under Aresh Shirali

Air-India’s Broken Wings

As calls to privatise India’s ‘national carrier’ reach a crescendo, spare a moment to pay some attention to the not-so-obvious economic implications of such a move

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17 May 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
Global Capital Rules, Okay?

Not quite. Which explains both the strength and weakness of this ‘economic travelogue’ that tries to spot tomorrow’s winners

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6 May 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
Keep Your Eyes on the Road...

A government panel is keen on yanking people off their mobikes and out of their cars, and stuffing them instead into buses and metro tubes

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15 Apr 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
Rs 1 crore crore: a Lever Long Enough?

India’s GDP is set to hit a big round figure of Rs 1 crore crore this new financial year. Here’s hoping it evokes reflection, not triumphalism

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25 Mar 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
It’s Animal Spirits, Silly

Keynes’ big idea was inspired by Indian attitudes towards money. Yet it is dangerous to apply his policies blindly

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18 Mar 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
All Noisy on the Western Front

How did the West suddenly get so much richer than the East about 350 years ago? Another book on business history, another explanation

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16 Mar 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
The Puzzle of Honda’s ‘Oh No!’ Year

Why did Honda’s car sales slide last year? Was it misfortune? Or did rivals get the better of it? Judge from its market moves

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2 Mar 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
Noel Tata as Café Revolutionary

The rumour that Ratan Tata’s half brother Noel might head Tata Starbucks’ cafe venture has a truly compelling appeal

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4 Feb 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
Think Difference

An engaging book by a Nobel laureate that could leave the discerning reader even more so

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1 Feb 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
Cayman 1, Taxman 0

Vodafone has scored a legal victory over India’s tax authorities, but what’s worth  asking is this: why do ‘capital gains’ bear a lighter tax burden than your salary?

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26 Jan 2012 | BY Aresh Shirali
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