New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Guru Nanak seems like an unlikely starting point for a book on trade and commerce in India during the Mughal period. The founder of Sikhism is among the many figures of history th... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- In the fateful autumn of 1906, the residents of Chennai (then Madras) awoke to a two-line notice that shattered the city's peace. "Messrs. Arbuthnot & Co. have suspended payments... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Company Outsider is a weekly newsletter by Sundeep Khanna. Twenty-five years is a long time. Longer than many marriages, many careers, and the entire lifespan of several compani... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Through the 1970s and 1980s, a galaxy of technopreneurs that included Yusuf Hamied of Cipla, Parvinder Singh of Ranbaxy, Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharma, Ramanbhai Patel of Zydus-Ca... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Google's recent $15 billion investment in a Visakhapatnam data centre is a shrewd bet on India emerging as a major player in the digital infrastructure business. But it is also a... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Before Prakash Tandon, corporate leadership in India passed from father to son, much like a royal succession, a mark of the hereditary privilege of founding families and their de... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- When America's top business leaders gathered to meet with President Donald Trump last month, the optics revealed capitalism's shifting dynamics. That scene of corporate titans as... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Move over Harshad Mehta, Ketan Parekh, and Abdul Telgi. For sheer white-collar crime, no one in Indian history can compare to Robert Clive, who made looting a fine art and whose ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- In a season that finally saw Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lift its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy, the irony couldn't be starker - owner Diageo is looking to exit ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- For nearly six decades, a cheerful little girl in a polka-dotted dress and ponytail has captivated consumers in India through her witty, topical commentary on current events, deli... Read More