New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- A loud and strong "brokers' ki goonj" has been reverberating that the increase in the long term capital gains tax in 2024 is solely responsible for the stock market's stagnation s... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- What would a foreign diplomat, when asked to file a quick report on the political situation in India, say? This is how his report might be framed. Is there any threat to the sur... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Indians who compare India and China have a live example of why our GDP is less than $5 trillion and China's is around $20 trillion. It shows how we obsess over the politics of ri... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- For over a year now, there has been huge opposition to the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of voters list. The revelations in the Indian Express have made things much worse. Everyo... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- For the last few weeks, Tata Group companies have been in the news. Together, they are big even by international standards. Their market capitalisation is currently around $270 ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Politicians, entrepreneurs, mathematicians, scientists and computer programmers are all starting to complain about the artificial intelligence revolution. They think it will kil... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- We are all used to hearing and reading gossip and stories about people. But about a building? Welcome to Sobhana K Nair's book about the old Parliament building, the huge round ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Another BRICS summit is over. China with its trade surpluses was clearly the overwhelming big daddy. It accounts for over 60 per cent of intra-BRICS trade and investment. Russia... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- While others were getting worked up over a former finance secretary's mischievous pronouncement on the latest GDP figures, I was reading a post by someone altogether more respons... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Everyone wants a reform of our education system but, believe me, no one knows what form or forms it should take. Government committees, real experts, self-styled experts, teacher... Read More