Opinion

Global markets do not price commodities based on today’s supply alone, but also on the perceived risk of tomorrow’s disruptions. After the US ‘capture’ of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, global…

If all this sounds familiar, it is because we have seen versions of it before: liberalization opens the door, private enterprise rushes in, competition flourishes and then market concentration, ironically…

Our growth looks strong but the economy is still too reliant on public expenditure. Private firms remain hesitant to invest—not for lack of money, but confidence. Here’s what the budget…

The Centre’s approach seems incoherent. We have various laws for intellectual property rights (IPR), for example, and also a national IPR policy. Likewise, we have various environmental protection laws apart…

What use is it when you bark out a command and go take a nap while a chunk of technology goes off to have all the fun of hunting for…

Between 1969 and 1977, Aditya Birla established a string of companies like Indo-Thai Synthetics and Pan Century Edible Oils, the latter becoming the world’s largest single-location palm oil refinery. By…