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India's Tribunal Reforms Bill doesn't go far enough to resolve what troubles its quasi-judicial system

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The National Tribunal Commission (NTC) has now become a reality after the Lok Sabha passed the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, on 10 August and the Rajya Sabha passed it the next da... Read More


Chandrasekaran's exit: the future of this storied conglomerate hinges on succession at Tata Sons

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Tremors deepening fissures within Tata group boardrooms and its broader corporate ecosystem should be viewed in the light of a striking data-point: apparently only 3% of family b... Read More


Fiscal federalism at risk: are Finance Commissions undoing a grand design of the Indian Constitution?

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- The balance of power between the Centre and states under India's constitutional federalism, historically fraught yet resilient, has been tilting towards greater centralization eve... Read More


Can India lead the world's middle powers? Indian democracy would need to be strengthened first

New Delhi, July 26 -- Fans of Chinese author Liu Cixin's science fiction trilogy, loosely called The Three-Body Problem, range from former US president Barack Obama to Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and... Read More


Leadership lessons from Donald Trump for Indian CEOs-or what business leaders must not do

New Delhi, July 12 -- Pedagogy in many business schools draws part of its inspiration from non-business organizations and individuals to encourage unconventional strategic thinking. A favourite is Ch... Read More


Nationalization is making a comeback in economic policymaking-here's why

New Delhi, July 5 -- Over the past many months, some peculiar news items have attracted this column's attention. Here are some of them: A large section of French lawmakers has put its considerable we... Read More