Like a supertanker that takes a long while to change course, it will take SBI a long time to change. But at least there is a realisation that change is needed
In the last census (2011), India had 736 million people under 30, and 121 million in that sweet spot between the ages of 18 and 30
It isn’t possible to generate economic progress just by “investing” in education
Assets that look good on paper usually fail because mergers involve an attempt to marry two cultures and employees with a different outlook
In the real world, it’s grit that makes us smart and helps us break through
We are operating with few known factors and don’t know how to discount the political, geopolitical and macroeconomic ones
Answers to many of the burning questions on the economy, the markets, jobs and incomes depend on who wins in 2014
Being a Celeb is not easy…. For every Shah Rukh Khan or Sachin Tendulkar, there are a hundred others vying for the same action
Japan’s debt-fuelled growth in the 1980s set the stage for 20 years of stagnation. The West seems to be moving along the same trajectory, with high levels of public debt and monetary easing
In society, wealth earned from it needs to be ploughed back for a higher social return
The customer is not a fixed target, but a moving one with constantly evolving tastes