Two questions, apart from many other relevant ones, are naturally occupying the minds of people as the controversy rages. The first is price and the delivery schedule of the planes; the second is the appointment of the Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the major offset partner.

Automation will double over the next three years in Indian factories, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson.

It's important for the Reserve Bank of India to join forces with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to deal with the fallout. Their urgent first step must be an emergency bailout of IL&FS, before it does more harm.

Consistency has never been a virtue in the RSS. From VD Savarkar to Dr Hedgewar to 'Guru-ji' Golwalkar to Balasaheb Deoras to Mohan Bhagwat, opportunism has marked the politics of the RSS even though they have ever cleaved to a 'Hindu Rashtra' as their ideological goal.

A lot has been written and said about my "Break a leg" statement in the last few days. Among the lines on my white board that hangs right in front of my desk in my bedroom is "The more bizarre the allegation, the quieter you need to be"; but rules are made to be broken and this situation is surely one that I couldn't brush off as "Kuchh toh log ka...

The RSS exercise simply was for those who genuinely wanted to understand it. The Sangh at the zenith of its ideological success will be magnanimous and reach out but is not likely to dilute or reinvent itself.

What should concern Modi-Shah is Bhagwat stating that the RSSdoes not tell workers to support any particular political party, not exactly reassuring in a big election year. Know that you need us as much as we need you - the message is not subtle.

IL&FS and its associates have $12.5 billion in debt, of which $500 million is due over the next six months.

There's nothing like an English tour to make me feel young again...by the time it ends, I always regress to the teenaged troll I used to be. Which is why I know someone's to blame for this 4-1 hammering, only I can't decide who.

Repugnant as the idea may be to taxpayers, socializing losses is often the only way to avoid panic from spreading.

Clearly, the ominous cloud of daily political recrimination must have cast a deep shadow not only over the skies of Gwalior, but across IAF crew rooms and messes, deeply undermining the confidence and morale of the force. This would perhaps explain why the IAF leadership was compelled to take the unprecedented step of making public statements, indi...

Amit Shah's desperate attempt to find a foothold in the state by hook or by crook is simply not taking off because even the various factions of the AIADMK find the BJP an embarrassment; Dinkaran is behind none in denouncing the Modi government; Kamal Haasan has firmly ruled out having any truck with Modi-Shah; and, for the DMK-Congress, of course, ...

Minus mainstream politics, the military remains India's only identity in Kashmir. Both Delhi and Srinagar have to turn the fears and controversy over Article 35A into an opportunity to strengthen the idea of the mainstream. Any mishandling can have far-reaching consequences.

If the Congress does not gain substantially on its paltry 44 Lok Sabha seats, Rahul could be well on his way to political irrelevance except within the Congress. It's time for him to show the will for battle and nerves of steel.

A weaker rupee would also offset competition of cheap imports from countries like China, which could give domestic industries a much-needed boost.