Author
Minhaz Merchant is the biographer of Rajiv Gandhi and Aditya Birla and author of The New Clash of Civilizations (Rupa, 2014). He is founder of Sterling Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. which was acquired by the Indian Express group
To achieve a GDP of USD seven trillion by 2030, what are the necessary macro and micro ingredients?
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"India has shown with its world-leading digital payments system UPI that it has the innovation ecosystem to create global products," writes Minhaz Merchant
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It’s important that AI is seen for what it is: a tool. It speeds up tasks. That helps researchers in, for example, life sciences to sequence molecules within hours instead of months in the search for life-saving drugs
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Despite economic reverses, China has doubled down on spreading its influence globally. United States agencies report that cyber attacks by state-backed Chinese hackers have intensified as the US presidential election draws near. It was revealed recently that China has spent over $2 billion in grants to US universities to gain influence with US-based academics
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The Sensex and Nifty have priced-in an NDA victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The scale of the win will determine how the market reacts
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India’s long-term GDP annual growth rate at eight per cent is likely to be at least twice the average growth rate of global GDP. Can India sustain this growth rate over the next several years?
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While longterm projections inherently carry uncertainties, ChatGPT underscores the variability influenced by economic factors and assumptions, akin to human forecasting, writes the author
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Of these five turning points, three took India on the wrong path and two in the right direction
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Empty buildings and empty cities are an indictment of Beijing’s policies that have led to huge over-supply even as a slowing economy squeezes demand
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The growth of infrastructure will have an impact on consumption patterns in India’s middle-class. For example, the new Mumbai Trans-Habour Link (MTHL) will cut travel time between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai from two hours to twenty minutes.
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