-24
Last month, Delhi High Court upheld the plea of authorities to tax the permanent establishment (PE) of Hyatt International in India even if the global company incurs losses.

Samidha Sharma Download
Clean Up Those Startup Corners -- 04-Oct-24
This week marked the end of a longdrawn legal battle between BharatPe, aonce-rising fintech star valued at $2.7 bn (at its peak), and its cofounder Ashneer Grover.

Arun Singh Download
Anxiety Over Next Phase of Israel-Iran Escalation -- 04-Oct-24
Potential implications on energy, fertiliser prices, shipping, even US presidential polls.

Anil Nair Download
A Diet for Power-Hungry AI -- 04-Oct-24
Limiting energy consumption in AI is vital — look to the frugal human brain for pathways.

Seema Sirohi Download
When No. 2s Outshine No. 1s -- 04-Oct-24
Truth be told, the vice-presidential candidates performed better in their debate than their bosses did in the presidential one.

Kingshuk Chatterjee Download
Crossing The Red Line -- 03-Oct-24
ISRAEL-IRAN Brinkmanship by both sides has left the region confronting grave uncertainties

Maryam Aslany Download
Oust the Islamic Republic for Peace -- 03-Oct-24
Iran's attacks on Israel remind the world, once again, of the great danger posed by the mullahs' regime.

Vivek Aggrawal & Balasubramanian K Download
India, a StAR FinCrimefighter -- 03-Oct-24
Public institutions' capacity to design, implement and enforce policies is key to a country's development.

Manish Banthia Download
Non-ferrous Metals Poised to Outshine Gold, Signals Show -- 03-Oct-24
US Yields, Chinese Stimulus Hint At Rebound

Mudar Patherya Download
The Great Stock'n'Awe Show -- 06-Sep-24
Is it the best of times, or the worst of times, or a bit of both, for India's enthused marketwalas?

Amitabh Kant Download
City City Bang Bang & Future-Ready -- 06-Sep-24
Urbanisation and manufacturing have gone hand in hand. In post-World War 2 Japan, Tokyo and Osaka became centres of industrial production.

Subimal Bhattacharjee Download
National Security, Privacy Limited? -- 06-Sep-24
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's recent arrest in France has reignited the debate on balancing user privacy with national security concerns in encrypted messaging platforms.

Srinivasan Varadarajan Download
Tuck Away, Depositors -- 31-Jul-24
It's the season for blockbuster deposit schemes as banks rush to shore up their deposit base to sustain a higher credit growth trajectory.

Gautam Adani Download
Yellow Brick Road of India's Infra -- 30-Jul-24
Budget 2024 reflects a maturing economy on the rise.

Anil Nair Download
Shed Light on Darkness Visible -- 30-Jul-24
Dark patterns, or deceptive patterns, are design tricks that make you do...

Seema Sirohi Download
Kamala Bloom into POTUS? -- 29-Jul-24
Unlike Biden, Harris is feared by Republicans - and clicking the Democrat machine into motion.

Rohit K Singh Download
Singularity Not Dur Ast -- 29-Jul-24
Futurist Ray Kurzweil's latest book, The Singularity is Nearer:

Parthasarathi Shome Download
Hail-a-Tax to Catch a Ride -- 26-Jul-24
Budget introduces many tweaks and reforms, but misses a chance for comprehensive overhaul.

Purvi Mehta Download
Cultivating a Smarter Approach -- 26-Jul-24
Over 77 years of independent India's existence and across a series of budgets,one factor has remained constant;

Anjana Menon Download
(Carefully) Walk the Talk on Infra -- 26-Jul-24
When Bengaluru airport's Terminal 2 opened in late 2022, it shut those up who believed India could never deliver world-class infrastructure.

Abheek Barua Download
Keep Kaam & Carry On -- 25-Jul-24
The budget summons jobs as growth warrior, but rival inflation will need to be overwhelmed.

Seema Sirohi Download
DC Back to Its Old India Ways? -- 25-Jul-24
Much water has flowed down the potomac since the hug between Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin.

Kaushik Shaparia Download
Fuelling India's Ride to Developed Economy Stop -- 25-Jul-24
The budget underscores the government's steadfast commitment to growth without compromising oon fiscal discipline.

S Naren Download
Building on Reforms to Keep India on a Clear Growth Path -- 24-Jul-24
India growth story intact, but rational yet conservative approach must.

Nilesh Shah Download
Fiscal Prudence can Help Bring Down the Cost of Capital -- 24-Jul-24
Taming exuberance key to system stability; FM didn't hesitate to act.

