Talking about climate change, some familiar images immediately spring to our mind: devastating wildfires, flash floods, prolonged heat waves, powerful cyclones, or drought-cracked earth. These scenes receive the most attention …
Opinion
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Can Indian Organizations Become Global Leadership Factories?
by Anu Rathninde 5 minutes readFor decades, India has been recognized as a supplier of skilled professionals to the world. Indian executives today lead some of the world’s largest technology, consulting and financial-services companies, while …
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Part One: Closing Prices Explained – Why the Final Trade Isn’t the Close
by K. Harikrishnan 4 minutes readIn the jargon-filled world of stock markets, ‘opening price’ and ‘closing price’ look like two less-intimidating, easily digestible terms. Though both prices are derived through prescribed mechanisms, closing price is …
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The Museum Ulm at the Baden-Wurttemberg state in Germany displays a fantastic exhibit of a man-lion. The icon’s German name is Löwenmensch, meaning ‘lion-person’ or ‘lion-human.’ The exhibit, just about …
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Officially there may be a sense of shock and disbelief that the United States is going to scale down its joint military exercises with South Korea. But America’s allies in …
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Partition for Peace: The Elusive Promise
by Amit Krishankant Paul 16 minutes readThe difficulties between India and Pakistan today do not arise solely from the policies pursued by their respective Governments in what each considers its own national interest, even when those …
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The Mecca Pact and the Promise of a New Middle East
by Sanjay Upadhya 6 minutes readAn exaggerated sense of finality surrounds some discussions of the defense accord signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in Mecca on August 7. The agreement does not abruptly dismantle …
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America at 250: A Shared Journey of Ideas and Learning with India
by Rajesh Mehta and Chuck Melley 4 minutes readMuch of the conversation about the India-United States partnership rightly focuses on what is visible today: the boardrooms and startup corridors, the strategic summits, and the remarkable diaspora that binds …
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First 60 Minutes of a Crisis: Where Most Organizations Go Wrong
by Yuvraj Mehtaby Yuvraj Mehta 3 minutes readNobody wants a crisis—in life or in business. Yet, it often strikes unannounced, catching the best-prepared organizations off guard. From recent ‘Corporate Jihad” of TCS to Adani–Hindenburg controversy, Air India …
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Most people can name something they fear: failure, rejection, being alone, losing what they built, or not reaching their goals. These fears are real. They influence our choices, hold us …