All stories by AJIT BALAKRISHNAN
Whither The Middle Class?
Rediff.com12 Jul 2022Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline.
Say No To Cookies From Strangers
Rediff.com15 Jun 2022Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Why India must create new programming languages...
Rediff.com19 Apr 2022Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Strolling down the street
Rediff.com22 Mar 2022... and I learn more about economic trends than from books, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Unravelling what awaits us in 2022
Rediff.com13 Jan 2022As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
The Next Big Tech Revolution
Rediff.com14 Dec 2021Blockchain's promise: Dramatically speeding up transactions, explains Ajit Balakrishnan.
The E-Comm Debate In India
Rediff.com19 Oct 2021Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the state of ecom in a nation of shopkeepers.
B School Curricula: Time for A Reset?
Rediff.com21 Sep 2021... As the world swings from 'financialisation' to 'artificial intelligence', asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Death of a Salesman Revisited
Rediff.com11 Aug 2021...Are algos taking over from 'shoeshine and a smile', asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
As Work From Home Deepens...
Rediff.com13 Jul 2021... Are far-reaching social changes coming with it, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Competition Law in Digital Platform Era
Rediff.com18 Jun 2021Are we running a cricket match using football rules, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Manchester, Silicon Valley...
Rediff.com12 May 2021Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The rise & fall & rise again of statistics
Rediff.com22 Apr 2021Ajit Balakrishnan on the surprising drivers of mathematical innovation.
Managing Internet tech change wisely
Rediff.com26 Mar 2021Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions.
Staring at an abyss
Rediff.com11 Feb 2021Do India's laws governing the Internet need revolutionary change, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Speeding up justice delivery in India
Rediff.com14 Jan 2021Are breakthroughs on this imminent, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
In praise of the bureaucrat
Rediff.com16 Dec 2020Does IAS officers' work go unappreciated, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Reimagining Industrial Era GDP measures
Rediff.com18 Nov 2020...and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan.