Longreads
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Uday Kotak’s wake-up call won’t move India Inc.
The retired banker wants India’s top companies to invest in AI. But the capital, ambition, and urgency simply aren’t there.
06 Jun 2026
NEET and the military shortcut risks long-term damage
The government’s reliance on the armed forces may help it address a credibility crisis, but risks weakening civilian institutions.
05 Jun 2026
SEBI calls out Rajesh Exports, but the endgame is unclear
While the regulator’s interim order alleges massive irregularities, the long arc of unfinished probes, hearings and appeals makes closure distant.
04 Jun 2026
Can Pine Labs sustain its digital push?
While the payments company saw its first full year of profitability in FY26, the real progress will depend on whether it can continue to prove that it’s more than a POS company.
03 Jun 2026
A quarter of a billion dollars for a UAE driverless delivery startup
CargoX gets a $250 million cheque from a prominent investment firm; the Gulf is shining in the upcoming American tech IPOs; and Abu Dhabi has hit pause on rental increases.
03 Jun 2026
How India’s mutual funds are powering through a flat market
As growth in equities cools, asset managers are looking to embed themselves in payrolls, payments, and credit. This raises their influence, but also the stakes.
02 Jun 2026
Wingreens’ house of brands strategy failed, but it just won’t give up
The 15-year-old company has bought one brand after another in the hope of growing fast. That plan has fallen flat on its face, but there’s no stopping Wingreens.
01 Jun 2026
Physics Wallah’s aggressive offline strategy is in limbo
As offline centres struggle to scale, the edtech firm leans back into its digital roots.
31 May 2026
India’s commercial vehicle makers ask, ‘What slowdown?’
FY26 numbers for the three major CV makers show resilience and all-around growth. This doesn’t look anything like the undifferentiated sector it once was.
31 May 2026
Hindware, Google and the fault lines of platform power
Delhi High Court takes aim at the search giant’s AdWords model, ruling that keyword bidding on trademarks constitutes infringement.
29 May 2026