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OpenAI's India Bet: From ChatGPT Users to AI-Powered Businesses

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India has become ChatGPT’s largest market by weekly active users. But can OpenAI turn that extraordinary reach into a sustainable business? In this conversation with The Economic Times’ tech editor Surabhi Agarwal, OpenAI India Managing Director Prabhjeet Singh discusses the shift from AI experimentation to enterprise adoption, the challenge of monetising Indian users, and the company’s growing investments in local infrastructure. He also addresses competition from technology giants, the rise of autonomous AI agents, ChatGPT advertising, cybersecurity risks and India’s push for AI sovereignty. As AI valuations soar, can real-world adoption justify the enormous investments being made?

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India's Banks Under Cyberattack: How AI Is Changing the Game

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's rapidly expanding financial ecosystem faces a growing cybersecurity challenge. While large banks have invested heavily in protecting their systems, fintech companies and non-banking financial institutions remain vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated attacks. Artificial intelligence is changing the economics of cybercrime, allowing attackers to identify weaknesses faster, at significantly lower costs and on a much larger scale.

Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Yash Kakadia, founder of Security Brigade, about how these attacks work, the vulnerabilities within financial technology infrastructure, the limitations of compliance-driven security, and whether India's regulators and financial institutions can keep pace with an accelerating threat.

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The Cancer Drug Price Trap

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Why does a cancer injection bought by a hospital for ₹11,000 end up costing a patient ₹1.3 lakh? India’s drug pricing system is under scrutiny as the government caps trade margins on hundreds of cancer medicines at 30%. While prices of several drugs have fallen sharply, nearly one in four packs has seen no reduction. And a 30% margin still allows a markup of nearly 43% over the manufacturer’s price. So who profits from expensive medicines? Why have previous interventions failed? And will the latest price cuts actually bring relief to patients? Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET's pharma editor Vikas Dandekar. Listen in:

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AI Agents Are Breaking the Internet’s Ad Model

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:20:00 +0000

When AI agents book your flights, buy your groceries and pick your hotels, no one is scrolling, and no one sees an ad. So how does the internet make money?

Lightspeed India partners Harsha Kumar and Hemanth Mohapatra explain which purchases agents will take over and which will stay human. They also cover why you can’t upsell an AI agent, what that means for the ad-based internet, and why India may prefer paying per outcome over subscriptions. They make the case for vertical AI built for tier-two and tier-three India, compare today’s AI wave with the dot-com era, and share how they use AI assistants themselves.

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China vs US: The New War Over Cancer Drugs and Biotech Supremacy | The Morning Brief Decode

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

China challenged America's dominance in manufacturing, technology and artificial intelligence. Now, it is threatening another American stronghold: the pharmaceutical industry.

Chinese biotech companies are developing breakthrough drugs faster and cheaper than their American counterparts. One Chinese cancer drug, ivonescimab, is emerging as a potential challenger to Keytruda, Merck's $31-billion blockbuster. Meanwhile, Western pharmaceutical giants are striking multibillion-dollar licensing deals with Chinese innovators.

But Washington is worried. Could America's growing dependence on Chinese biotechnology become a national security threat? And could India benefit from this escalating rivalry?

In this episode of The Morning Brief Decode, Anirban Chowdhury speaks to The Economic Times' pharma editor Vikas Dandekar about China's biotech revolution, the battle for the future of medicine, the US response and India's opportunity to become a bigger player in global drug innovation.

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Does Slumping Smartphone Demand Spell a Gloomy Diwali?

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s smartphone market is heading into Diwali on a sour note. Shipments fell sharply in the July–September quarter, with the sub-₹20,000 segment hit hardest. A global memory-chip crunch is raising costs, pushing up prices and forcing buyers to delay upgrades, settle for fewer features or choose refurbished phones. But does this slump signal a wider squeeze on household spending, or is it a supply shock tied to the race to build AI data centres? We examine what falling shipments reveal about affordability, consumption and India’s mobile growth, with Counterpoint Research’s Tarun Pathak and Bank of Baroda chief economist Madan Sabnavis.

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The $1.5 Billion Bet on a World Without Coders | Emergent’s Mukund Jha

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What if you didn’t need a tech team, or any code, to build software?
In this episode of Corner Office Conversation, Anirban Chowdhury sits down with Mukund Jha, Founder and CEO of Emergent, the AI platform where anyone with an idea can build a real, hosted, working app. A former Google engineer, Mukund also co-founded Dunzo, the unicorn that became a verb in India...and then folded.
He shares hard-won Dunzo lessons on growth versus endurance, focus and unit economics, and why second-mover advantage matters in AI. Emergent says 18 million apps have been built on it. Mukund believes anyone could soon build any software without code.

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Yes Bank AT1 Bonds: Why the Supreme Court Reversed the ₹8,415 Crore Write-Down

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The Supreme Court has set aside Yes Bank’s 2020 write-down of ₹8,415 crore in AT1 bonds. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Sugata Ghosh of The Economic Times about how AT1 bonds work, why the Court ruled against the write-down, what the judgment means for investors and regulators, and how the case compares with Switzerland’s Credit Suisse AT1 dispute

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AI Agents Breach Indian Firms. Who Is Accountable?

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

AI agents undergoing tests accessed Indian organisations’ live systems and read confidential business records and personal data. The companies did not detect these intrusions; AI developers disclosed them after internal reviews. What happens when an AI agent exceeds its instructions, and who should bear the consequences? Anirban Chowdhury speaks to lawyer Pavan Duggal and Prof NK Goyal of CMAI about the warning from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, the challenges of assigning liability and the safeguards businesses need. From disclosure requirements to protecting sensitive information, this episode examines whether India’s laws and corporate defences can keep pace with autonomous AI.

