In my review of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 in April this year, I had written about how the book traced the evolution of Indian thought. I had also written about how the book traces the ways in which Indian philosophical thought was heavily influenced by Buddhism and Jainism, and how the latter were in turn… Continue reading Indian Philosophy Volume 2: A Journey Towards Theism
When I last wrote a blog post on India two months ago, it was about how we shouldn’t be tying up the Indian economy in knots and that we ought to be liberalising our import duty structure and implementing other reforms to incentivise investment by the private sector in new job-creating ventures. The economy is… Continue reading Unnecessary Chaos in India
As corporate earnings stream in for Q1 FY27 they seem to be suggesting that revenue growth is good, albeit weakening, and that margins are under pressure. This is hardly surprising since most companies do not seem to have responded to rising prices of inputs and commodities with price increases. Therefore, margins are under pressure, though… Continue reading The Strong Profits, Weak Investment Conundrum of the Private Sector
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Having written and shared my thoughts on several brands and companies on my blog for many years, and having embarked on a more focused Brandology exercise this year, I thought it’s perhaps time to share my thoughts on how brands are actually connected with companies and explain my thinking a little more. Brands and companies… Continue reading Brands’ Connections with Companies Explained
As I write this in Goa, India, Britain is experiencing political turmoil, the kind it hasn’t seen in decades. In fact, it is reported that with Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, stepping down as leader of the Labour Party, UK will soon have its seventh prime minister in ten years. Both the main political parties… Continue reading Getting “Stagnation Nation” to Grow Again
Well, it turns out that the ceasefire between the US and Iran was too good to be true. Just as the world breathed a sigh of relief that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open at least for 60 days while talks between the two countries progressed, the rumblings of war are back again with… Continue reading Rumblings of War Again in The Strait of Hormuz
“Open AI’s definition of AGI (artificial general intelligence): Highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.” “Computer science and AI community are gripped by an ideological vision that places AGI, meaning machines, that exceed all human capabilities, as its highest possible pursuit.” The statements above are from a research paper/essay by MIT… Continue reading Imagining the AI Economy
The world’s second largest economy has mostly been in the news for its slowing domestic consumption and for the overcapacity it has generated in high-tech industries which still keeps powering the economy through exports. While both these are true, it is perhaps time to explore the Chinese economy a little more in detail for it’s… Continue reading What We Can Learn from China’s Two Speed Economy
In continuation of my Brandology thinking and work this year, especially that of exploring brands’ connections with companies, I thought I’d turn my mind to fashion brands. Actually, it occurred to me that I haven’t worked on American brands on my blog all these years, save for American Express and Pepsi, and therefore, I thought… Continue reading Gap Clothing’s California Connection
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