Longreads
2525 ARTICLES
The weight-loss wave that’s changing India—one sector at a time
Mounjaro’s blockbuster debut has already sparked a seismic shift across Indian healthcare, diagnostics and pharma. A marked change in consumer behaviour looks imminent.
11 Dec 2025
Abu Dhabi’s $16 billion push to become a finance magnet
Highlights from Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Qatar’s new (and bolder) AI ambition and the bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
10 Dec 2025
India made Truecaller a tech behemoth. Now it is slowly stifling the company
For over a decade, the Swedish caller ID company thrived on India’s lightly regulated digital ecosystem. Now, it faces some existential questions in its largest market.
09 Dec 2025
Adani circles nuclear power as India rethinks the rules
As India prepares to throw open its nuclear sector to private players, the conglomerate is taking position. But the technology, economics and risks look far tougher than anything it has scaled so far.
09 Dec 2025
How India’s retail shareholders are being left holding the can
Swiggy and Ola Electric’s plans to return to the public markets soon after big-bang IPOs leave investors with dilution, little prospect of returns and plenty of questions.
08 Dec 2025
How the IndiGo crisis went unnoticed in November
Despite enough warnings, no alarm bells were rung. The buck now stops with Rahul Bhatia, the promoter and managing director of India’s largest airline that is facing its biggest crisis ever.
08 Dec 2025
Is the cross-border payment aggregation wave here to stay?
Firms like Razorpay and Pine Labs are eyeing the lucrative international remittances market with their newly received cross-border payment aggregator licences. The opportunity, albeit large, is not without challenges.
07 Dec 2025
Asia takes lead as global business hub
The region's growth is fuelled by compelling fundamentals: a young population, rapid digital adoption, and a surging class of HNIs creating powerful internal consumer markets.
07 Dec 2025
Sanchar Saathi was never the cure
Even though the government of India did a U-turn on the mandatory pre-installation of the anti-fraud app on all mobile phones sold or imported in the country, the larger problem of petty cybercrime remains grim.
06 Dec 2025
Annus horribilis: 2025 was the year India learned it wasn't indispensable
It is the logical consequence of foreign policy built on a decade of illusion rather than the realities of power. The question is whether anyone in the government has the courage to admit it.
05 Dec 2025