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Who Gets Left Behind by AI? Google DeepMind’s Lila Ibrahim

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

As AI becomes more powerful, who gets to shape its direction—and share its benefits? ET’s tech editor Surabhi Agarwal speaks to Google DeepMind’s Chief AI Readiness Officer, Lila Ibrahim, about the tension between rapid development and responsible deployment. They discuss India’s place in the global AI race, the role of teachers in AI-enabled classrooms, and research that could help farmers grow more resilient crops. Ibrahim also reflects on responsibility inside DeepMind, the work around AlphaFold, and the everyday ways she uses AI as a parent. A conversation about preparing people and institutions for a technology already changing their lives.

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Explaining the RBI’s Rupee Rescue Mission

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The rupee has bounced. So why does the RBI seem so worried? Unusually timed announcements, a special dollar window for oil companies and tougher currency trading rules reveal an aggressive effort to arrest the slide. But could making currency protection more expensive leave Indian businesses exposed? Anirban Chowdhury speaks to The Economic Times’ Sugata Ghosh about how these interventions work, how offshore bets influence the rupee and why a lasting recovery requires more than central bank firepower. Is the RBI restoring stability—or buying time?

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Blackstone’s Next $50 Billion: Why Jonathan Gray Is Betting on India

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Blackstone wants to double its India investments to $100 billion in five years. What does Jonathan Gray see that nervous investors are missing? In this episode of ET Conversations, executive editor Sruthijith KK speaks to Blackstone’s president and COO about India’s growth prospects, the market pullback and the sectors attracting his capital. Gray explains why he remains optimistic about AI infrastructure, how Indian IT services firms can become AI deployment partners, and why a rising middle class creates opportunities across healthcare, travel, housing and finance. They also discuss rising interest rates, currency depreciation, private credit concerns and the discipline behind investing conviction.

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India's Food Regulator Is Done Being Quiet

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Misleading packaging, restaurant inspections and scrutiny of the kitchens behind your delivery apps: FSSAI is sharpening its enforcement. ET's FMCG editor Ratna Bhushan talks to FSSAI chief Rajit Punhani about holding food businesses accountable, taking regulatory action public, and the proposed changes that could help consumers know more about what they buy. Listen in:

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Why Airfares Are Rising: The War, Costlier Fuel and Fewer Flights

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:25:00 +0000

Airfares are rising just as the festive travel season approaches. ATF prices have jumped sharply in recent months, while a weaker rupee is adding to airlines’ fuel costs. At the same time, fewer flights and slower aircraft deliveries are tightening capacity even as demand picks up.

In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET's Forum Gandhi, about what is driving the surge in airfares, how airlines are balancing higher costs with weaker domestic traffic, and why Mumbai flyers could face an additional hit as capacity shifts to Navi Mumbai Airport. The conversation also looks at what passengers should watch over the next six months.
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GST Council: Will Consumers Pay Less?

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Ahead of the GST Council meeting, Bipin Sapra, Partner and Indirect Tax Policy Leader, EY India, explains to Anirban Chowdhury the proposed changes to input tax credit, refunds, exports and e-way bills—and what they could mean for business costs, working capital and consumer prices. These are expected changes, not final decisions.
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Flydubai Incident: Can Aviation Security Stop the Threat From Within?

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The Flydubai incident has raised a difficult question for aviation security: what happens when the threat comes from within the aircraft? As investigators work to establish the facts, the incident is already forcing a rethink of how airlines identify and mitigate insider threats.
Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to aviation security experts Arik Arad and Shannon Wandmaker about the vulnerabilities exposed by the incident, why one-time background checks may not be enough in an age of rapid online radicalisation, and whether continuous vetting and stronger security cultures can close the gap. He also explains why aviation security is ultimately about layers of mitigation—not the promise of preventing every possible attack.

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Fireflies’ Krish Ramineni on AI Teammates and the Future of Knowledge

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

AI is moving from experimental technology to an increasingly powerful part of everyday work. At The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Krish Ramineni, Founder and CEO of Fireflies.ai, joins ET’s Himanshi Lohchab to discuss AI agents, the future of knowledge work, India’s AI opportunity, and why falling AI costs could dramatically expand its adoption

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US-China Thaw and India's Leverage:

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Xi Jinping has sat across the table from both Narendra Modi and Donald Trump within two weeks. For years, a more assertive China pushed India closer to Washington. But what happens if the US and China learn to manage their rivalry?

On this episode of Morning Brief Decode, Pranab Dhal Samanta, National Editor (Politics) at The Economic Times explains to Anirban Chowdhury whether the reset is really happening in Washington, what the summit's optics signal, and how India should balance China, the US and BRICS. He also flags what to watch in the next six months: the India-EU relationship, Eurasian trade access, and possible exemptions in the US trade deal.

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ECI: Who controls India's voter list?

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The independence of India’s Election Commission rests on a constitutional framework that gives it wide powers — but questions remain over how that independence works in practice. On The Morning Brief, host Neil Ghai speaks to ET’s Anubhuti Vishnoi on the changing appointment process for Election Commissioners, the internal friction within the poll panel and the impact of electoral-roll revisions on voters. Anubhuti breaks down Article 324, the 2023 law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners and the debate over the executive’s role in selecting them.
She also examines the reported objections within the Commission over electoral-roll management, Form 6, centralised technology and the Special Intensive Revision.
Together, these issues raise a broader question about the institution’s ability to function collectively, independently and transparently as it prepares for elections ahead.

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Sahil Wakode and IIT: Status, Strictures and Shortcuts”

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The investigation into the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode is examining competing allegations and evidence. But beyond the immediate case lies a broader question: what are India’s premier institutions really preparing students for?

On The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to BITS Pilani Group Vice Chancellor V Ramgopal Rao, former JNU professor Rajeev Kumar and ET’s Rashmi Rajput about the intense pressure surrounding IIT admissions, the limitations of using exam performance as a measure of intellectual ability, and the challenges students face once they enter these highly competitive institutions.

