Independence Day Special
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Trading communities thrive on risks, trust: Gurcharan Das
The much-maligned caste system and the training it provided to budding entrepreneurs may have played a crucial role in India's growth story
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There is a clear and present agenda for skills: Manish Sabharwal
Independence was about getting rid of the British but freedom is about individual choices. And anybody who is unemployed or unskilled does not have choices and, therefore, freedom
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The freedom to 'Make In India'
India's entrepreneurial and startup culture has yet to reach its full potential, but the report card is good, for the most part
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From carbon to silicon: Rohan Murty
Learning from history, in its next stage of evolution, the Indian software industry needs to replace deterministic human work with software and re-train its workforce
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Ease of doing business, still work in progress
Narendra Modi's intent of making India rise up the ranks in the 'ease of doing business' list has translated into some action but the regulatory undergrowth is so dense that cleaning it up will not be easy
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The technology tribe: Shift from traditional businesses
Though innovations have triggered a gentle new wave in brick-and-mortar businesses, the burgeoning startup culture in India is unequivocally tech-led and valuation-motivated
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Will the advance towards gender equality halt or be reversed?
Women with progressive thoughts must be in power
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Economic Milestone: Beginning of the Downturn (2010)
The economic growth was undone in 2010 as inflation rose and current account deficit shot up to $31 billion in 2013
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Economic Milestone: Rise of India Inc (2005)
An important lesson was that India was more closely linked to the global economy than many had thought
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Is the Modi power vertical the dominant force in government?
Authority is concentrated in the cult of his personality
