KAMALIKA GHOSH
the big story 1 / Lead Story
Incomplete Capitalism Holds India Back: K.V. Subramanian
K.V. Subramanian, India’s executive director at the International Monetary Fund and former chief economic adviser to the Central government, minces no words while pointing to flaws in the economic policy of pre-Narendra Modi era. However, he is optimistic about India’s growth potential amid the global slowdown and attributes the country’s stability in face of the challenges brought about by Covid-19 to its refusal to imitate others economies. In an interview with Kamalika Ghosh, he recounts the hits and misses of incumbent and earlier governments during India’s economic journey since independence
February 01, 2023
strategy 4 / Feature
Can SRK Break The Southern Comfort?
2022 was a year of hits for south Indian films and misses for Bollywood. Will the latter learn from its debacle or will it again bank on star power for deliverance?
February 01, 2023
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India Needs A Neutral Authority To Hold Govt Accountable: Shashi Tharoor
Prior to withdrawing it in August last year, the government had, in December 2021, referred the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019—which was criticised for being in favour of the government—to a Joint Parliamentary Committee instead of sending it to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, which was then headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
January 01, 2023
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The Indian Way Of Regulating Big Tech
India wants to overhaul the mechanism through which it governs the fast-evolving tech sector and reams of data government initiatives and private sector produce. With Prime Minister Modi’s desire to imprint his muscular persona on it, the balancing act lies in its details
January 01, 2023
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NextWealth: Finding IT Skills And Jobs Outside Urban Limits
Former Wipro employees Sridhar Mitta, Mythily Ramesh and Anand Talwai wanted to prioritise employees over profit and focus on providing meaningful employment to educated youth. It took them to Tier II and Tier III cities
December 01, 2022
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BCCI's Fair And Equal Play
BCCI’s decision to bring in pay parity between men and women cricketers in the country is a momentous chapter in the history of the sport in India
December 01, 2022
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Sandeep Nanduri: Tracking A Civil Servant’s Goodness
Tamil Nadu-cadre IAS officer helped set up two social projects—a café by the differently abled and a milk cooperative by transgender individuals—in Thoothukudi district. Both the projects have now come into their own
December 01, 2022
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The Silver Lining
In his 50s, Dinesh Mohan switched gears to enter the glamour scene, showing the world that it is never too late
October 01, 2022
strategy 4 / Feature
A Trillion-Dollar Code For Uttar Pradesh
Chasing the $1 trillion economy dream by 2027, Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh awaits a change that goes beyond an infrastructural push
September 01, 2022
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‘Coal Cannot Be Abruptly Expunged From The Energy System’
India’s transition from coal to renewables is not going to be easy or without consequences. Pramod Agrawal, chairman of state-owned Coal India Limited, weighs in
September 01, 2022
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Entrepreneurship Gen Z’s Most Favoured Career Choice
Findings of the Outlook Toluna Youth Survey 2022 indicate that India’s youth are increasingly opting for new-age careers over conventional ones and also inclined towards entrepreneurship. But, the pull of conventional career choices remains equally strong
August 01, 2022
strategy 4 / Feature
A Sovereign Guarantee For Jobseekers
The jobs situation in the country is grim. If the Modi government needed a reminder, India’s youth has given it in the form of Agniveer-related protests. Modi’s advisors want him to emulate the much-criticised MGNREGA scheme in urban areas along with universal basic income, an idea that Rahul Gandhi proposed in 2019. Can a job guarantee scheme hit the bull’s eye in towns and cities?
July 01, 2022
strategy 4 / Feature
Fintechs On A Lending Cart
Realising the need for digital lending, legacy banks are collaborating with fintech companies, which are considered more nimble and less averse to risk-taking. But can it benefit fintechs, which seem to have hit the wall in the form of a seemingly less-than-credible business model?
July 01, 2022
enterprise 3 / Outlook Business Initiative
Oil Of Great Import
India’s edible oil import bill has gone beyond the humongous figure of Rs 1 lakh crore. With the government pushing for domestic production, especially of palm oil, the sector has spawned a rivalry between a swadeshi Ruchi Soya and an imports-driven Adani Wilmar
May 01, 2022
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‘Globalisation, As We Know It, May Not Continue’
India’s chief economic adviser, V. Anantha Nageswaran speaks about the changing world order and the role capitalism plays in it. Edited excerpts:
April 01, 2022

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