Not only are we past halfway through 2024, we are still digesting the full Union Budget for FY 25 post the Indian parliamentary elections held a few months ago when the NDA government has begun its third term, albeit as a coalition government this time around. We are also in the midst of the corporate… Continue reading Supercharging the Indian Economy
Since we are in Euro UEFA season, the metaphor is hard to resist. Especially as France reportedly made it to the round of 8 without scoring a single proper goal in this entire championship, but was helped by own goals and penalties. Since the country is also in the midst of snap elections called by… Continue reading Is Macron’s Gamble an Own Goal for the Far-Right?
While many countries such as India and others in the West as well as Iran have been busy with elections, about some of which I have been writing recently on my blog, one little event in Asia went rather unnoticed. Actually, make that two. The World Economic Forum which hosts its annual regional summit in… Continue reading SCO’s Relevance for India and the World
In a recent blog post of mine I had written about the US and its western allies’ allegations of China dumping its cheaper EVs, EV batteries, semiconductors, solar panels and the like on their markets. They have raised tariffs on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100% in the US and to 38% in the EU… Continue reading How China Can Overcome its Overcapacity Problems
It’s that time of the year again, when the world’s advertising industry flocks to Cannes to bask in the sunshine that the French Riviera offers as well as in the limelight of international awards for creativity. And as I had written last year, this year too Cannes seems to revolve around AI and more AI,… Continue reading Time for Advertising’s Seasoned Professionals to Save the Industry
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It is in the spirit of this age and our times that we resort to making comparisons all the time. About anything and everything. In the 60 and more long years of my life, I have never encountered so much of this, as in the past couple of decades. It’s something about the 21st century… Continue reading Us, Them, The World, Comparatively Speaking
The recently concluded G7 Summit in Italy – all the various stages of it – seems to be an acceptance of the group’s waning influence and relevance in today’s world. From reading and hearing news reports of the summit, I got the sense that with weakening economies, and plenty of political problems in each of… Continue reading G7’s Waning Influence and Relevance
With large parts of the world going to elections this year, it’s worth looking at some of the political shifts that could signal changes in economic policy as well. India has just concluded a mammoth 7-phase election and I have written about its implications for the Indian economy in my previous blog post. Parliamentary elections… Continue reading What EU and UK Elections Could Mean for Their Economies
The world’s largest democracy has just concluded its parliamentary elections over a month and a half in seven phases and if you thought most people would have tired of all the election mania including the non-stop reporting on media, you would be mistaken. I was tired of listening to interviews with politicians, I must admit.… Continue reading Implications of India’s Election Verdict on the Economy
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