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Bhaskar Chakravorti
The writer is Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, founding executive director of Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context. He is author of The Slow Pace of Fast Change
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Dear Sundar Pichai: There’s a lot you take on when you take on the task of digitising India. Here are a few pointersSubscriber Only
August 08, 2020 03:22 IST
Bhaskar Chakravorti writes: We may all be surprised at how quickly you might exhaust the $10 billion. It’s fine as long as you don’t run out of patience.
Sat, Aug 08, 2020
Trump’s anti-student salvo has to do with what he considers enemy within — liberalismSubscriber Only
July 13, 2020 04:05 IST
What can you — student, parent, well-wisher — do? Google the addresses for ICE leadership. Bang out a letter on Microsoft Word and make a PDF to ensure it will not be tampered with.
Mon, Jul 13, 2020
It is time for digital leaders to flatten the curve of the infodemicSubscriber Only
April 07, 2020 00:05 IST
It is about time, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook/WhatsApp), Sundar Pichai (Google/YouTube), Jack Dorsey (Twitter) and Zhang Yiming (TikTok) made some tough calls, much like what their own political leaders have done.
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
What can a govt with a need to repress do in an era of the equally irrepressible internet? Look to ChinaSubscriber Only
January 11, 2020 04:40 IST
The first lesson you’d learn is that even the Chinese have given up on crude techniques like wholesale internet shutdowns.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
Many issues between India and US will require deft diplomatic manoeuvering from S JaishankarSubscriber Only
October 21, 2019 02:41 IST
Can Jaishankar persuade the US authorities to recognise that skilled immigration restrictions may not help Americans get jobs?
Mon, Oct 21, 2019
Just blame it on millennials: They are investing in experiences, not consumption and commoditiesSubscriber Only
October 10, 2019 02:21 IST
Indian millennials had been handed a political bonanza: Two terms of Modi, a leader they adore at home and in Houston; a muscular post-Article 370 India, which seems to have left a mark on relatively few millennial consciences; and demonetisation, a bad idea then, worse idea now, but popular nevertheless with the demographic.
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Budget misses the opportunity to weigh in on some big issues. It lacks bold ideasSubscriber Only
July 06, 2019 00:20 IST
I would give this budget a B. Nirmala Sitharaman will get another chance next year. I worry that without bolder ideas, the colour of her packaging of this year’s budget may reflect the forthcoming financial state of the country.
Sat, Jul 06, 2019
Modi 2.0 must do something to improve ‘well-being’ of an ordinary IndianSubscriber Only
June 20, 2019 00:05 IST
Whether you prefer to believe or dismiss Gallup, your WhatsApp feed or the government’s GDP figures, let us agree that the state of well-being of the ordinary Indian is far from ideal.
Thu, Jun 20, 2019
US-China spat presents little opportunity for India, will aggravate the economic slowdownSubscriber Only
May 23, 2019 01:30 IST
When the warring parties are the world’s two biggest, and entangled, economies, everyone gets hurt — even in countries such as India, supposedly sitting on the sidelines.
Thu, May 23, 2019
India’s gender gap is a disgrace and it’s time we paid attention to womenSubscriber Only
May 07, 2019 01:30 IST
Can you hear women at polling booths, and on the Internet? The silent revolution will get noisy soon. If the #MeToo campaign teaches us anything, it is to never underestimate the power of an angry woman with a mobile phone.
Tue, May 07, 2019Indian woman goes to voteSubscriber Only
May 06, 2019 01:30 IST
Can you hear women at polling booths, and on the Internet? The silent revolution will get noisy soon.
Mon, May 06, 2019
A parallel chessboardSubscriber Only
March 20, 2019 00:14 IST
Why we may need a new theory of nuclear deterrence for a post-digital age
Wed, Mar 20, 2019
Budget’s blind eyeSubscriber Only
February 06, 2019 01:14 IST
It fails to address dismal productivity, not just in agriculture, but across all workers.
Wed, Feb 06, 2019
Digital India versus Real IndiaSubscriber Only
January 18, 2019 00:48 IST
In the run-up to the general election, global tech companies must find ways to live with populism, pandering and paranoia.
Fri, Jan 18, 2019
Digital dungeons & dragonsSubscriber Only
December 03, 2018 01:15 IST
It is high time we held Zuckerberg and other digital dungeon masters to higher standards.
Mon, Dec 03, 2018
The end of digital historySubscriber Only
October 19, 2018 00:10 IST
The digital planet’s high points — US, Europe, India — are losing ground to China.
Fri, Oct 19, 2018
A lynching in Digital SouthSubscriber Only
July 17, 2018 00:02 IST
The companies that have got us hooked must be on the hook for better solutions
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
Growth in the machineSubscriber Only
June 20, 2018 00:06 IST
If done right, artificial intelligence can jump-start India’s productivity, help the country get out of the emerging economy trap, propel it into the ranks of nations that matter.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
One misstep too manySubscriber Only
March 28, 2018 00:15 IST
Facebook has egg on its face again and this time it might stick
Wed, Mar 28, 2018
Three un-Davos menSubscriber Only
February 01, 2018 00:05 IST
The culture of contradiction infused the speeches of Modi, Trump and Xi at the World Economic Forum.
Thu, Feb 01, 2018
The Aadhaar opportunitySubscriber Only
January 22, 2018 00:36 IST
If UID project focuses on building a trustworthy system, India could be a leader in digital innovation
Mon, Jan 22, 2018
Memo to the World BankSubscriber Only
November 27, 2017 00:16 IST
India should be rated even higher in the ease of doing business rankings the next time
Mon, Nov 27, 2017
Ig-Nobel mistakesSubscriber Only
October 12, 2017 00:30 IST
The complexity of human behaviour and systemic market factors can trip the finest economists, even Nobel laureates. Like Robert Thaler on demonetisation.
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
Beware the Trump effectSubscriber Only
August 22, 2017 01:52 IST
India does not need a tryst with Trump. Why the two 70 year-olds should not meet
Tue, Aug 22, 2017
If Trump, Modi talk climateSubscriber Only
June 22, 2017 00:09 IST
There will be awkward moments but India’s PM could return as a legitimate climate superhero
Thu, Jun 22, 2017Journalism of Courage
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