Opinion: Dakshina Kannada - BJP's Domain, Now Ripe For Congress
Sanjal Shastri | Monday April 10, 2023Dakshina Kannada will be a close fight. The unease amongst grassroots volunteers and sections of the OBCs is a matter of concern for the BJP but one of possibilities for the Congress.
Opinion: Bengaluru Can't Deal With SVB If It Is Stuck In Traffic
Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Monday April 10, 2023Bengaluru has been dealt a terrible hand by politicians. India's software powerhouse earned its spurs by managing tech for global multinationals. Now it's even shielding local startups from the falling debris in US banking.
Opinion: Why GPT-4 Can Turn Against All Of Humanity
Niall Ferguson, Bloomberg | Monday April 10, 2023It is not every day that I read a prediction of doom as arresting as Eliezer Yudkowsky's in Time magazine last week.
Opinion: Rahul Gandhi Needs To Keep The Narrative Local As He Campaigns In Kolar
TM Veeraraghav | Friday April 07, 2023As Rahul Gandhi gets set to start his 'Satyameva Jayate' campaign from Kolar - will he keep the emphasis firmly local?
Opinion: The Riveting Trump Reality Show, Starring American Democracy
Harsh V. Pant | Friday April 07, 2023America's first reality-show president is hell-bent on making American democracy a reality show. It remains to be seen if after the theater ends, the US will still have the resilience to continue to be a "City upon a Hill."
Opinion: Why Congress Is A Classic Case Study In HR Disaster
Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Friday April 07, 2023A case study by HR experts may like to analyse how a series of such self-goals derailed the behemoth called the Indian National Congress.
Blog: Don't Read Too Much Into Kichcha Sudeep's Support For "Uncle Bommai"
Maya Sharma | Thursday April 06, 2023Kannada film stars - the ones at the top of their game - seem to be more interested in sticking to their day job. Perhaps they prefer to deal with the uncertainty of the Friday first day first show rather than the rough & tumble of electoral politics
Opinion: Dear BJP, You Need To Take A Hard Look In The Mirror
Derek O'Brien | Tuesday April 04, 2023On its Foundation Day, amid all the gala celebrations, the 'world's largest political party (sic)' would do well to take a long, hard look at itself in a mirror.
Opinion: Criticising 2-Faced Ilamas - A Case For Simultaneous Elections
Bibek Debroy, Aditya Sinha | Tuesday April 04, 2023Despite its numerous benefits, some political parties have criticised the idea of simultaneous elections.
Opinion: Founders Beware - The Devil's In The Term Sheet Details
Pankaj Mishra | Monday April 03, 2023It's time to start a crowdsourcing movement for creating templates for a truly "founder-friendly" term sheet.
Opinion: Bengaluru Reads Your X-Ray. Chennai May Train Your Doctor
Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Monday April 03, 2023India's capabilities in software are entering a new phase. The industry that came into its own at the turn of the millennium has remained fixated on providing outsourced services at a fraction of code-writing cos
Opinion: Much Ado About PM's Degrees
Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday April 01, 2023William Shakespeare's 1599 comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" seems to echo in India's contemporary political discourse.
Opinion: Can BJP Crack The Vokkaliga Code In Karnataka This Time?
Chandan Gowda | Thursday March 30, 2023Over the last two decades, the BJP has been able to extract support from some sections of Vokkaligas in the urban centres of Bengaluru and Mysore, and in Malnad, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada.
Opinion: Kejriwal's Great Gamble As He Drops His Restraint On Modi
Ashutosh | Thursday March 30, 2023Arvind Kejriwal is back in form. He is aggressive. He is attacking the Prime Minister fiercely. He is not holding back, even if it means getting personal - something he has firmly avoided in recent years
Opinion: Don't Just Drink AI Kool-Aid - Make It Work For People
Pankaj Mishra | Tuesday March 28, 2023While Silicon Valley is the birthplace of AI, the technology will meet its true societal purpose only in India.
