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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
And why Brahma Chellaney should replace him.
Editor's note: Who is the second most powerful figure in the Indian government? If you answered Amit Shah, you are wrong. That position belongs to Ajit Doval, India’s national security advisor. In the hierarchy of the Indian state, the office of the NSA, inaugurated in the 1990s, has evolved into an institution that is second only in stature to the Prime Minister’s Office. Within its relatively short history, Doval—who was granted a second successive term with a promotion to the cabinet by the prime minister three years ago—has consolidated himself as the most predominant bureaucrat in India’s republican history. What sets Doval apart is not only his influence but also his fame: in the annals of Indian officialdom, he is the first celebrity. More than a celebrity, actually: trailed by groupies, fawned over by Delhi hacks and memorialized in memes, Doval is closer to a head of a personality cult. And his biography, as detailed by members of the cult, is a fabulous chronicle of impossibly intrepid bravado. There he is, at the beginning of the 1980s, going for a stroll inside …
And why Brahma Chellaney should replace him.
Editor's note: Who is the second most powerful figure in the Indian government? If you answered Amit Shah, you are wrong. That position belongs to Ajit Doval, India’s national security advisor. In the hierarchy of the Indian state, the office of the NSA, inaugurated in the 1990s, has evolved into an institution that is second only in stature to the Prime Minister’s Office. Within its relatively short history, Doval—who was granted a second successive term with a promotion to the cabinet by the prime minister three years ago—has consolidated himself as the most predominant bureaucrat in India’s republican history. What sets Doval apart is not only his influence but also his fame: in the annals of Indian officialdom, he is the first celebrity. More than a celebrity, actually: trailed by groupies, fawned over by Delhi hacks and memorialized in memes, Doval is closer to a head of a personality cult. And his biography, as detailed by members of the cult, is a fabulous chronicle of impossibly intrepid bravado. There he is, at the beginning of the 1980s, going for a stroll inside …
A Delivery Hero deal will hand the American company control of "Talabat", setting off a turf war with regional rivals in the small but lucrative market.
The Saudi-backed EV maker says claims of a possible collapse are untrue, but investors remain worried about the company’s future.
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.
A Delivery Hero deal will hand the American company control of "Talabat", setting off a turf war with regional rivals in the small but lucrative market.
The Saudi-backed EV maker says claims of a possible collapse are untrue, but investors remain worried about the company’s future.
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.
