“Once my daughter is married off, I will give up driving,” or “After my son gets a decent job, goodbye to trucking,” are some opinions that 40-plus long-haul truck drivers have been dishing out for a long time. The haggardly, unturbanned Sardar Bikram Singh outside the erstwhile General Motors parking…

Are all truck drivers equal? You must be joking! Ramesh Kumar from Greater Noida “Career progression is the new minimum wage,” the Wall Street Journal quoted Ardine Williams, Vice President of Workforce Development at Amazon some time ago. Like several other HR honchos of the American corporate world, he has…

Forget for some time the Indian stance on the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, which is still attracting zillions of bouquets and brickbats. Instead, focus on another equally interesting issue close to India: climate change and the relevant ESG drama unfolding globally. A fortnight ago, a senior investment banker with the reputed…

Fizz is missing @ Davos Barring the pandemic year 2021, Klaus Schwab has successfully gathered the rich and superrich from across the globe at Davos, Switzerland, under his umbrella organization, World Economic Forum (WEF), this year also. The objective was to discuss current global issues with the high and mighty…

Believe it or not, the economy is in the doldrums. Inflation is north-bound: eight percent, right? The cooking gas crossed the Rs.1000/cylinder mark. Fuel breached the Rs.100/liter mark a few weeks ago. Tomato sells at Rs.100/kg in Vijayawada. What’s happening? The Reserve Bank of India has hiked interest rates to…

The past fortnight was of historical importance from multiple angles: freedom of speech, the role of BigTech, and data privacy, to count the least. Elon Musk bought Twitter at an astonishing price of US$44bn, partly digging into his purse and balance through debt, in a move to take the social…

Circa 2035 AD. What’s special about this calendar year, you ask? Well, that’s when India will recover from the pandemic injury to the economy, predicts the Reserve Bank of India. (1). Of course, there are several preconditions, such as, for example, debt to GDP ratio remaining below 66% as against…

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, pending approval, is led to a noisy open house debate everywhere. The floodgates have opened up and are unlikely to remain quiet. Does his “Free speech absolutism” drumbeat mean a free-for-all scenario with no content moderation? Unlikely. Twitter is not the Almighty. Not even as…

Salaam to my driverbhais across India! I am sure few of them may be aware of May Day Celebrations — commemorating the role of labor. Yes, the organized labor under various trade unions with political affiliations may engage in some form to celebrate May Day. Not long-haul truck drivers. For…