Tata, Hero And The Courage To Surrender Control
Tata and Hero face different challenges but raise a shared question: as companies grow, where should power sit and who should be accountable?
Growth Gamble, Decentralisation And The Quest To Remain No.1: Inside The Remaking Of Hero MotoCorp
Harshavardhan Chitale spearheads two-wheeler king Hero MotoCorp’s quest to conquer new territories and defend its market leadership
Hero MotoCorp CEO Harshavardhan Chitale: We Still Have Work To Do, But At Least We Have Started
Harshavardhan Chitale, chief executive, Hero MotoCorp, talks to Yuthika Bhargava and Fazal Rahim about the two-wheeler maker's growth strategy—multi-brand electric vehicle (EV) bets via Vida and Ather, the push into premium motorcycles and scooters
For Legacy Automakers, The Future Lies In Combining Heritage And Disruption
Deloitte India's Rajat Mahajan and Atul Jairaj say that for legacy automakers, success will depend on converting core capabilities into new sources of competitive advantage
Leader, Listing And Legacy: A Boardroom Rift Exposes The Fault Lines At Tatas
A boardroom rift at Tata Sons exposes tensions around leadership, control and a potential listing, putting its unusual ownership and governance model under scrutiny
The Person In The Eye Of The Storm Should Graciously Step Back: Thomas Mathew On Tata Sons Rift
Thomas Mathew, former bureaucrat and the late Ratan Tata’s biographer, talks to Vikash Tripathi about the Tata Sons-Trusts power struggle over control and a potential listing, and reflects on the Ratan Tata era
Boardroom Trilemma Resolves When Duty, Nomination And Loyalty All Bow To The Institution Itself
Corporate governance expert Shailesh Haribhakti examines the Tata Sons rift and the difficult question of what directors owe when shareholders, appointers, law and institutions pull in different directions
Portfolio Diversification, Rapid AI Adoption: Can L&T Finance Close the Gap with Larger Peers?
L&T Finance has set its sights on a ₹3 lakh crore loan book by 2031. It is betting on a diversified portfolio and rapid adoption of AI to catch up with larger peers; but will that be enough?
Delayed Resolutions, Steep Haircuts: Is IBC Failing Companies And Creditors?
A decade after India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code promised faster resolutions, prolonged litigation and delays continue to erode value and reduce creditor recoveries.
India Must Move Beyond The ‘AI Application Edge’ Narrative And Build Foundational Strength
As stakeholders of tech in India boast the application layer as India’s AI advantage, do the numbers match the narrative?
Ambanis, Adanis And Tatas, And The Battle For India’s New Energy Future
How Ambanis, Adanis and Tatas are pursuing different strategies to dominate India’s new-energy landscape
'Jobless Growth' Claims Understate Emerging Opportunities: EAC-PM's Gourav Vallabh
Gourav Vallabh, part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, discusses India’s high-growth trajectory, the debate over job creation and the need to sustain and broaden growth to deliver greater prosperity
Non-Farm Jobs Have Grown At Half The Required Rate: Economist Santosh Mehrotra
Santosh Mehrotra, former professor of economics, JNU, says jobs have grown since 2015, but much of the growth has been in agriculture rather than the non-farm sector where India needs more jobs
Higher Incomes Alone Cannot Improve Healthcare Access For Households: Study
A new study examines how out-of-pocket healthcare spending can become a financial shock for households, with the burden varying significantly across economies
How Family Recipes Have Preserved A Century-Old Culinary Legacy
For over a century, Karim Hotels has preserved its family recipes and Mughlai culinary traditions, making heritage and quality the heart of its enduring legacy