Rajeev Thakkar Download
No Gains, No Tax. Markets to Take Tax Hikes in Stride -- 24-Jul-24
Budget doesn't change fundamentals; caution is required.

Sanjeev Prasad Download
Rural Spending Push, Tax Cuts to Spur Consumption -- 24-Jul-24
The govt may pursue further rationalisation in cap gains structure.

Ashok Gulati & Reena Singh Download
Take Rice Off the Buffet Menu -- 22-Jul-24
Repurpose subsidies and offer MSP for other crops to wean Punjab & Haryana from paddy.

Somnath Mukherjee Download
Let's Go Down Agnipath -- 22-Jul-24
Deaths of 18 'Agniveers' in less than a year have reignited the debate on the usefulness of the Agnipath scheme...

Saibal Dasgupta Download
Why India Comes Up Trump -- 18-Jul-24
If America sees regime change, it may go easy on Russia and take a more hostile stance on China.

Ateesh Tankha Download
Holding a Gun to America's Head? -- 18-Jul-24
'Sic semper tyrannis' - 'Thus always to tyrants' - shouted John Wilkes Booth after fatally shooting Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre in Washington DC on April 14, 1865.

Madan Sabnavis Download
Disinvest, But With Right interest -- 18-Jul-24
To disinvest or not to disinvest is a Hamletian conundrum all governments face when drafting a budget.

Seema Sirohi Download
Resurrection of Son of a Gun -- 16-Jul-24
Fist clenched and blood dripping down his cheek, Donald Trump is now a martyr for the 'cause', no longer an ordinary candidate against Joe Biden.

Ramnath Krishnan Download
2024 Must Show the Way to 2030 -- 16-Jul-24
India is in a sweet macroeconomic spot. Growth rates are higher than all large economics, notwithstanding the conflicting GDP-vs-GVA metrics signals.

Soumya Kanti Ghosh Download
Time to Get Aggro on Agri -- 15-Jul-24
Budget presents an opportunity to usher key policy changes to unshackle our agriculture sector.

Yashraj Erande Download
Debt Collection Just Got Easier -- 15-Jul-24
AI and digital are revolutionising nearly every aspect of our lives.

Dhiraj Nayyar Download
Make Gold, Copper Great Again -- 15-Jul-24
Gold and copper are two of the oldest metals known to humans. They have now acquired a new sheen.

Amit Kapoor Download
Mind the Gap, Then Fix It -- 12-Jul-24
India's LFPR is rising, but there's a mismatch between workforce skills and job market demands.

Rachana Baid Download
How to Avoid MF Mishaps -- 12-Jul-24
Sebi recently launched a probe into Quant Mutual Fund for suspected front-running, an illgegal practice where fund managers place their own orders before executing large trades to profit from the anticipated price movement.

Ateesh Tankha Download
Make Deposits Great Again -- 11-Jul-24
Rather than constrain credit growth through regulatory diktats, the budget should revitalise deposits.

Sudhir Sitapati Download
Have Revadi, Eat It Too -- 11-Jul-24
The economy is doing well, with world beating GDP growth, macroeconomic stability and a steady inflow of foreign capital.

Sanjeev Choudhary Download
Untether the Fuel Nozzle -- 10-Jul-24
When Narendra Modi took the prime ministerial office for the first time in 2014, he set clear goals for the oil and gas sector.

Neelkanth Mishra Download
Chinese Takeaway Plus One -- 08-Jul-24
Take advantage of global pushback, inefficiencies due to Beijing's over-investment.

Anil Padmanabhan Download
Will It Be a 'Congress' Budget, GoI? -- 08-Jul-24
In June, Congress-ruled Telangana announced a farm loan waiver of Rs.31k cr, fulfilling a key poll promise made before the assembly elections last year.

Maryam Aslany Download
Reform Your 'Reformist Iran' Opinion -- 08-Jul-24
On July 6, Masoud Pezeshkian was elected the new president of Iran. Most newspapers reported that a reformist has triumphed.

Saibal Dasgupta Download
Reincarnate the Tibet Card? -- 04-Jul-24
The Dalai Lama may soon reveal his succession plan, and it'll have geopolitical ramifications.

Rajesh Shukla Download
Agriculture -- 04-Jul-24
On the first day of assuming office for the third time last month, PM Narendra Modi released the 17th instalment of PM-Kisan SAamman Nidhi.

Seema Sirohi Download
Them Dems Look Lost -- 03-Jul-24
There are times when politics demands radical thinking and a change of tactics, cumbersome and painful as they might be.

