I am a loyal British Airways traveler – one look at my frequent flyer mileage points earned will prove that. However, I am a dissatisfied, unhappy, disgruntled, frustrated, angry BA customer and I suspect I am not the only one.Read More

Recently, a leading retailer confessed that people were so much happier in poor countries (read emerging markets and newly emerging markets). His earlier stint in Africa had left him with ......Read More

In India, Indian weddings and now anniversary celebrations can take epic proportions.  They are tradition, laced with a good dose of modern contemporary pop culture played out on a global stage amidst friends and family from far and wide. Read More

I arrived at the new Mumbai International Airport on the second day that it opened for business. I think I had been wise in keeping my expectations in check because my baggage arrived a couple of hours after the plane landed. Well it looked like a dozen international flights came in at the same time...Read More

At a dinner held for captains of Indian industry, thought leaders and investors, the discussion centred on the state of India. There was a great deal of optimism shared among the majority of the attendees.Read More

The world seems to be divided between China sceptics and China believers. Prof. James Robinson (Why Nations Fail) and many others believe that an extractive political system combined with a lack of democratic institutions and ....Read More

Jim O’Neill can be blamed for the rising sea of woes of the voluntary sector in India. He put I (for India) in BRIC leading to great expectations from the largest democracy in the world. And India, as indeed some other countries, did rise to the challenge and this they did so spectacularly that they...Read More

In Davos, I heard Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook speak about gender stereotyping at work, "She's great at her job, but she's just not as well liked by her peers," or, "She's a bit aggressive." She was part of an impressive panel with IMF’s Christine Lagarde and Drew Faust of Harvard.Read More

The catchphrase ‘We Are Like That Only’ has become the Indian mascot and something that makes us distinct from other Asian countries. It gained currency becoming a source of pride just as.....Read More

There is a growing concern that India may have missed the window of opportunity that was going to catapult it into the Big League. Stalling reforms, poor governance, political gaffes, corruption and ineffective judiciary, to name a few, have come together to strike fear in the heart of the foreign investor.Read More