The discussion also looks at AI and education: when should students be allowed to use AI, what should examinations test, and does the JEE system need to evolve as machines become increasingly capable of solving the very tests students compete to clear?

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McKinsey’s Cheryl Lim on Asia’s New Leadership Model, AI and Talent

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What makes some CEOs and founders successful? At The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Cheryl Lim, Partner at McKinsey & Company, joins ET’s Anirban Chowdhury to explore the mindsets and behaviours that drive long-term value creation, how leaders balance big ambitions with disciplined execution, and what it takes to build organisations that can sustain growth.

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India’s Great IPO Rush: How Much Is Too Much?

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s IPO market has hit the accelerator. After just 27 mainboard IPOs in the first half of 2026, July-September alone is seeing 61 issues worth roughly ₹88,000 crore. And the pipeline is staggering: 148 companies with SEBI approvals worth ₹2.8 lakh crore are waiting to tap the market. Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan about what triggered the boom, whether Jio could suck liquidity from other issues, why smaller IPOs are still finding buyers, whether mega listings signal a market top, and whether foreign investors could finally return to India.

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Ashwini Vaishnaw on Semiconductors, AI Risks and Techno-Legal Regulation

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India is scaling its semiconductor ecosystem as AI development accelerates—and both are raising new questions around technology, investment and regulation. In this Corner Office Conversation, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks to ET’s tech editor Surabhi Agarwal about Semicon 2.0, global investment in India, electronics manufacturing and the country’s value-addition journey. He also lays out his views on AI risks, company responsibility, techno-legal safeguards and global cooperation on AI regulation.

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Meta Will Report CSAM to India, But Who Fixes the Feed?

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Meta has agreed to report child sexual abuse material directly to Indian authorities, rather than routing alerts through America's NCMEC. But does reporting stop algorithms amplifying such content in the first place? On the Morning Brief, lawyer Sajan Poovayya explains why Meta had little choice under POCSO and its 2020 Rules, why reporting is neither an admission of guilt nor a privacy breach, and what platforms must do beyond reporting: purge content and build checks into their algorithms. He argues India's law is adequate, but enforcement lacks the urgency shown by NCMEC. The episode opens with a clip from Sajan's July interview.

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Sun Life’s Kevin Strain on FDI, Bancassurance and More

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India has opened insurance to 100% foreign ownership. But Sun Life CEO Kevin Strain says ownership is less important than building the right business—and that the company currently works better alongside the Aditya Birla Group than alone. In this conversation from the Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Strain explains to ET’s banking editor Sangita Mehta why Sun Life’s India insurance business is growing 25% annually, where its $100-billion asset manager goes next, and how private credit and infrastructure could power its expansion. He also discusses bancassurance, AI’s inability to replace empathy, and a stark longevity challenge: 40 working years may now need to finance 40 years of retirement.
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The Vanishing Footpath Economy

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Every morning in Mahim, Vijay Raut sold cutting chai to taxi drivers, construction workers and bank staff, until the BMC's pavement drive took away his stall. Now he serves from a flask. He's not alone: across Mumbai, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram, street vendors are caught between clean-city drives and a system that never gave them secure space. In this episode, we look at India's Rs 8,000 crore-a-day street food economy, the real hygiene risks, why regulation without infrastructure backfires, and what Singapore's hawker centres might teach us about keeping street food safe and visible. Lijee Philip and Nirmal John report, Anirban Chowdhury narrates for audio

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Why Volkswagen Needs JSW

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Volkswagen is one of the world’s largest carmakers, yet has less than 2% of India’s passenger vehicle market. Its proposed partnership with JSW could mark a striking reversal: JSW may own 51% of the venture, leaving the German giant as the junior partner. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET’s Arijit Barman and Shally Seth Mohile about what each side gains, why JSW wants European technology alongside its Chinese partnerships, and whether the deal can accelerate Volkswagen’s painfully slow India journey. They also examine JSW’s audacious automotive ambitions—and the risk that its three ventures could eventually compete with one another.
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UPI MDR Is Back: The Hidden Cost to You

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

UPI is no longer entirely free. From October 15, merchant payments above ₹2,000 will attract a 0.4% MDR, while smaller transactions and person-to-person transfers remain exempt. But if merchants cannot surcharge customers directly, where does that cost go? IIT Bombay’s Professor Ashish Das tells The Morning Brief why businesses may quietly fold it into prices, forcing small-ticket shoppers to subsidise larger purchases. He also explains why online platforms are different, whether high-value payments could drift back to cash, and the policy question: should UPI be treated as commercial infrastructure—or as a public good funded by the government?

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Bain’s Manny Maceda on the End of Globalisation, India’s Opportunity and the AI Reset

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The multinational is giving way to the multi-local, as tariffs, geopolitics and supply-chain risk force companies to rebuild around regional roots rather than one global blueprint. In the latest Corner Office Conversation from The Economic Times World Leaders Forum Bain & Company Global Chairman Manny Maceda tells Anirban Chowdhury what this fragmentation means for India's shot at becoming the world's factory, why AI's payoff still eludes most companies deploying it, and whether costlier capital is quietly forcing private equity to build better businesses instead of just cheaper deals. He closes with a leadership lesson for this moment: companies that lose their talent will eventually lose their customers too.

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Bastar After The Gun

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Chhattisgarh has declared an end to armed Maoism in Bastar, but the ground reality is far more complicated than a deadline. Over 1,000 surrendered cadres remain in rehabilitation centres while 1,800 others have already returned to their villages — some welcomed, others met with deep, unhealed anger. In this episode, based on Shantanu Nandan Sharma's on-ground reporting, we travel through Sukma's former conflict zones, from a courtyard once used for Maoist gatherings to a café run by surrendered women fighters, to understand what genuine reintegration looks like in a region reshaped by decades of insurgency, loss, and fragile hope.
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Why Are Banks' Corner Offices Suddenly Up For Grabs?

