Why religion and caste based campaigns are good for India
A wise politician once told me politics in India works only around the Big Three factors – religion, caste, and income (rich vs poor). The rest – policymaking, governance, development – may all be nice...
View ArticleWhat’s on Haryana’s mind
Haryana’s assembly election on Oct 5 comes too close on the heels of the general elections held in May, to bring incumbent BJP govt any comfort. BJP and Congress won 5 each of the state’s...
View ArticleSymphony of love
Sufi mystics have celebrated the journey of self-transformation to seek the Almighty. They have found deep messages of the Almighty in the simplest activities of life. Sayyid Abdullah Shah Qadri, the...
View ArticleIs fair procedure and accountability being ensured in arrest powers under the...
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is a cornerstone of India’s efforts to combat financial crimes, but its enforcement, particularly regarding arrest powers, has long been a point of legal...
View ArticleToorist trap
The world over, local residents are being overrun by an incursion of selfie-taking sightseers A tourist has been described as someone who, having nothing to do at home, goes and does it someplace else....
View ArticleTall tales
Attributing virtues to height is an old prejudice. Trust Trump to try and use it in election campaign By the time you read this, the first and possibly only face-off between US presidential...
View ArticleWhy health insurance is expensive and confusing
When people buy health insurance, they have to pay an extra 18% tax, called GST (Goods and Services Tax). Many experts think this tax should be lower, especially for something as important as health...
View ArticleTall tales: Does being taller make you better?
In the upcoming U.S. presidential election, there’s been some silly talk about how tall the candidates are. Donald Trump, who is quite tall at 6 feet 3 inches, thinks his height gives him an advantage...
View Article18% plus more
GST on health insurance should have been lowered. As it is, consumers face other problems too GST Council needn’t have referred the question whether tax on health and life insurance premiums should be...
View ArticleiPhone success busts myths about India
With the recent launch of Apple’s iPhone 16, India’s manufacturing story has just got a huge boost. The new ‘Made-in-India’ iPhone will now be available across the world. This is big. India may be the...
View ArticleThe Weekly Vine Edition 9: General Harris knocks out Donald Trump
9/11 is now inextricably linked with one of the most tragic days in modern human history — an act of wanton violence that revealed the depths of our intolerance as a species. However, it wasn’t...
View ArticlePhony idea
Adolescents’ social media addiction is a problem. Banning isn’t a solution Some grown-ups are worried that kids are spending too much time on social media. In Australia, they’re thinking about making a...
View ArticlePhony idea
Adolescents’ social media addiction is a problem. Banning isn’t a solution Australian govt’s announcement that it will pass a minimum age law for social media use got headlines, but the law will fail....
View ArticleRepublic of them
Othering of any identity group doesn’t hurt it alone. Whole of society is endangered The nation has two broad sets of ontologies. One, that it is a modern, historical creation. Or, as Benedict Anderson...
View ArticleGuess who?
Sanskrit ‘Ko-ha-m’, ‘Who Am I’, can have ho-hum applications Last week I got a call from an unknown number. The voice is as cheery as a telemarketeer’s, also opening with a chummy ‘Hello Bachi’....
View ArticleRepublic of them
Othering of one identity group doesn’t hurt it alone. Whole of society is endangered Our country is made up of many different groups of people. Some think our country is a new idea that we...
View ArticleCorporate valuation — Excessive focus on shareholder wealth increase?
It is a universally recognized concept that if one wants to know the valuation of a corporate entity, it is best to get the entity listed on the capital markets. It is also a fact...
View ArticleAn ode to my grandfather
The legacy of a grandparent is often carried in the whispers of family stories, in the lingering echoes of their wisdom, and in the profound impact they leave behind for generations to cherish. For me,...
View ArticleIndia’s investment banking sector sees surge in anticipation of a decade of...
In recent years, India’s investment banking space has heated up, driven by a remarkable uptick in corporate capitalisation and a thriving IPO market. Since April 2020, the country has witnessed 235...
View ArticleWe are already ‘viksit’
Looking at the presidential campaign in the US around (their) burning issues like high cost of child care and that of the elderly population, lowering the costs of renting and owning a home, etc.,...
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