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TopicN. Chandrasekaran

Topic: N. Chandrasekaran

The Tata boardroom battle feels personal in Mumbai

Whether it’s art, sport, health, education, power, or hospitality—everyone in Mumbai has had a bit of Tata in their lives, one way or another.

Tata Sons’ last boardroom battle took 4 years. This one doesn’t have to

We studied 5,491 oppression and mismanagement cases filed before the NCLT since 2020 and found that about 51 per cent of such cases remain pending even after five years.

Tata Sons vs Tata Trusts—battle for Bombay House is really about moral authority

The Tatas are too important to India for the whole group to be paralysed because of one man’s (Noel Tata’s) hostility to another man (N Chandrasekaran).

Tata Sons green-lights public listing, asks Chandrasekaran to stay on as chairman for 5 more yrs

Chandra's decision to leave followed months of friction with Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata over the listing issue and capital allocation across the conglomerate.

The Tatas have had rotten luck with Air India

N Chandrasekaran’s exit announcement has left many people at Air India feeling insecure about the future, the last thing the airline needs at the moment.

Ex-foreign secy Jaishankar joins Tata Group, cooling-off period waived on request

Former diplomat wrote to PM Modi requesting waiver of the cooling-off period, will now report directly to Tata Sons executive chairman N. Chandrasekaran.

On Camera

The 1891 census counted India—but struggled to understand it

The 1891 census was built upon foundations laid a decade earlier by the 1881 census. Its success can be attributed to a longer, more meticulous preparation period than its predecessor.

India’s new kings & queens are flourishing in small towns

As the middle class that powered India’s first 3 decades of liberalisation stagnates, and a newly ascendant business class powers ahead, the complexion of consumption & investment is likely to change. 

Trump admin ‘withholding’ approval for Europe-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine—WaPo report

The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.

India needs more Jamnagars. Anti-business, knee-jerk anti-Americanism hurt national interest

Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.