Avinash Mohananey Download
Pak, China Op Against TTP Brings Afghan Taliban in Play -- 01-Jul-24
Will Chinese interests in Pakistan henceforth be more secure or insecure?; Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan are joined at the hip.

Boria Majumdar Download
ANATOMY OF A CATCH -- 01-Jul-24
Suryakumar Yadav's boundary dismissal of David Miller is a genius moment of sporting history.

Anand Vasu Download
The Boom That Won India the Cup -- 01-Jul-24
Dress it up any way you want. Put lipstick on the most beautiful pigs that you want.

Agustín Carstens Download
Don't Obsess on Inflation Targets -- 01-Jul-24
Central banks have shown they can take forceful action to head off the most dramatic increase in inflation in a generation.

Shivaji Dasgupta Download
It's About Can, Not Cannes -- 28-Jun-24
Advertising must focus on ways to make business and society grow, not just win clubbie awards.

Rachana Baid & V Shunmugam Download
For Our Mutual Benefit -- 28-Jun-24
Asset management behemoth BlackRock's departure from the Indian MF market in 2018 sent shock waves through the financial world.

Rajeev Kumar Download
Pen'n'Paper Just Won't Pass -- 27-Jun-24
Exams like NET and NEET need to stick to the tried-and-tested computer-based test format.

Dhanendra Kumar Download
Dig In Smartly to Grow -- 27-Jun-24
India's natural resources sector - mining, metals, minerals and hydrocarbons -serves as the backbone for manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.

Nitin Paranjpe Download
Zap Our Human Capital to Shape -- 26-Jun-24
It took 60 years since its independence for India to become a $1 tn economy. The next trillion came in seven years, and the third trillion in five.

Boria Majumdar Download
Kite-Runners Between Wickets -- 26-Jun-24
The president of Afghanistan calls me every match day to check on me. The whole country watches IPL religiously because Afghan players are playing in it.

Kiran Karnik Download
For Exams to Pass the Test -- 24-Jun-24
Some suggestions for systemic improvements to minimise, or stop, future NEET-NET-type leaks.

GR Gopinath Download
On GST, KISS and Tell -- 24-Jun-24
Making things simple isn't that simple. In December 2018, as FM, Arun Jaitley had announced that the sun would soon set on the 28% GST slab, except for luxury items.

Bibek Debroy & Aditya Sinha Download
Off With the Headaches -- 21-Jun-24
By eliminating exemptions in direct taxes, complexities and litigation costs can be removed.

Amit Kapoor Download
Get on the Job of Jobs -- 21-Jun-24
India has a problem that has been baffling economists: its GDP is growing, but without a corresponding increase in employment.

Nikhil Pahwa Download
Stand Up to Breaking News -- 20-Jun-24
AI summaries like Perplexity's pose serious concerns for society and publishers.

Deepak Mishra Download
Make (Indices) in India -- 20-Jun-24
Disconnect between India's rising economy and its falling ranking in global indices is hard to ignore. In the World Economic Forum's latest Global Gender Gap index, for instance, India slipped two spots to rank at 129 out of 146 nations.

Subimal Bhattacharjee Download
iCET On the Right Path -- 19-Jun-24
US NSA Jake Sullivan's two-day visit to Delhi, the first official visit from Washington since the new NDA government took office, has turned out to be a productive one.

Somnath Mukherjee Download
A Manufactured Straw Man -- 17-Jun-24
Manufacturing isn't about jobs but key to balancing trade deficits securing geopolitical security.

Atul Tiwari Download
Time to Reskill the Skilling Plan -- 17-Jun-24
Countries with advanced skilling eco-systems integrate national priorities and industry initiatives through a collaborative framework.

Rahul Pandita Download
We Don't Need 'Israel-Type Solution' -- 17-Jun-24
You must have seen it on TV or on social media - a group of school girls visibly in distress, hyperventilating and crying.

Samidha Sharma Download
Bets Spread Beyond Tech -- 14-Jun-24
A big trend in venture investing is emerging, something that's been simmering for a few years now in the post-Covid era.

Ateesh Tankha & Syagnik Banerjee Download
Don't Sleep with the Fishes -- 14-Jun-24
Strong ex ante laws can prevent Big Tech dominance, protect privacy and ensure fair competition

Chetan Ahya Download
Big Plate of Supply-Side Up -- 13-Jun-24
Economies can't redistribute their way to prosperity, only growth will lift people out of poverty

Sanjeev Krishan Download
Now, Here's an India Plan -- 13-Jun-24
With a 7%-plus GDP growth rate for the third consecutive year in FY24, India sits on the cusp of advancement while facing several challenges.

