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MAGA’s battle against Indian-Americans: wrong in its particulars but effective alright
The far-right’s anti-India narrative offers simple answers to complex problems while drawing on real grievances that many Americans share
07 Nov 2025
Ola Electric’s cash position looks worrying
Its business in a rut, the Bhavish Aggarwal-led firm has burnt through over Rs 1,000 crore in the first six months of the current fiscal. A fundraise is now critical.
06 Nov 2025
In India’s Lenskart IPO, a success for ADIA
The sovereign wealth fund’s big bet on the Indian eyewear company, Microsoft’s AI win in the Emirates and other updates from the week.
05 Nov 2025
The 1.5°C limit has been breached. Where will COP take us next?
The window to prevent the worst impacts of climate change has shut. The heat is on global leaders at the annual climate talks in Brazil to deliver more than just theatre.
05 Nov 2025
Bira shareholders plan an EGM to oust the founder
A management shakeup may be in the works at the beleaguered beer brand, as investors and lenders want to remove founder Ankur Jain and his family from the board.
04 Nov 2025
India Inc reports bleak Q2 results on Tuesday
Losses widen for IndiGo and MobiKwik. Adani Enterprises and Indian Hotels Company see their profit dips.
04 Nov 2025
How SpiceJet and India’s legal system nearly killed the aircraft leasing business
Interminable delays and multiple out-of-court settlements later, the world’s leading lessors have tweaked their India playbook—stiffer terms, higher rentals. The fallout has hit aviation startups hard.
03 Nov 2025
Conglomerates, duopolies and domination hamper India
The domination of a few business groups—conglomerates—is a defining feature of the country’s economy. This has been enabled by policy, leading to stifled innovation and hindered progress. All of this, in turn, exacerbates inequalities.
02 Nov 2025
The generative AI book slop era is upon us
Books and the publishing business, once the hallowed domain of subject matter experts and the creatively talented amongst us, survived the digital, self-publishing age. The industry must now prepare for a fresh challenge: AI-generated drivel.
01 Nov 2025
It’s HUMAIN all the way at the desert Davos
Highlights from Saudi Arabia’s flagship FII conference, Tabby’s new valuation and UAE government bonds, among other updates.
30 Oct 2025