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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicAlibaba Group Holding Ltd

Topic: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

China’s anti-monopoly rules risk disaster as it goes after tech giants like Alibaba

Beijing needs to put away the broad brush and use more finesse in tackling market dominance by its tech giants, or risk destroying its tech-enabled social infrastructure.

Xi’s push against Jack Ma sparks new threat for China’s tech giants

Beijing’s pursuit of Ant Group plays directly into the hands of China’s biggest critics in Washington. US authorities are now debating whether to ban investments in Alibaba & Tencent.

Ant, Yukos and the warning to rebel billionaires

Similarities between Yukos debacle in Russia & China's crackdown on Alibaba are striking — 2 political systems led by strongmen with penchant for cutting hubristic entrepreneurs to size.

Tata set to buy 80% of BigBasket as race to dominate India’s online grocery heats up

While JioMart is seeking to shake up industry dominated by Amazon & Flipkart, Tata is seeking potential acquisitions to narrow gap with rivals.

A peek into Alibaba’s secret 3-year Xunxi experiment — reinventing the factory

Alibaba’s smart factory is an attempt at leveraging its consumer data & tech to help multi-trillion-dollar manufacturing arena improving efficiency & meet consumer expectations.

What could go wrong for Jack Ma’s record breaking Ant IPO

Ant Group stopped taking orders from big investors a day earlier than planned due to great demand. But a smash-hit IPO doesn’t always translate into a long-term winner for investors.

Alibaba helps Asia’s malls go online after coronavirus kills retail

The first shopping center to create a virtual replica of a mall — Marina Square — is taking more than 30 tenants online with Lazada, the Southeast Asian unit of Alibaba.

Alibaba’s Jack Ma confirmed as member of China’s Communist Party

Jack Ma, China's richest man, was listed among 100 people being recognized by the Communist Party of China for their contributions to the country.

Google plans China comeback after being missing in action for ten years

Google's co-founder Sergey Brin had defended Google’s pull-out from China in 2010 citing it was better to leave than compromise. 

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.