Rajeev Kher & Anshuman Gupta Download
Global Standards with FTAs -- 12-Jun-24
India recently concluded a trade and economic partnership agreement (TEPA) with European Free Trade Association (EFTA), a group comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Anand Vasu Download
Run, USA, Run, Between The Wickets -- 11-Jun-24
A change of process is needed for Americans beyond expats and PIOs to actually take to cricket.

Nupur Garg Download
PE-VC Sector's Laapataa Ladies -- 11-Jun-24
A heartwarming narrative nestled in India's hinterlands, the underlying message of Kiran Rao's latest film Laapataa Ladies that's been grabbing national attention is the significance of a woman's self-realisation and selfidentity subtly setting in.

Aditya Sinha Download
Miss the Hows, Whys for the Whats? -- 11-Jun-24
AI is increasingly enhancing the speed and scope of discoveries by helping in hypothesis generation, experimental design and analysis of large datasets.

Saibal Dasgupta Download
The World's Now Oysterer -- 10-Jun-24
A coalition gov representing wider political opinion will add to India's geopolitical heft, not reduce it.

Neeraj Kaushals Download
Less Disliked Will Win -- 07-Jun-24
Americans are saddled with two inglorious presidential candidates: Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Indrajit Hazra Download
Not Just Chaukas & Chhakkas -- 06-Jun-24
After two Lok Sabha iterations, multiplayer politics on the national level gets its mojo back

Somnath Mukherjee Download
New Gov, Up Demand -- 06-Jun-24
As a new government is formed, India's economic backdrop couldn't look better. 8.2% GDP estimates exceed most estimates.

RAAMDEO AGARWAL Download
Politics may be Fluid, but Economics is Still Solid. Time to be Somewhat Greedy -- 05-Jun-24
Inequity investing, it's very important to cut out the noise. On Tuesday, after considering the election results, the Nifty tanked almost 6%.

NILESH SHAH Download
Back to Basics in Uncertain Times; Quality to Outperform Momentum -- 05-Jun-24
The election outcome has come against the market and exit polls estimates.

JAHANGIR AZIZ Download
Macro Policy Choices Unclear, But Work Cut Out on Reforms Agenda -- 05-Jun-24
Domestic competition another focus area for sustained growth

SONAL VARMA Download
India Has Come a Long Way From Fragile 5 Days, Time to Race Ahead -- 05-Jun-24
Today's Indian economy has solid foundations. Balance sheets are clean; business confidence is high; supply-side reforms are progressing and fundamentals are in a good shape.

Bharati Chaturvedi & Anshu Sharma Download
Listen to This Heat Speech -- 04-Jun-24
With not a word throughout the polls on tackling extreme heat, here are some 'campaign' suggestions.

Jamas Hodivala & Chirag Naik Download
Trans-Europe Express -- 04-Jun-24
India's economic growth and expanding role in global trade, exemplified by its recent free trade deal with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), are significant opportunities for trade with the EU.

Mythili Bhusnurmath Download
Now, Bat On a Great Wicket -- 03-Jun-24
Whichever way you cut it, the economy's booming and is a welcome gift for the incoming gov.

Seema Sirohi Download
Pill for China Plus One -- 03-Jun-24
It's been four years since the pandemic hit and jolted awake the world to its over-dependence on China for all manner of things, most crucially, medical supplies.

Kiran Karnik Download
HURRY, While We're Still Young! -- 30-May-24
India's producing far fewer kids — we need to quickly make the best use of our working-age population.

Alok Kumar & Balaji Chandramouli Download
Overheating Electricity -- 30-May-24
With temperatures reaching record levels in many parts of India, GoI has instructed idling power plants to crank up operations to cope with the impending increase in electricity demand.

S K Pathak Download
Raise a Glass to the Job Creators -- 29-May-24
In a recent interview, Narendra Modi reiterated the need to encourage business and not demonise it.

Govind Bhattacharjee Download
Don't Eat the Rich, It'll Hurt the Rest -- 29-May-24
On May 24, Thomas Piketty's World Inequality Lab released a follow-up note to its earlier published paper, 'Income and Wealth Inequality in India, 1922-2023: The Rise of the BillionaireRaj'.

Madan Sabnavis Download
More Gold for Their Buck -- 28-May-24
Central banks are moving over to the yellow metal to de-dollarise and tackle global uncertainty

Anil Padmanabhan Download
XX Chromosome Factor -- 28-May-24
Regardless of what happens next Tuesday when votes are tallied, the standout trend in the still ongoing general election will be the role of women voters in influencing the outcome.

