Cornered in the ESG Arena
Struggling with ever-widening ESG compliance standards, and unable to push back beyond a point, corporate India is feeling the pressure from global powerhouses to match their compliance levels or lose out on trade opportunities. But this demand is not practical, feasible or even equitable for the growing economy with ambitions
Neeraj Thakur - June 30, 2023
A New Lagaan On India Inc.
There is a new Frankenstein monster in India in the form of the ESG regime. The government is pushing ill-equipped businesses to adopt an expensive philosophy of corporate governance and climate reporting that makes India an unequal partner in global trade. For the time being, corporate India is gasping for ways to stay relevant
Neeraj Thakur - March 28, 2023
WTO Fights For Survival
The rise in the number of regional trade treaties and bilateral FTAs recently has left a question ark over the role and future of World Trade Organization
Neeraj Thakur - May 28, 2022
The sneeze that shook the world, and India. How bad is bad?
Having squeezed their cash flow, the COVID-19 pandemic is draining the lifeblood out of companies, big and small
V Keshavdev - April 11, 2020
Riding in the slow lane
The bicycle-manufacturing hub of India is facing heat from China, and its technologically advanced and cheaper products
Rishabh Bhatnagar - February 07, 2020
Down the rabbit hole
The good news is we know the bad news. The bad news is economic activity, across major industrial clusters in the country, is shrinking further
Krishna Gopalan - February 08, 2020
Snag of a wider net
FM adds an additional levy on e-commerce players and traders, which could increase compliance cost
V Keshavdev - February 01, 2020
F... for Falooda
With its trademark quirk, Swiggy’s new campaign attempts to sensitise ‘hangry’ customers
Shruti Venkatesh - January 28, 2020
Virtual trading
The world may be shrinking but global trade is tilting in favour of services, from manufacturing
January 02, 2020
Master of all trades
David Epstein tries to debunk the myth that you can achieve success only through specialisation
October 24, 2019
