Customers Want Elevated Safety, Refined Driving Experiences: Aryaman Thakker
Aryaman Thakker, executive director of premium and luxury car dealer Group Landmark, talks about five trends in consumer demands and expectations from the automobile industry and how it is responding to them
December 29, 2023
Govt Wants To Remove All Tax Exemptions: P. Chidambaram
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget for 2023–24 may have promised further momentum to the economy through a push on infrastructure, but, according to the opposition, it has failed to address the needs of the poor and the middle class. Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram tells Pragatti Oberoi how the government’s claims on allocations for infra projects could be exaggerated and the budget could push the middle class away from saving money. Edited excerpts:
Pragatti Oberoi - February 27, 2023
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
Kamalika Ghosh - January 30, 2023
Radhakishan Damani: The Slow And Steady Retail King
With his unwavering focus on profitability, Damani has made DMart a brand to reckon with in the retail space
Vinita Bhatia - November 29, 2022
Where There’s A Wheel, There’s A Way
Drawing from her unpleasant personal experiences, disability activist Virali Modi is adamant that she will do everything in her power to make travel easy for the disabled
Vinita Bhatia - September 28, 2022
Ahead Of The Game
Having learnt the hard way that life is not always fun and games, Naman Mathur, aka Mortal, has built an online brand that several companies can bank on
Vinita Bhatia - September 28, 2022
Garuda Mart: Scripting An Indigenous Entreprenurial Story
Garuda Mart, a premium large appliance company, epitomises the journey of a small business house. Garuda Mart, under the able stewardship of Mr R Venkataramana, Chairman & Managing Director, has scripted a unique and fast-growing business story.
August 26, 2022
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?
Kamalika Ghosh - June 29, 2022
The Poverty & Politics Of Data In India
Before India can eradicate poverty, it needs to count the poor. But, its data collection machine is old, gives inconsistent results and sometimes disagrees with the government
Neeraj Thakur - June 29, 2022
‘Global Events Could Challenge Hegemony Of Dollar’
Will the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war change the idea of globalisation and sovereignty? Will the hegemony of the US dollar and its might be challenged? K.V. Subramanian, former chief economic advisor, weighs in. Edited excerpts:
Kamalika Ghosh - May 28, 2022