Ashok Malik Download
Viksit Elections, Bharat? -- 27-May-24
Onus is on EC, and incoming government, to make voting, polling, electioneering less harrowing

Gopal Srinivasan Download
C'mon, You Can Get Your AIF Cert! -- 27-May-24
In a May 13 circular, Sebi mandated that 'at least one key personnel' on the investment team of the 'manager of an alternative investment fund (AIF)' should have NISM (National Institute of Securities Market) certification by passing the NISM Series-XIX-C exam.

Subhrakant Panda Download
Your First 100 Days To-Do List, Gov -- 27-May-24
The 18th Lok Sabha polls are almost done and dusted. A new government will be in place once results are declared on June 4.

Ateesh Tankha & Syagnik Banerjee Download
Enable With Our Own Cable -- 24-May-24
India must loosen the cords tying it too tightly to the pervasive influence of global Big Tech.

Rohit Kumar Singh Download
Protection from AI's Echo Chamber -- 24-May-24
The news of Scarlett Johansson suing OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT-4o, for allegedly replicating her voice without consent, has amplified a growing global concern: who owns our voices in the age of AI?

Soumya Kanti Ghosh Download
Ladies at the Head of the Lines -- 24-May-24
The first five phases of the 7-phase voting in the 18th Lok Sabha elections are done, with the 6th phase tomorrow.

Anil Nair Download
A Techtronic Shift's Coming -- 23-May-24
India's electronic manufacturing service industry is humming - now to stick to the fight path.

Nirmal Jain Download
Another Feather in India's Mcap -- 23-May-24
India has achieved a significant milestone, with its market capitalisation crossing the $5 tn mark on Tuesday, tripling in a decade of robust reforms and economic progress.

Lubna Kably Download
Making Independence Count -- 23-May-24
Sebi recently fined two independent directors (IDs) — a retired air vice marshal and a physical therapist — ?10 lakh each for failing to fulfil their statutory duties as members of their companies' audit committee, and for not safeguarding interests of shareholders.

Siddharth Shah & Deep Shah Download
Fund Pool, More AIFs Than Buts -- 22-May-24
The year is 2015 and the budget speech has just concluded. There is jubilation on Dalal Street.

Seema Sirohi Download
Of More Import Than Just a Port -- 22-May-24
Connectivity is key to meeting, and potentially beating, the competition in a contested world. Countries are doing what they must to create new corridors for commerce.

Manish Sabharwal & Kartik Narayan Download
No Quota, Reform Salary -- 21-May-24
Indira Gandhi would have been amused by Rahul Gandhi's recent comment at an election rally that Congress will use legislation to breach the 50% quota cap if it's voted into office.

Saibal Dasgupta Download
Get Bullish in a China Shop -- 20-May-24
India will have to find ways to reduce India Inc's over-reliance on a belligerent neighbour.

Karthik Kondepudi Download
Stop Cos Stretching the Truth -- 20-May-24
Recently, Patanjali found itself under the scanner of regulatory bodies and Supreme Court in the context of dodgy advertising practices.

Akshay Rout Download
Turnout's Turning Out All Right -- 20-May-24
In the 17 Lok Sabha elections starting from 1951, turnout went past 60% only on seven occasions, of which the 65% mark was crossed only in 2014 and 2019.

Amit Kapoor Download
Not Just a One-Horse Town -- 17-May-24
Empower the opposition to become active political participants.

Pradeep S Mehta & Amit Dasgupta Download
Oz One Out for Students -- 17-May-24
On May 11, Australia announced that it plans to introduce legislation to set an allocation for the maximum number of new international student enrolments education providers can offer.

Ashok Malik Download
The Last Old-Style Election? -- 16-May-24
Digitalisation of society and political communication suggests another future for how India votes.

Jaspreet Bindra Download
Google's Distributing AI Pixie Dust -- 16-May-24
In the good old days, when Microsoft was The Enemy, it had an EEE strategy — embrace, extend and extinguish.

Harsh V Pant & Prithvi Gupta Download
Chabahar, Port of a Smart Call -- 16-May-24
Earlier this week, India and Iran signed a 10-year development and operation contract for Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman.

Amitabh Kant & Ajit Pai Download
Urbanisation = Growth -- 15-May-24
Since 1947, India has reluctantly traversed the path of urbanisation, largely due to its predominantly agriculturedependent rural population.

Madhavan Narayanan Download
Our Malls Need to Be Melas -- 14-May-24
With online retail increasingly the default option, offline shopping needs to be far more experiential