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The Gospel According to Deng and Gordon Gekko
The Gospel According to Deng and Gordon Gekko
4 min read
There is only one route to Viksit Bharat: wealth creation
Getting Money-Minded
8 min read
From first-time investors to digitally empowered households, more Indians are taking charge of their financial futures
The Bibi Factor: Is Netanyahu’s political longevity good for India?
3 min read
India is in the embarrassing position of being pariah Israel’s most ardent supporter. Netanyahu publicly cited India’s support to deny that Israel was isolated internationally. Prime Minister Modi wis ...
Dreamers and Doers
20 min read
Anant Ambani | Ananya Birla | Shashvat Nakrani | Jeet Adani | Kaviya Kalanithi Maran | Aravind Srinivas | Tanay Kothari | Ashwin Sreenivas | Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra | Hardik Kothiya and Chira ...
The Arithmetic of Change: When Israel’s President Hands over the Mandate on Sunday
3 min read
Gadi Eisenkot promised to keep the Arab parties out but the numbers leave him no other road to power. With precedent behind him, Netanyahu fighting for survival, and both Jewish and Arab voters hungry ...
Mohammed Shami Retires From Test Cricket After 13 Years
2 min read
The India fast bowler announced the decision in an Instagram video on the anniversary of his Test debut
Strait of Hormuz crisis: How global LNG shortage could hit India’s power bills and gas supply
3 min read
India’s dependence on imported natural gas makes it vulnerable to another winter of tight global supplies. With LNG shipments from Qatar and the UAE disrupted, the International Energy Agency has warn ...
Thums Up vs Campa Cola: Can Mukesh Ambani Beat Coca-Cola at Its Own Game?
5 min read
Coca-Cola bought Thums Up and gained access to 60 bottling plants when it returned to India in 1993. Reliance has revived Campa with a ₹10 bottle. A November 6 IPO filing shows what Coca-Cola’s bigges ...
EXPLAINED | Why Pokémon Cards Are Booming and How They Get Their Price
4 min read
Two copies of the same Van Gogh Pikachu card sold for $785 and $2,200 on November 5. A new Pokémon set arrived the next day, and a Bengaluru card show follows on November 14–15. Here’s what takes a ca ...