India, Dec. 9 -- There's something about Bengaluru. The city has always managed to stay ahead. It was the first city in Asia to get electrified and hence the first to have electric lamps on the street... Read More
India, Dec. 6 -- A few decades ago, I had an off the record meeting with the Apple India head (they don't believe in on the record meetings, generally). The executive admitted that there were no major... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- I had written earlier on how Trump won with Tech in 2015. So, what went wrong in 2019-20? For one, he was no longer the challenger and dark house taking on the establishment, but... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The US has nothing to match the Aadhaar ecosystem. Their election process is without I-cards, EVMs and takes days to count by hand. While UPI was launched in 2016 and is already ... Read More
India, Nov. 12 -- EdTech saw a lot of churn during the pandemic era. Have we settled into a new normal? What does the current normal look like? Is there a crisis in the EdTech industry? Defining a 'n... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- There was a time when if mainstream media went after you, then your career as a politician would be over. In 1988 Gary Hart was the frontrunner to win the Democratic primaries. I... Read More
India, Nov. 11 -- To my mind, the major changes started occurring just before and after the economic liberalization the country went through (1991). Till then there was no urgent need by anybody to do... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) had become a big thing a few years back. There was a big political push and Silicon Valley embraced the concept. But off late it is seeing some b... Read More
India, Nov. 8 -- Note: Solar, wind, tidal and geothermal energy are some of the examples of green energy, also called renewable energy. 1. About two-thirds of the world's electricity comes from coal.... Read More
India, Nov. 8 -- Another contentious and polarized US Presidential election took place, and it is funny to read from a so-called developing country about the travails of a developed superpower. To vot... Read More