Emptiness is a paradox
By Sonam Tsomo Shunyata is a key concept in Buddhist philosophy, more specifically in the ontology of Mahayana Buddhism, “Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form.” This is the paradox of the concept....
View ArticleThere’s a Dragon in the Sea
By Sanjeev Sanyal China’s growing geostrategic presence in the Indian Ocean is now more than visible: the dual-use port in Gwadar, the naval base in Djibouti and so on. Interestingly, Chinese empires...
View ArticleIs the regulator Sebi anti-retail and anti-IFAs?
By Manoj Nagpal Last month, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) set the cat among the pigeons when it announced enhanced disclosure of commissions that mutual fund distributors earn....
View ArticleCorrections likely to keep crude under $50
By Kishore Narne The focus of global markets is firmly back on crude oil as the sharp rally in prices over the past few weeks has influenced sentiment across global markets. A big reason for the...
View ArticleUnexpectedly, CPSE ETF has proven to be an interesting idea
By Dhirendra Kumar In March 2014, a special mutual fund to help the government disinvest in the public sector companies was launched. The original idea was that this would be a new way for the...
View ArticleThree things government and RBI can do to keep the feel-good factor going
By Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Chief Economic Advisor, SBI and C Venkat Nageswar, CGM (Global Markets), SBI Time flies thick and fast. The first month of the current fiscal is almost over, even as we have...
View ArticleWhy worry so much?
Worry causes fear, anxiety, tension and stress. Worriers become sick because of all the problems that are eating into their vitals. Worry usually occurs when we find ourselves faced with a likely...
View ArticleGlobal trend
By Alec Ross The era of globalisation will unleash a wave of technological, economic and sociological change as formidable as the ones that shook my hometown in the 20th century and the changes brought...
View ArticleRoadrunner, Roadrunner
By Amitabh Kundu Before the traffic ‘solution’ in terms of banning odd and even-number cars on the roads of Delhi on alternate days for a fortnight every month is tried out, questions need to be...
View ArticleChild or Disciple?
By Mata Amritanandamayi Discipleship means discernment as well as obedience and surrender to the guru. The child’s attitude is marked by innocence and total dependence on the mother. Spiritual progress...
View ArticleCapital issues
By Ashish Chandarana at al Capital projects are an essential contributor to chemical company growth: witness the half-dozen new ethylene crackers being built on the US Gulf Coast. Such large-scale...
View ArticleKryptonite & men of steel
By Anuvab Pal As a rule, a comedian should never come close to a furnace that takes in boiling iron ore. It is about as red hot and molten as an audience that isn’t laughing at...
View ArticleSee you later, aggregator
By Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah In a recent Instavaani poll published by Mint, over two-thirds of the people polled in metros supported the ban on surge pricing. Further, the poll suggests that...
View ArticleWant GUJCOCA? Confession as evidence has few takers
By Aman Sharma When other evidence or witnesses are not available and we have just a theory to go by, confession becomes the biggest evidence. This assertion, by a senior police officer played by Tabu...
View ArticleA tough Italian Job for PM Modi
By Pranab Dhal Samanta Italy is an unusual candidate as an Indian foreign policy problem. But like it or not, in current circumstances, the country ranks right up there as both a diplomatic challenge...
View ArticleThe problem with the ‘Indian accent’ is the stereotypes that come with it
By Sandip Roy Indians have no reason to feel left out any more. They’ve shown up on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s spitball radar. The Trump has noticed them and the Trump has mocked...
View ArticleWhy it’s imperative for Road Safety Bill to go through in Budget session
By Piyush Tewari On April 17, a bus carrying 40 passengers plunged into a gorge in Odisha, killing at least 25 people and injuring over 11. This comes just weeks after a horrific incident in...
View ArticleInvesting more time will help build a long-standing joint venture
By Eileen Kelly Rinaudo In the fast-paced deal-making world, joint ventures (JVs) are a conundrum. Slow in the making, often with complicated structures and shared management teams, they seem out of...
View ArticleSufism is the spiritual life of Islam
By M Fethullah Gulen Sufism is the spiritual life of Islam. Those who represent Islam according to the way of the Prophet and his Companions have never stepped outside this line. A tariqah is an...
View ArticleA change management perspective on odd-even scheme
Charu Khanna explains how the odd-even initiative used the principles of change management to get Delhiites’ support: In the reams written about the Delhi government’s odd-even initiative, the...
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