Longreads
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Physics Wallah carries the baggage of the industry it’s meant to redeem
Aggressive accounting, failed acquisitions and soaring customer acquisition costs lurk beneath India’s first edtech IPO.
14 Sept 2025
Who should solve the UPI Autopay menace?
The feature has attracted a whole host of startups taking people for a ride. The problem is now large enough for an efficient regulator to step in.
13 Sept 2025
From Kathmandu's ashes: A blueprint for India's regional renaissance
Nepal's democratic uprising offers India a choice to either continue with its failed transactional diplomacy or embrace the patient institution-building that South Asia desperately needs.
12 Sept 2025
Akasa Air finally gets some wind in its tail
The Vinay Dube-led airline is now the third-largest in terms of revenue and on course to hit a major milestone, although some concerns remain.
11 Sept 2025
Anil Ambani owes his gravy train ride to apathy, leniency
Multiple institutions have failed in their duty to pursue the litany of cases against Ambani and his companies. This has facilitated a comeback that should never have been
11 Sept 2025
A half a billion dollars for Property Finder
The classifieds portal adds two large investors and the Met Opera is coming to Saudi Arabia.
10 Sept 2025
Jignesh Shah brings a half-baked cybersecurity product to market
The aggressive marketing of mobile cybersecurity app CYBX is raising questions about both its effectiveness and Jignesh Shah’s latest side hustle.
09 Sept 2025
Adani is blazing the trail in India's coal comeback
Adani Power has boldly taken on the mantle of coal power's comeback in the country. But in doing so, it faces critical risks around asset obsolescence and climate misalignment.
09 Sept 2025
Anil Ambani’s comeback is anything but one
The return to profitability and the deleveraging at Reliance Power and Reliance Infra are not what they’re cracked up to be. Plus, as their promoter, his past continues to haunt the two surviving group companies.
08 Sept 2025
How Reliance’s $180 million bet on Embibe came to naught
The edtech company was supposed to be the conglomerate’s answer to India’s education crisis. Seven years and $180 million later, the AI-powered startup has quietly vanished into corporate obscurity.
07 Sept 2025