business

Why Money Loves Modi

Haima Deshpande

...and why he still can’t make it work for him in national politics

The Secret Ring of Private Equity

It’s money that is noiselessly and forcefully reshaping Indian business. Some $10 billion is set to come in this year, making India one of its hottest destinations.

Back with the Shopping Bag

Sourav Majumdar

India Inc has resumed the hunt for overseas buys. But this time, there are distinct differences in strategy and execution.

Coming Clean, Coming Good

Sourav Majumdar

There are signs that Indian business is learning the skills of crisis management. But it’s early days yet.

Kashmir’s Ghost Terrorist

Rahul Pandita

One man’s life in the Valley suggests how terror attacks have become a commercial proposition for local trouble makers looking for a quick buck.

ABCL, Aaj Kal

Rahul Bhatia

It seems the only thing ABCL-2 is scared of is ABCL-1.

The Business of YSR’s Legacy

TR Vivek

Politics has been really cosy with business in Andhra Pradesh, and that’s the story of the succession drama under way after YSR’s demise.

Back to Africa

TR Vivek

The quest for food security is driving companies and countries to buy large tracts of farmland in poor countries. Indian firms are at it too. Neo-colonialism or globalisation?

Resisting the Trade Spaghetti Bowl

Ninad D. Sheth

The threat to a revival of the Doha Round comes from the US, which may undercut the multilateral regime by making bilateral deals with developing countries