We’ve been preparing for this ever since Trump’s election campaign in the US last year: higher tariffs across the board on all countries and all product categories. Now that it is here, the media cannot stop talking about it with its breathless reporting on the subject. No matter what type of media – newspapers, television… Continue reading Let Us Not Get Distracted by Trump’s Tariffs
In all the hype and news flow around AI and technology in general, it appears that there are some changes taking place in a few industries at least that might require us to pay attention. Where these changes might be real and enduring, perhaps it’s time to engage in “What if?” kinds of thought experiments.… Continue reading Implications of Changes in Some Industries: Playing Devil’s Advocate
As an old advertising and brand communications professional in India, I realise that I am writing this post at the time of year when companies gear up for annual appraisals, promotions, increments, etc. It’s a time when employees and company leadership take stock of people’s careers, how they’re faring, what areas of weakness if any… Continue reading What it Means to Be a Woman Professional Amidst So-called Entrepreneurs in India
If many of us thought that Trump’s first term was chaotic and polarizing, we are already beginning to see what Trump 2.0 is going to be like. With his campaign rhetoric of Making America Great Again and America First at his swearing in ceremony at the start of his first term, he had painted this… Continue reading How Should Countries Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?
This month and the previous one in the New Year, Indian companies have been reporting their quarterly earnings for Q3 FY25. They have been along expected lines in the sense that they are much more muted than in previous quarters and years. Much of this can be explained by the effect of the Covid pandemic… Continue reading India Inc Caught Between Slowdown and Innovation Inertia
In recent months and years, India has been basking in the global spotlight. From the G20 presidency two years ago, to India’s overseas State visits to western countries where large trade and investment deals were signed, to India co-chairing the AI Summit in France recently, and intentions to host the next one in India, we… Continue reading India Needs to Pay Attention to its Neighbourhood
Last month, I shared my thoughts on how UNFCCC could leverage the power of a brand in its fundraising activity from the private sector for climate change. In that blog post, I shared my idea for a new product concept, its brand identity, as well as the brand strategy for building the new climate change… Continue reading Creating a Climate Change Brand for UNFCCC – Part II
Once again it is time for me to react to the Indian Union Budget, and given all the pre-budget media hype around it on television news of a possible tax relief for the middle-class, I should have expected what we finally got to hear on February 1, 2025. I knew it would once again be… Continue reading Desperately Seeking Growth Budget
Once again, the world’s most powerful countries and business and political leaders converged for the Annual World Economic Forum Summit at Davos in January 2025. But what a changed environment it is, this time. With Trump inaugurated for his second non-consecutive term, the world is bracing itself for more chaos, disruption and uncertainty. The context… Continue reading The New Year, Trump Tariffs and the Davos World
Even as a new administration takes over in the US under the presidency of Trump and as most advanced economies look forward with plans to boost growth in 2025, the year has actually begun on a sombre note for many of them. That’s because their high fiscal deficits and high levels of debt are causing… Continue reading Soaring Borrowing Costs for Economies Everywhere
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