Safety Isn't A High Priority In India

Despite the hope that lessons will be learnt, the next accident invariably shows that nothing has been learnt -- or if learnt, they have been ignored, observes Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE: The......

COVID-19: Mistakes World Must Avoid

If the pandemic persists, at least a portion of the blame should go to greed and nationalism that got in the way of the world acting together, notes Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE: A vaccination drive at......

The Costs of Not Vaccinating Everyone

The cost of not vaccinating the entire population quickly will be far higher than bearing the entire cost of vaccination, points out Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE: Vaccination at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia......

The Real Cost of Vaccinating Everyone

The Union government's role and the prices announced by the vaccine makers raises far too many disquieting questions, observes Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari gets......

How not to be a shoddy manufacturing nation

If India wants to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub, it will have to rethink the notion that the traditional SMEs will form the manufacturing backbone, argues Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE:......

As trouble brews for the Big 4, VCs, start-ups wait with bated breath

Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are both a boon and a bane for angel investors, VCs as well as start-ups. If the Big Tech companies get broken up and their powers to acquire get significantly......

Covid-19 could be the boost Indian pharma cos need

The western world had largely considered India to be a production hub, and also, a good potential geography for clinical trials, and a big market. But in Covid-19 research, Indian companies and......

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta. Photograph: Reuters   Has Big Tech become too powerful? Should Facebook, Google......