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The ‘oh shit’ moment that corporates and politicians had in Davos 2019

Davos 2019 showed that the imperative has become social responsibility instead of prioritising money (corporates) or power (politicians).

ICICI Board must answer for the Chanda Kochhar scandal

The ICICI Bank's directors who helped cultivate former CEO Chanda Kochhar's image of invincibility failed in their duty to uphold governance.

If India wants to be a key player in Afghanistan, it has to engage with the Taliban

India has reacted to the proposed Taliban peace deal with diplomatic scepticism, but it must stop dithering now.

As Budget nears, it’s time to ask if taxpayers need more shiny Metros

India needs a public transport revolution, not just kilometres of Metro lines.

No more sunny-side up: How Pakistan army taking journalists to conflict areas has backfired

It may be easy for the Pakistan military to manage traditional mainstream media, but social media plays by its own rules.

India can’t afford to guarantee a minimum income

The biggest problem with such ideas taking center stage in India’s political economy is that it distracts attention from the more pressing task at hand — creating high-quality jobs.

Pre-poll Budget session must pass minimum wage for unorganised labour

Voters who cannot be given jobs can be partly assuaged with better wages.

Why Mayawati has the least chance of becoming prime minister

A look at how Third Front PMs are selected tells you why Mayawati stands no chance. Meanwhile, the clamour for Mayawati as PM only helps the BJP.

Angel investors must be spared India’s tax hell

Angel investors are helping create jobs while big corporates are reluctant to invest. Time the taxman realised that. About three years ago, Anup Kuruvilla left...

A rebuttal: Reducing Priyanka Gandhi to her love for Rahul & similarity to Indira is unfair

Writer Mayur Didolkar assesses prof Makarand Paranjape's article on Priyanka Gandhi, and Paranjape writes back to him.

On Camera

Tollywood’s toxic fandom now has state support. Pawan Kalyan joke arrests are abuse of power

Last week, I received a frantic text from a friend who is a stand-up comedian. It was about his colleague Anudeep Katikala, who was...

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.