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

HDFC Bank's Shashidhar Jagdishan is stepping down, Kotak Mahindra is searching for Ashok Vaswani's successor, and ICICI's Sandeep Bakshi has taken just a two-year extension. In this episode, Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET's Banking Editor Sangita Mehta about the wave of CEO exits hitting India's biggest banks through 2028, what really went wrong at HDFC, whether Deputy MD Kaizad Bharucha can take over given RBI's 15-year board cap, and why RBI's tenure and age rules may be quietly ending the era of the long-serving Indian bank CEO.

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Publicis Sapient’s Nigel Vaz on AI, the Future of Work and India’s Opportunity

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

AI is reshaping how businesses work, but the biggest shift may be how humans and technology work together. At The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Nigel Vaz, CEO, Publicis Sapient, joins Dia Rekhi to break down the “Iron Man” approach to AI, why enterprises need to reimagine how work gets done, and where agentic AI can create real business value.
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India’s 7.8% GDP: The Number That Doesn’t Add Up

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s latest GDP estimate shows the economy growing at 7.8%. Rajeswari Sengupta, associate professor of economics at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research is unconvinced. She tells Anirban Chowdhury why weak job creation, subdued investment, falling import volumes and an unresponsive stock market sit uneasily beside the headline number. She also explains why a low GDP deflator is economically logical, how double deflation is supposed to improve measurement, and why India’s new producer price indices raise questions. The government may have corrected important weaknesses in the earlier GDP series. But without detailed sources, methods and historical comparisons, Sengupta argues, economists cannot independently establish what changed—or whether the new number is credible.

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J.P.Morgan’s Anu Aiyengar on Mega Deals, AI’s Banking Reset and the India Bet

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

ET opens its World Leaders Forum podcast series with Anu Aiyengar, global chair of investment banking, J.P.Morgan. In conversation with Anirban Chowdhury, she explains why uncertainty is driving—not deterring—big-ticket deals, and why companies are buying scale, stability and resilience. She examines the risks posed by rising yields, inflation and oil, the curious leeway investors are giving AI spending, and how automation is reshaping entry-level investment-banking work. Aiyengar also makes the case for India as an under-owned market and reveals her contrarian bets on old-economy businesses, healthcare and cross-border dealmaking over the next five years.

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ET Deep Dive: When Development Turns Disaster

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and unpredictable. But are we making its consequences worse?

Across the Himalayas and the Western Ghats, glaciers are collapsing, rainfall patterns are shifting and landslides and flash floods are becoming increasingly destructive. At the same time, roads, hotels, hydropower projects and settlements are pushing deeper into fragile landscapes.

Reported by Alenjith K Johny, narrated by Anirban Chowdhury

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Subrata Mitra on India’s VC Reset, the AI Capital Race and What Comes Next

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What does one of India’s original venture capitalists see coming next? Accel’s Subrata Mitra speaks to Anirban Chowdhury about a funding market moving from exuberance to discipline—and an AI boom whose economics remain deeply uncertain. He explains why India cannot fight a trillion-dollar foundational-model battle with a fraction of that capital, and where its more credible opportunities lie. The conversation explores Accel’s interest in AI-enabled services, deeptech, spacetech and advanced manufacturing, the logic behind keeping funds relatively small, and the long process of developing investors. Mitra also shares lessons from failure, reinvention and the unpredictable journeys of successful founders.

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HDFC Bank’s CEO Hunt

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

HDFC Bank is staring at an unusual leadership vacuum. CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan is set to leave in October, even as India’s largest private sector bank grapples with slowing profit growth, squeezed margins and the lingering impact of its mega merger with HDFC Ltd. Who could take over — internal heavyweight Kaizad Bharucha or an outsider? And can a successor even be found in time? Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET’s banking editor Sangita Mehta about the names in contention, a wider leadership crunch across Indian banking, what has gone wrong with HDFC Bank’s financial engine, and the challenges awaiting its next chief.
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Subhash Chandra’s Insolvency Maths

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Subhash Chandra’s latest insolvency battle has produced a startling equation: ₹22,006 crore in admitted claims against just ₹6.25 crore for creditors. But the headline hides a more complicated story. These claims largely arise from personal guarantees for corporate borrowings, even as major lenders question the repayment plan, creditor voting and what happened to Chandra’s once-vast personal wealth. Meanwhile, Zee is rebuilding after the collapse of its Sony merger, and its promoters are seeking to increase their stake again. Anirban Chowdhury talks to Shiram Subramanian, founder and MD of InGovern about the Essel debt crisis, the controversial NCLT order and what a promoter’s personal guarantee is really worth.

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What It Really Takes To Vibe Code

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

ET’s Swathi Moorthy cannot code. Yet she has built four web applications using AI. That is the seductive promise of vibe coding: describe what you want and let the machine build it. The reality involves muddled prompts, unreliable advice, stubborn bugs, confusing backends, hosting headaches and subscription bills. In this episode, Moorthy joins Anirban Chowdhury to explain how a non-coder can create and publish an app, which tools make it easiest, and where human expertise remains indispensable. It is a candid account of what AI has democratised and what it still cannot do on its own for ordinary aspiring app builders.

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From Insurgent to Establishment: The Trilegal Story

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Trilegal began as an outsider in a legal industry dominated by closely held, family-run firms. More than two decades later, it has become one of India’s largest law firms—and part of the establishment it once challenged. Partners Nishant Parikh and Sridhar Gorthi talk to ET’s Vinod Mahanta and Maulik Vyas about the model behind that rise, the founder-rainmaker trap holding back midsized firms, competition from global firms and the Big Four, and why AI could reshape both fees and the traditional associate pyramid. They also confront two deeper questions: whether elite credentials still determine who enters corporate law, and whether Trilegal’s founders can truly surrender power when success arrives.

