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By Arun Maira |
When I finished college in 1964, in the early years after India’s freedom, I wanted to help build India. A career in…
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Great science results from great contestation. It is in this spirit that I have contested the assertion by the…
By Arun Maira |
“The time has come,” said the Walrus to the Carpenter in Lewis Carrol’s poem, “to talk of many things”. The year 2019…
By Nawshir Mirza |
Well intentioned boards and “promoters” of companies look for a variety of attributes in their directors. These include…
By Nawshir Mirza |
Even the continuous blare of a Trump-et cannot divert attention from the existential risk posed to humankind and to the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
This is the second consecutive CEO to drive straight into a crisis related to governance at a company that is known to…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Dr. K Sivan won the hearts of the nation even when the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Admiral Karambir Singh, who assumed command as Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) last month-end, has put out “elaborate…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Fund managers and shareholders work with a different agenda governed more by higher profits and rising stock prices in…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
This is the season of the RBI being looked at and studied threadbare as the central bank hits the headlines like never…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Within a year, HLL was reporting losses for the first time in its history, sending a worried Chairman straight to New…
By Arun Maira |
Whistle blowers are hardly popular with the institution they warn. They may sound too critical of, and even dis-loyal…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Infosys has been the crown jewel of the Indian corporate sector, a mascot for growth driven by values. The story of how…
By Ajit Ranade |
The many analysts and experts who are scrutinizing the company threadbare, need to ask themselves: do they apply even…