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Will The Nationalists And Patriots Of India Please Speak Up?
Edmund Burke famously said, "All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." As the sordid drama in the name of free speech is played to capture...
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5 Reasons Why The Rail Budget Is On The Right Track For The Future
The Indian Railways form the lifeline of our economy and investments made in this sector have the potential to have a 5X multiplier effect on the economy. In this backdrop, the Railway Budget 2016-17...
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4 Reasons Why This Budget Is Critical For Start-Ups
India needs job creation! This can only be achieved through new businesses, i.e. start-ups and fast-scaling small to medium entities (SMEs). With 62% of India population being of working age (15-55)...
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Why Queer People Should Stand With JNU
By Sukhdeep Singh The past week has been full of turmoil in India. Tempers have been running high in the country over anti-India slogans in one of the country's most prestigious institutions of higher...
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Dear Privileged Lower Caste Folks, It's Time We Gave Up Our Quotas
Violence and hooliganism won once again in India. Just a few days after 'nationalist' lawyers assaulted female students and elderly professors with impunity inside court premises in Delhi, and largely...
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The Budget Must Strengthen India To Run A Marathon
Whilst debates about what India's Finance Minister should do on 29 February are getting into a frenzy, there is agreement that India's GDP needs to increase by around 10% per annum for at least two...
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Frankly Speaking: A Sureshot Way To Lose Your Social Media Friends
Sharing political and religious beliefs on social media is like airing your dirty laundry. It forces your 'friends' to show the true colours of their laundry as well. Once you wash your dirty laundry...
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What A Five-Year-Old Knew About The Indian Flag
You remember yourself aged four, carefully picking out crayons from a Camlin set, then checking your choice of shade by squiggling officiously on spare paper in close imitation of your mother trying on...
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Why Effective Cross-Cultural Communication Matters In Business
Do you know how many managers serving people across countries and continents fail to see the business challenges that stem from cultural differences? Many front-line managers and executives overlook...
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Notions Of Nation: A Toxic Potion
Ruckus. Babble. Chaos. Irreverence. Arrogance. Protest. Bullying. Questions. All this and more happens every time the nation starts defining any concept... it could be anything stretching from...
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Rail Budget May Be 'Disabled-Friendly' But Solutions Shouldn't Land In The...
It was heartening to see the special provisions for the disabled in the Rail Budget presented on 25 February 2016. Some of the provisions introduced for the 'divyang' (yes, the current government has...
View ArticleHow Make In India Is Opening Up The Road For Travel Start-Ups
The chasm between developed and developing nations might seem insurmountably wide at times. Yet, one blessing of living in a developing nation is the opportunity to watch the country evolve, to see...
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Was The Coldplay Video Really Offensive To India?
There has been some angst, both in the West and in India, about Coldplay's latest, and very beautiful, video. The video is being criticized by some for "cultural misappropriation." In this whole...
View ArticleBudget 2016: Stimulating The Start-Up Ecosystem
In 2016, India is projected to grow at 7.7 per cent, overtaking the economic growth rate of China. A feat it has managed to achieve over a relatively short period of time. Growing at such a swift rate,...
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India's Children Deserve A Better Deal This Budget
Expectation is one of the first words that come to mind, as the country looks forward to its annual Budget for 2016. From corporate giants to government employees to professionals, everybody pins their...
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Smriti Irani Vs. Pallam Raju: A Tale Of Two HRD Ministers
I have had the pleasure of meeting Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam Raju (HRD Minister 2012-2014) on several occasions in the last year. The first time I met him, he politely asked me if I could help him...
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Budget 2016: Are New Digital Payment Forms Getting Left Out?
The year 2016 comes with great expectations for the evolving payments industry. A 40% quantum increase in the number of banks that will now operate in India has seen the birth of 23 new banks, all...
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6 Budget Moves That Could Boost Individual Savings And Investment
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present his third Budget on 29 February, 2016, amid growing concerns about the global slowdown, bank non-performing assets (NPAs), falling exports, reduced rural...
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It's Not About Economics, Stupid: Why Development Isn't The Panacea To...
The encounter at Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Pampore, stands eerily as a metaphor for why development cannot be a panacea for conflict. The encounter which has...
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Dear Mr President, You Guided Us After Dadri. Now We Need Your Help With JNU
Dear Rashtrapatiji, I am writing my heart out to you through this open letter because I believe that the request I am going to make here constitutes an issue of national importance. The post of the...
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