What the Blue Screen of Death that froze the world taught us
An Atlantic article (bit.ly/3YcLNV7) by Samuel Arbesman reminded me of a joke he has there: “A software engineer walks into a bar. He orders a beer. Orders zero beers. Orders…
India’s renewable energy target may prove elusive without course correction
India’s energy transition will be centred around the use of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology for at least the next 25 years. Going beyond the country’s declared target of 500 gigawatts…
Why India needs a sovereign wealth fund now
SWFs are not esoteric entities—unlike fanciful notions such as flying saucers or a woolly mammoth cloned from permafrost DNA. They have been around since the 19th century, when Texas set…
Can GenAI bots win Nobels? They’ll soon be pushing the borders of knowledge
In reality, it was ChatGPT’s reply to a prompt that wanted the shortest possible meaningful statement that had never been recorded before. Google Search verified that this statement does not…
Sheikh Hasina’s extradition conundrum: What are India’s options?
Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic exit from Bangladesh has created a strategic conundrum for India, one that sparks three key questions: What happens if Bangladesh makes a formal request for her extradition?If…
Marketers and brands have good reason to celebrate the rise of AI
From Mumbai to Milan to Milwaukee, if I were to pick one term that has generated most interest in business meetings and boardrooms over the last couple of years, then…
Affordable excellence: ‘Study in India’ isn’t a pipe dream
Indian business schools have long had a good reputation among global recruiters, especially after India opened up its economy in the early 1990s. On LinkedIn’s 2024 list of the world’s…
India’s economy needs moderate corporate taxes to prosper
In fiscal year 2022-23, India’s Income Tax Department data shows that the gross total income (GTI), before loss set-offs and deductions, of individuals amounted to ₹62.4 trillion, while that of…
Dunzo could have been a Zepto. So why did it fail?
Dunzo's latest round of job cuts has left the struggling quick commerce startup with a skeletal staff and its survival in grave doubt. This situation highlights a typical case of…
‘Angry Young Men’: A documentary that entertains but doesn’t elucidate
Even those well acquainted are likely to go through a range of emotions— from tearing up to getting goosebumps. The documentary shines in moments, like when Jaya Bachchan refers to…