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Ramalinga Raju rode India’s IT boom to the top, building Satyam into a leading software exporter. Then a confession of cooked books exposed one of the country’s biggest corporate frauds.
Investors profit from being able to spot unintended consequences before they appear in the price. Here’s how machines reading corporate chatter could give them the edge to bet on geopolitics…
The American central bank’s decision to pause rates has merit, but a quarter-point rate increase in December would be prudent. It’s concerning to think the Fed chair may have cornered…
The country’s attention to deep-tech is welcome amid a technological arms race, but we must do more than just subsidizing startups. Research labs working with private players can drive innovation.…
The US Federal Reserve’s decision not to raise rates maintains the current spread between Indian and US bond yields, but this could be temporary relief. While RBI has so far…
India’s flashy GDP figures don’t reveal the pain. Real incomes haven’t risen in years and corporate profits have swollen. In contrast, competing economies such as Vietnam have seen real incomes…
The old idea that government has no business in business has given way to a partnership between the state and private capital. Foreign firms aren’t shut out. They simply have…
Strong market forces indicate the asymmetry will stay and lead to migration to developed states. Urban local bodies must be empowered to absorb their flows. While the Finance Commissions can’t…
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council deserves credit for removing the powers of officers to arrest even without a showcause notice. This does not mean the law is going…
The country faces multiple external shocks that threaten livelihoods. But there is little data to understand their full impact. A better policy response calls for reliable data on incomes and…
Creating more public spaces is a central responsibility of our urban planning—not just to improve productivity and liveability for city dwellers, but also to allow for democratic dissent and thus…
The government should work with states to chalk out a drought management and relief plan as this weather phenomenon gets worse. It is set to not only stokes prices but…
With commodity prices on the rise alongside food inflation, India’s twin deficits are likely to remain under pressure. Even if the cost of metals and other commodities come down next…