India has joined the global race to make chips. Instead of trying to straddle the entire value chain, it should start with areas where it has global competence
Under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths by a multiple of 10 will eventually have to show up in the crude death rates of those years. This will require a door-to-door enumeration. This will be time consuming, but worth the effort for the sake of public health and data in India. Until then, all estimates are just that, estimates
The subversion of the police force by the political establishment is an old malaise. A new trend that seems to be emerging is slapping charges of sedition at the slightest provocation
India's demographic dividend will last for some time but cease growing. The right policies, however, can still lead to better outcomes
The government and Nandan Nilekani hope to revolutionise the e-tail model in India with the Open Network for Digital E-Commerce but winning in the sector is far more difficult than the task that the United Payments Interface (UPI) needed to tackle
The West fears that China will establish a military base in the Solomon Islands, threatening Australia and extending its military influence to distant places. There are signs the Solomon Islands area will soon become a military hotspot similar to the South China Sea.
It’s axiomatic in markets: you never see it coming. But this selloff is an argument that sometimes you do. People have been saying for months that inflation would surge, forcing the Federal Reserve into action
Tesla is developing an in-house supercomputer, dubbed Project Dojo, to deal with massive amounts of data, including video from Tesla cars, and using it to create autonomous driving software
The combined entity can target $100 million projects, currently largely restricted to frontline IT services companies
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Noise pollution should be dealt with just like other breaches of rules — like a traffic light or speed violation. However, neglect and inaction by the authorities has allowed the issue to be weaponised by the likes of Raj Thackeray
India’s lenders will have to transform their mindsets and look at people at the bottom of the pyramid as potential customers, rather than social responsibility statistics to be ticked off in an Excel sheet
The outcomes of the visit are significantly different from the usual cliché-ridden statements about strategic partnerships and instead concentrate on improving the quality of Indian lives.
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Amid the wreckage, the market might be telling us something useful
Scaling of a strategy without much damage to the equity curve is an art in itself
Biki Oberoi paid attention to the small things like the choice of cutlery or the bathroom fittings; he was obsessed with customer satisfaction rather than grand corporate moves
The sudden shift in views on inflation are a reminder of the danger of narratives that encompass too much and tie down policy makers.
The central bank chair had no reason to take a future 75-basis-point interest rate increase off the table.
The Rs 650 crore Oaknet Healthcare acquisition gives Eris a foothold in the dermatology therapy drugs segment
Despite plentiful reserves, power plants can’t keep up with demand during the country’s blistering heat wave. It’s time to accelerate the switch to renewables
There is a chance for India to go up even further in the unicorn pecking order as China has recently cracked down on its tech companies in order to gain better control over them. This has made investment into China, till recently the technology hub to be in, less attractive
The next couple of months will play a significant role in determining whether we are on the cusp of the next leg of a rally, or in the middle of a long-term correction
There is a more than even chance that as we reach near the end of the rate hike cycle, some economies will be nearing or already experiencing recessions
In a business where logistics accounts for nearly 15 percent of the total costs, the logic of an MNC competing with strong local players falls flat
