Global flux: Can a spate of deals transcend a clash of convictions?
Fast forward to 1989: the Berlin Wall crumbled and brought the Iron Curtain crashing down with it. America, it appeared, had emerged as the winner of the Cold War together…
India Inc’s paradox: Tribal instincts dominate globalized businesses
At a recent high-powered board meeting, a CEO joked that between LinkedIn, family WhatsApp groups, golf circles and London holidays, there were barely any outsiders left in the room. Everyone…
How a manufacturing boom could help India close the gender gap
The Donald Trump administration’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs on several American trading partners is causing a strategic shift in trade globally. As India gears up to take advantage of this…
Operation Sindoor: A doctrinal shift and an inflection point
That Pakistan lives in its own delusionary world was evident once again when its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed the ceasefire understanding with India a “historic victory" in his address…
Will scrapped diversity policies in the US have ripple effects in India?
What has followed is a trend of corporate rollbacks of DEI policies, with major tech giants such as Meta, Amazon and Google either quashing or restructuring them to better suit…
WhatsApp vs Pegasus: A well deserved win for Zuckerberg
The case revolved around nations that used its Pegasus software to hack the WhatsApp accounts of 1,400 people, including journalists, activists and dissidents. Court transcripts revealed that some of those…