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). …

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…

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/the-great-phone-robbery/articleshow/79669315.cms Cargo loot on highways is a daily occurrence. Almost. However, a few incidents get media space, and the rest go unheard because they are unreported mostly. Besides, if they get coverage, the looting of passengers gets higher visibility vis-a-vis cargo theft. Why? Because the looted people crib and complain…

The Afghan Sur dynasty founder and emperor Sher Shah Suri (1537–45 AD), who upended the Mughal chapter in Indian history, was truly trade- and travel-friendly. Otherwise, he had no rationale to enhance the patchy pathway linking Kabul, Afghanistan, with Teknaf, Bangladesh, approximately 2,400km in the ancient Bharat. The British considerably…

Lifetime worries are nothing unique to human lives. Every product on the planet has an expiry date: a house, grinder, mixer, electronic gadget, or vehicle. Of course, there is provision for repair for damaged or depleted products or human life. Even then, there is a limit beyond which nothing is…

Marketing and Finance heads always have a monopoly over the corner offices in the corporate world. Rarely do supply chain honchos make it to the august office of the chief executive. …

On a recent Delhi-Lucknow trip (1100 Km) via the Yamuna Expressway (and the Agra-Lucknow Expressway), I noticed the ongoing installation of guardrails on both sides of the median, perhaps on recommendation from the expert committee to reduce, if not eliminate, road fatality on this stretch. The speed limit on this…

A century ago, the strong Internal Combustion Engine or ICE lobby decimated the Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers club successfully. This time around, the die has already been cast. The EV is winning, hands down. …