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H1B Fees Hurt American Students, Not Indian IT: Here’s Why
Trump’s $100,000 H1B fee hike hurts Indian IT on headlines, but real losers may be US universities reliant on Indians.
India’s New Fatigue System Has Pilots On Alert: Here’s Why
As India’s skies grow busier, a bitter standoff over fatigue rules has pitted pilots against the aviation regulator, exposing deeper cracks in safety oversight and trust.
Hyper-value And New Trends Driving E-commerce Growth In India
Quick commerce expansion, newer subscribers in tier 2 and tier 3 cities offer a broad growth runway.
Old Stock, New Tax: GST Cuts Are Squeezing Sellers This Festive Season
GST rate cuts cheer consumers, but leave manufacturers and dealers struggling with blocked input tax credits, old inventories, and compliance hurdles.
India Can Turn Energy Volatility Into Strength: Atanu Mukherjee, CEO of Dastur Energy
In this week's The Core Report: The Weekend Edition, Govindraj Ethiraj speaks to Atanu Mukherjee from Dastur Energy, who talks about how India can turn global energy volatility into an advantage by diversifying crude sources, boosting refining exports, and upgrading coal efficiency.
Fed Cuts, Ebola And TikTok Sale: A Week That Was In A Trumpian World
Global headlines spanned finance, disease, and tech, highlighting contrasts between trillion-dollar tech gains and struggling nations lacking U.S. aid.
India Inc Rides West Asia’s Trillion Dollar Transformation
Indian firms across industries are weaving themselves into the region’s attempt to reinvent itself beyond oil.
India’s Airport Boom Risks Getting Stuck On The Runway
India’s greenfield airport boom faces delays; Navi Mumbai, Noida projects highlight land, red tape hurdles despite strong ambition and expansion plans.
Why GST 2.0 Could Reignite Indian Consumption
In this week's The Core Report: The Weekend Edition, Govindraj Ethiraj speaks to Suresh Narayanan, former chairman and managing director of Nestle on tax cuts, easing inflation, and shifting consumer priorities that may finally revive discretionary spending across middle India.
India Can’t Bank On Trump’s Words, It Needs Real Economic Muscle
Meanwhile, the week saw a world in chaos with violent protests in Nepal, the Japanese prime minister resigning, France getting a fifth prime minister in two years, Israel attacking Doha and Russian drones entering Poland.
India’s Pilot Shortage Looks A Lot Like A Bottleneck
India’s pilot “shortage” may be less about numbers and more about mismatched supply, hiring bottlenecks and a lack of experienced commanders.
GST Rate Cuts Promise Cheaper Goods, But At What Cost?
In The Core Report’s Weekend Edition, Govindraj Ethiraj speaks with S. Ramesh, managing director at Pricewaterhouse & Company and former CBIC chairman, and Krishan Arora, head of indirect tax at Grant Thornton Bharat, on the government’s sweeping GST rate cuts—set to lower prices on essentials, medicines, and consumer goods—while unresolved transition hurdles, dealer losses, and input tax credit issues cloud how much benefit will truly reach consumers.
