Time to speak up: What women want from elections

Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.......

Defence Budget Can't Beat Inflation!

India spends significantly less on defence than could be expected from a country that faces simultaneous armed threats from two hostile neighbours -- China and Pakistan. IMAGE: An Indian Army......

Electoral Bonds Exposes Weakness In India's Institutions

When a strong executive decides it wants something, even something that is dangerous and unconstitutional, there is little resistance from within to stop it, notes Aakar Patel. Illustration:......

Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan.But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian,......

India's Startup Scorecard

For the startup ecosystem in India, the scorecard so far has been a mixed bag, observes Akhil Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Startups are being projected as the 'backbone of future......

Free Divestment From Finance Ministry

The new government that presents the full Budget for 2024-2025 in July should be ready to restructure the way divestment is managed and implemented, proposes A K Bhattacharya. Illustration:......

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal......

'Small finance banks need to build all product ranges'

'You cannot have only one product or one market or one customer segment.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allows small finance banks (SFBs) to apply to......