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ET Deep Dive: Love, Inheritance & the Second Innings

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Love can arrive at any age. But when it arrives after 60, it often comes with decades of accumulated wealth, grown-up children and expectations about inheritance. As more Indians seek companionship, remarry or choose live-in relationships later in life, families are confronting difficult questions around homes, wills, trusts and succession. Based on Lijee Philip’s report, this episode explores India’s emerging world of silver romance—and the financial negotiations that accompany it. Can older Indians build a new life without unsettling the families and fortunes built in the old one? And can love and inheritance peacefully coexist? Lijee Philp reports, Anirban Chowdhury narrates.

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India’s Costly Crude Problem

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Brent above $90 doesn’t tell the full story of India’s oil bill. Tight physical supplies have pushed some Gulf crude to a hefty premium, while the Russian discounts that helped Indian refiners after the Ukraine war have largely vanished. Disruptions in West Asia have also forced India to source more oil from farther-flung suppliers, adding freight costs. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ICRA’s, senior VP and Co-Group Chair Prashant Vasisht about why the physical crude market has diverged from benchmark prices, what it means for refinery and marketing margins, whether consumers could eventually feel the pain, and what could bring India’s crude costs down. Listen in

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Who Must File Their ITR by August 31?

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s tax calendar looks different this year. While most salaried taxpayers wrapped up their returns by July 31, taxpayers with certain business or professional income have until August 31. But who exactly qualifies? What happens if you earn a salary alongside income from F&O trading, consulting, freelancing or content creation? Which ITR should you file, and how is F&O turnover calculated? In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET Wealth’s Preeti K talks to with Aarti Raote, Partner, Deloitte about ITR-3 versus ITR-4, presumptive taxation, reconciling AIS and brokerage statements, and the expensive mistakes taxpayers should avoid before the deadline. Listen in.

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EB-1A, Explained: The Green Card Route That's Closing on Indians

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

For Indian professionals chasing a US green card, even the fast lane is getting harder. Approval rates for EB-1A — the category reserved for people with extraordinary ability — have fallen sharply, from 49% to 35% in a year. That compounds an already punishing green-card backlog for Indians on H-1B visas, many of whom face waits stretching decades. So what is driving the tougher scrutiny? Can legal challenges change the trajectory? And are Canada, the UK or the investment-linked EB-5 route credible alternatives? On The Morning Brief Swathi Moorthy joins Anirban Chowdhury to unpack America’s tightening immigration maze.

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75 Days in a War Zone

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

For 75 days, an Indian oil tanker captain and his 23-member crew were stranded in the Strait of Hormuz as war raged around them. Missiles flew overhead. Explosions shook the ship. Supplies dwindled, families waited anxiously and the crew faced pressure to carry out a risky cargo transfer. Through it all, the tanker remained loaded with 110,000 tonnes of cargo. This episode is a first-hand account of life aboard a merchant vessel caught in a conflict it had no part in — and of the seafarers who keep global trade moving while remaining largely invisible, unarmed and vulnerable.
Raman Kapoor’s first person account, narrated by Anirban Chowdhury

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What Chandra Leaves for Tata’s Next Chairman

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

N Chandrasekaran’s decision not to seek another term as Tata Sons chairman brings an extraordinary year of tensions inside the Tata Group to a head. Behind the succession question lies a deeper struggle over how Tata Trusts exercises control over Tata Sons, how much capital the group should commit to businesses such as Air India, digital and semiconductors, whether Tata Sons should remain private, and how the Shapoorji Pallonji Group gets liquidity from its stake. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to governance experts Amit Tandon, founder and MD IiAS and Shriram Subramanian, founder and MD, InGovern about what Chandra leaves behind and the problems awaiting Tata’s next chairman.

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Sarvam AI on NVIDIA's Investment, Voice AI Economics, and India's AI Strategy

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Sarvam AI began with an ambitious proposition: build foundational AI models in India. It must now prove that those models can support a viable business. Co-founder Pratyush Kumar explains to Himanshi Lohchab the company’s expansion into compute, inference, customised models and enterprise applications, while Peak XV Partners MD Rajan Anandan lays out the investment case. They discuss NVIDIA’s backing, the economics of voice AI, Sarvam’s enterprise adoption and why specialised models could be cheaper than global frontier systems. The conversation also confronts the capital required to remain competitive, India’s weak R&D spending and the central question facing Sarvam: can technical capability translate into durable revenue?

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India’s Export Traffic Jam

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Indian exporters are facing a fresh shipping squeeze. Congestion at major transhipment hubs such as Singapore and Colombo is delaying cargo, disrupting schedules and pushing up costs, just as global trade routes are being reshaped by geopolitical tensions and shifting freight demand. But the disruption exposes a deeper weakness in India’s export infrastructure. Despite its vast coastline — and the arrival of the Vizhinjam transhipment port — much of India’s cargo still relies on overseas hubs before heading to global markets. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET’s Twesh Mishra about what’s causing the jam, what exporters are losing, and whether India can finally bring its transhipment business home.

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LinkedIn CEO on AI Jobs, Agentic Hiring and the AI Slop Problem

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

LinkedIn CEO Dan Shapero says the platform’s data points to a more complicated story. In this Corner Office Conversation, Shapero joins Anirban Chowdhury and Dia Rekhi to discuss why hiring has slowed, how AI is rewriting skills, and why India is seeing a surge in AI roles, R&D hiring and new founders. He also explains LinkedIn’s fast-growing AI Hiring Assistant, the possibility of recruiters’ AI agents talking to jobseekers’ agents, the platform’s crackdown on “AI slop,” and why LinkedIn wants to remain a trusted professional network.

