Human civilisation is at a new moment of transition across social norms, economics, governance, and the environment, and is facing the dawn of a new era of inter-planetary human migration (to Mars). In the future, historians will look to the first half of the 21st century to tell the storyContinue Reading
Recent years have highlighted the global headwinds against China’s increasingly aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific region. Vulnerabilities associated with an overdependence on the country for several critical goods, including electronics, have exacerbated prevailing anti-China sentiments. This has provided the impetus for diversifying electronics supply chains, an opportunity India is wellContinue Reading
Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the 10% reservation in education and employment for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). A five-judge constitutional bench had heard the matter, out of which 3 judges held in favour of the reservation and two judges struck it down. What is the EWS quota? The EWS quotaContinue Reading
High-rise office buildings, swank interiors, play-cum-collaboration spaces, and a pleasant work environment create an exciting work culture. These play a vital role in attracting and retaining talent by providing people with a place to ideate, brainstorm with teams, and develop innovative solutions. These were, however, limited to big enterprises thatContinue Reading
We are living in an era which is changing at an ever-increasing rate, one in which the aspirations for a good quality of life and better economic opportunities are escalating exponentially the world over. We are also witnessing growing conflicts as well as the harsh impacts of climate change. TheContinue Reading
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), one of India’s premier economic policy research think tanks, carried out the 122nd Round of its Business Expectations Survey (BES) in September 2022, with support from the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). NCAER has been carrying out the BES everyContinue Reading
Our lives today are entrenched in the digital space. Transacting online is a big part of this. Be it paying bills, booking tickets, shopping online or doing bank transactions; the list is endless. We might assume that all our transactions are intrinsically safe, but alas, that is far from theContinue Reading
Cooperation with PRC is strategically significant and lucrative business for many Ukrainian companies. What allures Ukrainian entrepreneurs in cargo transportation from China? The PRC is one of the key players in the international trade market and ranks one of the first places globally in terms of ease of conducting business.Continue Reading
It comes as no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the crisis of the news industry, long affected by losses in advertising revenue and in a desperate search for a sustainable business model. This year, many newsrooms have had to cut costs to survive, and that usually means lettingContinue Reading
Hong Kong’s recently enacted national security law has empowered the security police to freeze suspects’ bank accounts during an investigation, which has eroded public trust in the banking system. In the past few months, there have been several cases which indicate that the banking system is being been weaponized byContinue Reading