December 2022 witnessed a major breakthrough for India in the contemporary global scenario as India assumed the G20 presidency for the very first time. Since 2021, India has been an active player in the troika (a group of the current, previous and incoming presidencies) along to ensure consistency and continuityContinue Reading
Hydrogen is not just another fuel. Hydrogen is expected to serve as a primary industrial fuel in the 21st century, just as coal drove the 19th century and oil drove the 20th century. Decarbonised hydrogen – produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity (‘green’ hydrogen) orContinue Reading
The elimination of the distinctions based on race, colour, creed, and gender has been a long-held dream of the proponents of a free world devoid of lines of differentiations between humans. However, the return of inward-looking politics across several quarters of the world has dealt a severe blow to believersContinue Reading
The global macroeconomy has undergone unprecedented change in recent years, particularly because of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the G20 had an effective coordinating role in steering the global economy through the 2008 global financial crisis, its role in engineering an inclusive and sustainable recovery from the pandemic has been moreContinue Reading
India is experiencing a surge in power demand owing to an expanding economy. Even as the country has embraced the idea of transitioning to clean renewable energy, its current demand for electricity can only be met by addressing the concerns surrounding coal-fired power plants. The goal of going green mightContinue Reading
A few years ago, I met Ratna, a small business owner and single mother in a village in Gujarat. Her earnings were just enough to make ends meet. But her single-minded goal was to get her daughter to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor. To help her access qualityContinue Reading
India saw a staggering jump of 15,400% in the number of start-ups in just six years, going from 471 in 2016 to 72,993 in 2022. With more than 100 unicorns, the Indian start-up ecosystem is still expanding. Despite the advancements made, India’s businesses still face enormous obstacles that must beContinue Reading
On December 4, the G20 sherpa convened the first meeting of the Indian presidency in Udaipur to prepare for the grouping’s summit on September 9-10, 2023, in New Delhi. A leader-led mechanism with global reach, this influential body runs parallel to the formal global institutions born at the end ofContinue Reading
Political gibing on ‘event management’ contrived to make India’s G20 presidency a controversial issue even before Delhi had got into its stride. That’s a pity. Leaders should ideally be sitting down to decide what India should be able to get out of the whole show, at a time when literally,Continue Reading
The world is on the cusp of a major transformation. The changes that are sweeping the world will change not only in the way businesses are conducted, but also people’s lives. The path to the new equilibrium will call for managing transition with a focus on minimising costs and keepingContinue Reading