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ET Deep Dive: The Auto’s Electric Makeover

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s humble autorickshaw is getting its biggest reinvention in decades. Electric three-wheelers are surging because the economics work: lower running costs, less maintenance and better predictability for drivers and fleets. But the real disruption goes deeper. As Bajaj Auto defends its turf and Mahindra, TVS and others push harder, competition is shifting from price and mileage to range, comfort, software, financing, service and uptime. Lijee Philip reports, Anirban Chowdhury narrates how electrification is rewriting the rules of India’s three-wheeler industry—and why the winners may be those who rethink the autorickshaw itself.

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IT Secy on ISM 2.0, Social Media Regulation & India's AI Race

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In this candid interview, ET's tech editor Surabhi Agarwal and Subhayan Chakraborty sit down with India's IT Secretary to discuss ISM 2.0, the government's $13 billion second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission. He breaks down lessons from ISM 1.0's 12 approved projects, the new market-linked funding model for chip design startups, and why silicon fabs now get differentiated incentives over other packaging units. The conversation also covers the government's approach to regulating social media platforms under the IT Act, recent friction with Meta and X over content takedowns, and where India stands in the intensifying global AI race between the US and China. Listen in

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How Prashant Kishor Shocked the BJP

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Prashant Kishor has spent years shaping election victories for others. Now, he has delivered one of his own. In this episode of The Morning Brief, Nidhi Sharma speaks with Economic Times’ Kumar Anshuman to unpack Jan Suraaj Party’s stunning victory in Bankipur, a BJP bastion for more than three decades. How did Kishor engineer a massive electoral swing just months after his party failed to win a single Assembly seat? What does this upset reveal about the BJP’s vulnerabilities, the RJD’s shrinking space, and the changing political mood in Bihar? And should this bypoll be seen as an anomaly—or an early warning?

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No Place To Hide (Part 2): Why India’s Food Industry Is Cleaning Up Its Act

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In the second part of the series, Ratna Bhushan, ET's FMCG Editor, brings in two industry voices to dissect the impact of FSSAI and Maharashtra FDA's crackdowns. Anjan Chatterjee, founder of Speciality Restaurants, argues surprise audits are overdue but says license suspension should be a last resort, not a first response. Ashwin Bhadri, founder of Equinox Labs, backs the enforcement push while calling for improvement notices before suspensions, faster novel-ingredient approvals, and mandatory food-safety education in schools. With the Cricket Club of India already in Bombay High Court challenging its suspension, and more legal disputes brewing, this episode asks: can India's food and drink industry clean up fast enough, without the crackdown becoming counterproductive?

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Cognizant’s Surya Gummadi on How AI Can Deliver Returns

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

AI adoption is soaring, but where are the financial returns? Surya Gummadi, President, Americas at Cognizant, argues that enterprises are consuming tokens without always choosing the right use cases. He joins Anirban Chowdhury to explain why companies remain trapped in pilot mode and what it takes to scale AI successfully. Gummadi discusses the coming transformation of coding, testing, talent models and IT contracts; Cognizant’s approach to acquisitions; the evolution of GCCs; and AI’s potential in healthcare. He also reveals how Cognizant used context agents to identify $200 million in new opportunities within three to four months.

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The New Kids' Table: Private Equity Goes to School

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Private equity is expanding into India’s K-12 school sector, following the same playbook it used to reshape private hospitals. Since Indian schools must legally operate as not-for-profit trusts, PE firms like KKR, Blackstone, and Kedaara invest indirectly through separate for-profit “OpCo” service companies that charge trusts for management, infrastructure, and operations—mirroring hospital structures. The appeal: predictable, long-term cash flow from families who rarely withdraw children mid-cycle, rising fees, and unmet demand for quality private education. Regulatory hurdles, fee caps, and mandated free seats for low-income students complicate profitability. Unlike hospitals, no major PE-backed education platform has yet achieved a successful exit, leaving the model’s long-term viability untested.

Alenjith K Johny and Mohit Bhalla report; Anirban Chowdhury narrates for audio.

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No Place to Hide: Inside Maharashtra’s Food & Drug Crackdown (Part 1)

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Since late May 2026, Maharashtra has been in the middle of one of its most aggressive food and drug enforcement drives in years — adulterated prasad seized near Shirdi, synthetic milk units shut down, the license of Mumbai’s Parsi Dairy Farm suspended, hospitals pulled up for forcing patients to buy from in-house pharmacies, and over 1,100 raids conducted statewide in just two months. The trigger: a widening gap between food safety standards on paper and enforcement on the ground, rising antimicrobial resistance from unchecked antibiotic sales, and a regulator willing to finally use the full force of the law.

This is the first of a two-part series on that crackdown. In this episode, ET’s pharma editor Vikas Dandekar speaks to the man driving it: Tukaram Mundhe, Commissioner of Maharashtra FDA. A 2005-batch IAS officer transferred 25 times in 21 years, Mundhe is known for his uncompromising style. They discuss what’s fueling the crackdown, whether it can survive political pressure, and if this enforcement is sustainable.

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Google Cloud CEO On $15B India Bet, Sovereign AI Push & More

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In this conversation with ET's editor technology Surabhi Agarwal, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian discusses the company's expanding footprint in India, including bringing Gemini Flash 3.5 and Gemini Enterprise to sovereign infrastructure, and scaling local engineering talent through forward-deployed teams and partnerships like Mission Karmayogi. Kurian addresses the $15 billion investment with Adani and Airtel, India's growing role as an AI export hub, and ambitions around server manufacturing. He also weighs in on sovereign AI becoming a global norm, Google Cloud's $460 billion order backlog, competition with AI-native challengers, and how the company plans to strengthen its position against larger rivals like Microsoft and Amazon. Listen in

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Cockroaches, Courts & Committees: What Did India’s GenZ Really Win?

