Faculty Press Articles
May 11, 2021
Blind optimism on GDP growth
The projected 10.5% GDP growth for this year seems far-fetched, as the Covid second wave is bound hit the economy hard
May 11, 2021
Sadness, anger and schadenfreude with India's Covid-19 Crisis
As the world looks on with bewilderment, India has become the saddest news story on Earth this past month. Those images of burning pyres, gasping patients and crying doctors, that made to the front pages of all top international publications and prime-time global TV news, belie the fact that India was a fast developing and prepared country. It is not just about how ready it was, but how insufficient were the resources to manage the Covid-19 catastrophe in the second most populous country of the world.
May 10, 2021
India's vaccine debacle
The world’s second-largest market for vaccines is India. The world’s largest vaccine producer is in India. This should be a simple case of, ‘ergo, problem solved!’ But we have turned this on its head. It is clear that we don’t have enough vaccines.
May 08, 2021
Dove’s #StopTheBeautyTest: A perspective
The marketer’s effort is indeed laudable, especially in a country that is obsessed with looks and fairness...
May 03, 2021
Vaccines: why are Government, Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech quiet on the questions being raised?
Barely four years ago the Modi Government had stood up to stent manufacturers and trade lobbies and forced them to reduce prices by as much as 80 percent. Why is then profiteering being allowed now?
April 24, 2021
What do Uday Kotak, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Anil Naik and Harsh Mariwala have in common? This book finds out
Writing a book during the lockdown is a good idea. But R Gopalakrishnan didn't want to just write any book. After all, the former director of Tata Sons, the holding company of the conglomerate, has already penned a dozen books on management.
April 14, 2021
Healthcare will never be the same after Covid – given how fast myths were shattered and consumer behaviours transformed
While the Covid pandemic has had a significant negative impact on global health, economy and society, there has been a surprising upside – longstanding practices in the healthcare sector have been transformed, perhaps forever.
April 11, 2021
Moral hazards of RBI’s balance sheet approach
The latest Monetary Policy was along expected lines, on the surface. But barely below the surface are some concerns that pose a host of questions with implications far beyond the
April 09, 2021
The healthcare crisis we don’t see
April 7 was World Health Day, and discussions were largely focused on the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. When fighting a war, all thinking and resources are naturally focused on the immediate target. But how well we do in war time is a factor .
April 09, 2021
The misadventures of coronavirus in our dreamland
The misadventures of coronavirus in our dreamland
April 03, 2021
The gig economy and India’s changing workforce
As several reports attest, India is seeing a rise in gig economy jobs, both in the blue-collar and white-collar segments, with the pandemic accelerating this trend.
