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World Wants Sides. India Wants Space

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- "I am entitled to have my own side." - S Jaishankar There was a time when foreign policy came with simple instructions. Pick a side. Stay there. Know who your friends are, pr... Read More


Why Doesn't India Pick Up?

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- There is something peculiar about the Indian auto market. We love big cars. We love SUVs. We love vehicles with enormous wheels, high ground clearance, aggressive grilles and en... Read More


What Price Junk?

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Something strange has happened to the Indian dinner table. We have never had so much advice about healthy eating. We count calories. We discuss protein. We buy air fryers. We wa... Read More


CSR: Money Problem or Where Problem?

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- "Money isn't the same as impact." - Anonymous The numbers say it all: India spent a staggering Rs 40,794 crore on Corporate Social Responsibility projects in 2024-25. Much of... Read More


Who Will Guard the Guardrails?

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- For most of human history, humans have worried about animals and machines becoming clever enough to replace them. The horse was faster. The calculator was better at arithmetic. ... Read More


Legends Don't Necessarily Die

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- There is something almost indecent about watching a legend check its bank balance. Take McLaren Automotive, one of the greatest names in motor racing. Alain Prost drove for it. ... Read More


Why US Doesn't Want BRICS to Win

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- "The dollar is our currency, but it's your problem." - John Connally (1971) There are few things more revealing in geopolitics than a superpower telling the rest of the world... Read More


The Car That Gets Richer After You Sell It

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- There is something wonderfully elastic about the value of a used car in India. It can shrink dramatically when you are selling it. And expand with supernatural enthusiasm when s... Read More


The People We Ask to Enter Hell

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- It is a job nobody should have. Imagine climbing down into a sewer. There is no sunlight. And barely any room. The air is foul, heavy and poisonous. You have a shovel, a bucket ... Read More


Diesel is Back, And India Isn't Apologizing

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- For years, diesel has been treated in India like a troublesome relative: useful, occasionally impressive, but best kept at arm's length. Petrol has been deemed cleaner, quieter a... Read More