Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy’s rise in colonial Bombay
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy—born in 1783, the son of a poor Parsi weaver—rose from collecting discarded bottles on the streets to becoming a global trader, shipping magnate, and India’s first baronet.…
Mind the overlap of jurisdictions
As rain clouds gathered over New Delhi, so did the buzz inside Parliament. On day one of the Monsoon session that ended on Thursday, Members of Parliament Shashi Tharoor and…
Vital to the US but in need of vitality at home
India is now among the countries facing the highest country-specific import tariffs imposed by the current US government. A steep 25% duty has been levied on Indian exports to the…
Watch the downstream flows of Gangetic investments
Something similar is happening with domestic flows. The ‘Gangotri’ (or origin) of capital flows in India in recent years has been the humble but pure Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)—a simple…
How well India adopts AI will shape its future
Unlike most artificial intelligence (AI) regulation frameworks, this is not one that is focused solely on risk. On the contrary, we have proposed a two-pronged approach—one that both enables innovation…
The behaviour of lawyers versus the delivery of justice
India’s legal profession faces a behavioural crisis as lawyer strikes paralyse courts nationwide over trivial matters. This professional misconduct costs the nation ₹7,500 crore annually in lost productivity. We examine…