The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
Another reminder that irrespective of what the Government of US may say, the phenomenon of Narendra Modi is not receding in the background. Now, after being feted by the high and mighty of Indian business, and a highly successful speech at Shriram College of Commerce, Modi is being invited to the annual conference of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
The 17th Annual Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF), a student-run conference focused on business and economic development in India, is being held on March 23, 2013 at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, PA. The theme for this year will be “Changing Seas: Steering for Growth”. Check out the site of the conference.
Since its inception 17 years ago, WIEF has become one of the largest and most prestigious India-focused business conferences in the world. It is attended by over 800 people and is regularly covered by leading global publications and media outlets, such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, and CNBC. This year’s speakers include:
Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat (via videoconference)
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India (via videoconference)
Milind Deora, Indian Minister of State for IT and Communications
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group
Shabana Azmi, actress
Javed Akhtar, poet and scriptwriter
Panel discussions will include “Infrastructure – Solutions to the Power Crisis”, “Healthcare – Delivery Models for Healthcare”, “Finance – Driving Financial Inclusion”, “Media & Entertainment – Media as a Vehicle for Social Change”, and “Entrepreneurship – The Emerging Non-Traditional Industry Verticals”, among others.
The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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