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

We look back at the Jantar Mantar protests through the lens of media, technology and youth agency. What began as a Chief Justice’s jibe calling unemployed young Indians “cockroaches” turned into a movement that forced a Union minister’s resignation — powered by satire, memes and a 26-day hunger strike, and a social media following that outgrew the ruling party’s own.

As the government rolls out fast-track courts, a tougher anti-cheating law and a Nilekani-led task force, the question is whether this marks a genuine break from the past or a repeat of 2024 — when a similar paper leak led to the Radhakrishnan committee's 101 recommendations, many of which remain only partially implemented two years on. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Dr Anindya Kundu, sociologist, best-selling writer, Assistant Professor at Florida International University, Dr Usha Raman, former professor, Dept of Communication, University of Hyderabad and ET’s Anubhuti Vishnoi on virality, power, protest and reforms.

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The East’s Own Overdose

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

For decades, Northeast India was seen mainly as a corridor for drugs flowing out of Myanmar’s Golden Triangle. That has changed. The transit route is becoming a destination. In this episode of ET Deep Dive, we travel to the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh border, speaking to recovering heroin users, anti-drug volunteers and communities confronting a crisis that is quietly tearing families apart. From schoolchildren drawn into addiction to tribal justice systems stepping in where institutions struggle, this is a story of shifting narcotics networks, broken lives, and remarkable resilience. The battle against drugs is no longer only at the border— it is inside homes.
Shantanu Nandan Sharma reports, Anirban Chowdhury narrates for audio.

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Glenmark Chief on Cracking the Multi-Specific Code

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Glenmark Chairman and Managing Director Glen Saldanha joins Vikas Dandekar and Rica Bhattacharyya to discuss the company’s 25-year innovation bet, and why it’s finally paying off. At the center is ISB2001, a tri-specific antibody partnered with AbbVie, born out of Glenmark’s IGI platform after fifteen years of R&D. Saldanha talks through the platform’s pipeline, why Glenmark stays out of ADCs and CAR-T, how it’s building “Glenmark 3.0” across oncology, dermatology and respiratory, and why he still rates the US well ahead of China on innovation. The conversation also covers India’s licensing deals with Chinese biotechs, AI in drug discovery, and the GLP-1 market.

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ISRO's Exodus: Space Crisis, Staff Crisis

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

ISRO is losing people faster than it can hire them. Around 100 scientists and engineers have resigned or taken voluntary retirement recently, with the bulk of the exits from URSC, ISRO's satellite hub, and VSSC, its rocket-making centre. More worryingly, the agency's on-roll strength is now lower than it was in 2001-02, even as its workload has multiplied with Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan-4 and-5, and Venus and Mars missions on the table. TOI's Chethan Kumar, who broke both stories, joins Anirban Chowdhury to unpack what's really driving the attrition, why the private space boom is only part of the story, and what it means for India's space ambitions.

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Of Movements And Math

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

On the first day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session, two very different upheavals converged in Delhi. Outside Parliament, young protesters demanding accountability over examination failures faced barricades, detentions and police force. Inside the political establishment, the BJP was pursuing a quieter but equally consequential project: building the numbers needed to reshape India’s constitutional and electoral future. One conflict is being fought through slogans, crowds and public anger. The other through alliances, arithmetic and long-term strategy. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Jatin Takkar and Pratishtha Bagai to examine the pressures confronting the government and ask whether India’s future will be shaped by the unrest on its streets or the numbers inside Parliament.

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The Future of Insurance in India | Sarbvir Singh of PB Fintech

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s insurance industry is changing faster than ever. New regulations, 100% FDI, AI-powered underwriting, rising medical inflation and Policybazaar’s expansion into healthcare through PB Health are reshaping how Indians will buy—and use—insurance.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET’s Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO of PB Fintech, on why India remains underinsured, how health insurance is evolving, whether claims can become less painful, the future of retirement planning, and the biggest reforms set to transform the sector over the next five years

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ET Deep Dive: The Pyramid Problem: Why AI Is Breaking Indian IT’s Winning Formula

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Indian IT built its empire on one formula: throw armies of low-cost engineers at repeatable work, and scale relentlessly. That formula survived Y2K, the dot-com crash, and cloud computing. But AI attacks the model’s foundation itself — the cheap, standardized labor that made the industry’s pyramid structure work. In this episode, we trace how Indian IT industrialized itself, why its biggest strength is now becoming a liability, and what happens when top AI talent refuses to work inside rigid, hierarchical systems. We hear from industry analysts and former CEOs on whether IT giants can rebuild their culture fast enough — or whether this disruption is one wave they can’t ride out.

Jochelle Mendonca reports, Anirban Chowdhury narrates for audio.

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Smart Glasses, Blind Spots: How Meta's Wearables Are Watching You

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Virat Kohli's slick Oakley Meta ad made smart glasses look effortless. But behind the "Hey Meta" voice commands lies a growing privacy crisis. From Nairobi outsourcing workers reviewing graphic footage to women being filmed without consent on beaches and in stairwells, the harms are real and disproportionately gendered. Host Dia Rekhi talks to Dr Milica Stilinovic, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney, and ET's tech expert Suraksha P, who break down how these devices erode democratic privacy norms, Meta's controversial pilot with the Gujarat government to aid visually impaired citizens, and why experts call it closer to coerced consent than genuine choice.

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Who Pays For Ethanol?

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India rolled out E20 ethanol petrol five years ahead of schedule, and consumer complaints followed just as fast: mileage drops, rusted tanks, replaced parts. But how much of that is the fuel, and how much is old fuel systems never built for it? Government and industry voices point to savings, farmer income, and lower emissions; consumers point to unchanged prices and vague warranty coverage. Neither side fully answers the other. What's missing is clarity: who tested what, who pays when parts fail, and whether the timeline moved faster than the safeguards meant to accompany it. In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET's energy and auto experts Kalpana Pathak and Shally Seth Mohile speak to Randheer Singh, former Director at NITI Aayog and CEO of ForeSee Advisors and Bharati Balaji, Deputy Director General of the All India Distillers Association about the concerns, economics, trade-offs and future of India's ethanol programme.
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When Algorithms Push Harm, Who's Liable?

