What makes Modi tick?

The answer has two components: As a leader with a vision who can carry the masses and his ability to realise his vision through his decision-making and executive skills, says Colonel R Hariharan.......

The elusive search for truth in media

Is it likely that one of these days, a demand may rise that only truthful endorsement should be made in the media and that if it is discovered that she or he in real life does not use that brand,......

Indian-American may become judge in US Supreme Court

Sri Srinivasan (winner of the India Abroad Person of the Year 2013) could become the first Indian-American to be on the bench of the US Supreme Court after conservative icon Justice Antonin......

When the next US defence secretary spoke to Rediff.com

Image: Then US Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton B Carter, now tipped to be America's new defence secretary, greeted by then national security adviser Shivshankar Menon on his visit to New Delhi.......

How chip shortage is impacting automakers, other industries

Time was when you turned on your car’s ignition, all that happened was that the mechanical system fired up your engine and made it run. Today, the moment you do so, your stereo system......

Reimagining Industrial Era GDP measures

... and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan.   Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   We Indians seem to think of headlines about India's gross......

The Work From Home Revolution

Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com     'Ajit, why are you so hands-on? Why don't you learn to......

Hinduja squabble: Lessons for business khandaans

'India is home to the third-largest number of family-owned businesses in the world.' 'While everyone pays lip service to succession planning being entrenched in the functional DNA of family-owned......

Film on Facebook heats up Oscar race

With some of the best reviews greeting it and an encouraging estimated $23 million weekend opening in North America, The Social Network has heated up the Oscar nomination buzz. The gripping film --......

How Facebook came to be

Aseem Chabbra review The Social Network.An American friend told me this story. Another friend of his came home one night, drunk after a lot of hard partying, and started viewing profiles of blond......