UpFront
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A nation transformed in 16 years of Angela Merkel begins to move on
As Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to leave office after 16 years, her country is among the richest in the world and a broad and contented middle class is one facet of Merkel's Germany that has been central to her longevity
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Freshworks and a fledgling product nation: The best is yet to come
The SaaS company's IPO has inspired a generation of entrepreneurs in India, some of whom will likely build enduring global businesses. A peek into our cover story
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Fresh Guard: Can India transform from an IT services to IT products leader?
Freshworks' recent listing has its founder Girish Mathrubhootham convinced India can command its place on the global map as a product nation, editor Brian Carvalho writes. That, and a glimpse into our annual luxury issue
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100-plus storms, 277 floods: Are we living the climate emergency?
Take a look at the extreme weather events that took place around the world between March 2020 and August 2021
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Our top reads of the week
From Freshworks' NASDAQ listing unleashing new Saas energy in India to all the ongoing in Indian aviation, and our best infographics of the week, catch up on the top reads of Forbes India
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An insider details the 'Black Box' of money and power in China
China's paramount leader, Xi Jinping, has urged tycoons to share their wealth with the rest of the country in an effort to pursue "common prosperity," leading to concerns that the state could choke out the private sector and give the Communist Party even more sway in everyday life
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An uncomfortable question in France: Are we still a great power?
France has clung to its past as a great power, still seeing itself as having global interests partly because of territorial possessions in the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean
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Firmly in the Saddle: How Shadowfax emerged as the lord of the on-demand delivery marketplace for enterprises
The year it was founded, delivery horses of all kinds were bolting. Six years later, Shadowfax is the only one galloping on the track
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Video streaming, social media take up most of the world's Internet bandwidth
Here's a look at what dominates Internet bandwidth across the world
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Has Covid-19 cost Australia its love for freedom?
The confidence and pride of 2020, when lockdowns and isolation brought Covid-19 outbreaks to heel, have been replaced by doubt, fatigue and a bitter battle over how much freedom or risk should be allowed in a delta-defined future
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In setback for Apple, EU seeks common charger for all phones
Apple, whose iPhones are equipped with a different port, has long opposed the plan, arguing that it would stifle innovation and lead to more electronic waste as all current chargers that are not USB-C would become obsolete