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Barely 18 months after Ratan Tata’s death, the philanthropic entities that control two-thirds of India’s biggest business empire are once again in turmoil. On 4th April, Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus of TVS Motor and...
On 29th March, Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta turned to the Bhagavad Gita, before taking his fight for the assets of the bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) to the Supreme Court (SC) of India. "Have courage. Stay humble. Do...
In banking, confidence can evaporate faster than capital. The point was driven home on 18 March 2026 when the cryptic resignation letter of HDFC Bank’s part-time chairman, Atanu Chakraborty, triggered a sharp market reaction and...
As Indians grapple with gas shortages following the attack on Iran, brace for higher inflation and its ripple effect on agriculture to electronics, a more personal worry eclipses the headlines for millions of middle-class families: the...
Tuhin Kanta Pandey completed a year as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) at the end of February. The milestone was marked by a series of media conversations highlighting a year of calm and stability, along with...
On 28th February, TV Mohandas Pai, the well-known angel investor, tagged finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman in a post on X, drawing attention to what seems to be a case of enforcement overreach: the arrest of Rishi Gupta, managing...
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 last week, Galgotias University provided a shameful sideshow that gravely undermined India’s attempt to project itself as a serious player in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) with credible...
How long does it take for a regulator in India to respond to bad practices? The answer: A staggering two decades of responding to alarms with pointless tinkering and directions.
On 11 February 2026, the Reserve Bank of India...
Those born after the turn of the millennium are largely unaware that India once possessed a vibrant, fierce consumer movement. In the 1960s and 1970s, a time that was defined by scarcity, black-marketing and a dysfunctional public...
Budget 2026 sends out a strong signal that India finally recognises how we are losing the global tourism race, despite extraordinary cultural diversity, wealth of historical monuments and scenic beauty. Not only are we not attracting...
The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos is the supreme arena for business optics. While world leaders make news at the formal plenary sessions, high-power networking occurs at private parties in a country better known for stashing...
A decade and a half ago, a report of the comptroller and auditor general (CAG), claiming a huge ‘presumptive’ loss in the sale of telecom spectrum and coal blocks, ignited a nationwide movement against corruption and voted out...