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India-Canada tension: 10 key points to understand latest diplomatic row
India expels six Canadian diplomats after a similar action by Trudeau govt; India accuses Canadian PM of curry favouring a vote bank by fuelling anti-India separatist agenda
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Making ITC Future-Ready
Sanjiv Puri banks on innovation, agility and technology in ITC’s journey from a tobacco company to a diversified conglomerate.
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Salaries: CEOs Drive A Hard Bargain
Top executives push for incentive-based options as companies set stiffer targets.
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Sajjan Jindal’s Home Run With New Biz
Paints, cement, renewables post impressive numbers as group drives into the EV space.
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Varun Beverages’ Master Bottler
PepsiCo’s largest bottler outside U.S. tapped newer geographies for next leg of growth.
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The Vanguard At Motherson
Vivek Chaand Sehgal sees Motherson go beyond automotive business as a global diversified engineering company.
43% of new applicants for white goods PLI from MSME sector
21 applicants have applied for manufacturing components of ACs with a committed investment of ₹3,679 crore and 18 applicants for components of LED Lights with a committed investment of ₹442 crore.
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There’s a shift in how M&A deals are structured: Luis de Lucio of Alvarez & Marsal
Luis de Lucio and Himanshu Bajaj from the consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal share their perspectives on India’s evolving role in global markets
WTO slashes 2025 global trade growth forecast to 3%
The WTO raised its projection for merchandise trade growth to 2.7% in 2024, an increase from the previous estimate of 2.6%
Bandhan Bank share up 10.3% on P.P. Sengupta's appointment as MD & CEO
Sengupta has four decades of experience in banking. He previously worked as deputy MD and chief credit officer at SBI and MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank
Kalra Puts Persistent Growth On Steroids
Sandeep Kalra added technology capabilities and improved go-to-market strategy to deliver industry-beating growth.
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Ease of doing business now an impetus to India’s growth
India had ranked 133rd in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report in 2009. In a decade it took a giant leap and was ranked 63rd in 2019.
Is ‘composite’ bidding good for market?
Maharashtra’s experiment with joint bidding for thermal and solar power is more likely to boost market concentration
RCEP not an option, still harmful for India
India escaped this disaster by taking a prudent decision at the right time
MNC taxation and India’s dilemma
India is left with no funding option to mobilise more resources and no growth engine to rely on except government capex to boost growth in FY25 and later.
How Abu Dhabi leverages art & culture for economic growth
A cultural renaissance is sweeping across Abu Dhabi with the opening of World class museums, art galleries and a supportive ecosystem for global creative talent
How to avoid the ‘middle-income trap’
Influx of Chinese machines, finished goods and components is mounting and will continue; it is time for open-door policy for investment and manpower for better outcomes.