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:25:00 +0000

When a recommendation system pushes child sexual abuse material to a user, who answers for it: the algorithm or the company behind it? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Supreme Court of India lawyer Sajan Poovayya, who breaks down India's evolving liability framework for platforms, from the strict liability standard around CSAM ( Child Sexual Abuse Material) to the tricky question of proving corporate intent through POCSO, the IT Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He unpacks the Supreme Court's take on constructive possession, why safe harbor may not apply when engagement-driven design pushes harmful content, and how India's dark pattern penalties could offer a blueprint for regulating platform accountability.

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ET Deep Dive: Melting The Vault

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Gold has always been India’s emotional anchor — heirlooms passed down for weddings, festivals, and hard times. But soaring prices are rewriting that relationship. This episode looks at why Gen Z and millennials are increasingly selling or exchanging inherited jewellery: a Mumbai couple who funded their first home, a Bengaluru banker who redirected proceeds into equities, a family that turned gold into a son’s US master’s degree and his father’s new business. We unpack the data behind the shift — jewellery demand falling as investment demand in bars and coins rises — and ask who really benefits when old gold gets recycled: the customer, or the jeweller.
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Why Every Influencer Has a Lawyer on Speed Dial

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Influencer marketing has exploded into a serious revenue stream, but legal awareness hasn't kept pace. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Rajesh N Naidu speak to Ishan Johri, Partner, Khaitan & Co, who breaks down who actually bears responsibility when a promotional post goes wrong: the brand, the influencer, or the agency in between. He explains why disclosing a free product matters just as much as disclosing a cash payment, why beauty and health content attracts the most legal complaints, and how SEBI is cracking down on unqualified finfluencers. From copyright grey zones to what a legal notice actually looks like, this is a masterclass in the risks creators overlook.

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Why Foreign Money Loves Indian Debt, Not Stocks

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Foreign capital is back in India — but not the way it used to be. In June, overseas funds poured a record Rs 41,773 crore into Indian government debt, even as they pulled nearly Rs 49,340 crore out of equities. What's driving this split? A stabilising rupee, tax breaks on bond returns, and hopes that India will finally enter Bloomberg's global bond index. But risks remain — a hawkish Fed, a deferred index decision, or weak Q1 earnings could change everything fast. ET's Rozebud Gonsalves breaks down what this debt-versus-equity divide really means for India's markets and the rupee.

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ET Deep Dive: The Water in the Vial

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 08:40:12 +0000

Five young mothers in Kota died within twelve days after a routine oxytocin shot. The vials meant to stop bleeding after childbirth had no drug in them at all, just water. What followed was an investigation that tore open a Punjab manufacturer's records: fabricated test data, tampered machines, missing safety checks, and a company that had been ordered to stop production three years ago and simply ignored it. Reported by Teena Thacker narrated by Anirban Chowdhury this epiosde traces the deaths, the daily-wage families left behind, and how a tiny, poorly regulated oxytocin market let a repeat offender keep supplying hospitals until it turned fatal.

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WhatsApp Users’ New Identity Crisis

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The Indian government has issued a notice to Meta over WhatsApp’s planned username feature, warning that it could fuel impersonation and online fraud. Meta maintains usernames are a privacy feature designed to let users connect without sharing phone numbers. But the dispute runs much deeper. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Apar Gupta, co-founder, Internet Freedom Foundation about the government’s concerns, Meta’s response, the first-originator rule, end-to-end encryption, the limits of India’s IT Rules and DPDP Act, and why the bigger question is whether governments will ever lead—rather than merely react to—the future of digital identity.

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The Heat Dome Files: What Europe Can Learn From India

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Europe's latest heatwave is expected to leave behind a staggering human toll. But beyond the immediate crisis, it is raising a broader question: are countries prepared for a world where extreme heat becomes routine?

While much of the conversation around climate change focuses on emissions, a parallel challenge is emerging around adaptation. From city design and public health systems to early warning mechanisms and heat action plans, governments are being forced to rethink how they prepare for rising temperatures.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury sits down with Karsten Haustein, a Research Scientist at Leipzig University, and Vishwas Chitale, Chairman of the GHHIN South Asia Heat Health Hub. Together, they discuss the science behind Europe's heatwave, why humidity and warm nights are making heat more dangerous, and what lessons other countries can learn from India's growing experience in managing extreme heat."

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Tracxn Co-Founder on India’s Startup Paradox: More Money, Fewer Bets

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s startup ecosystem is sending mixed signals. Funding deals are at a decade low, yet tech IPOs are breaking records. Investors are writing bigger cheques but backing fewer companies, while deep tech, AI and space tech are quietly reshaping the next phase of innovation. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Tracxn co-founder Neha Singh about what the data really reveals: why average deal sizes have doubled, whether the era of growth-at-all-costs is over, why India’s AI funding still lags global peers despite its talent pool, and what founders, investors and policymakers should watch as the country’s startup ecosystem enters a more disciplined phase.
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Corn Man: The Man Who Quietly Cornered Half of India's Popcorn Market

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

One in two popcorn kernels eaten in India comes from one man's farms. He built the crop from nothing, the processing plant that rivals anything in North America, and a farmer network no competitor can crack. When COVID killed every client overnight, most founders would have cut and run. He doubled his acreage. He has 50Xed his revenue in 5 years, build a moat few can crack and plans to now indigenise other crops and commodities like oats and palm oil with host Anirban Chowdhury.

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ET Deep Dive: Can India’s Firecracker Capital Go Global?

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Nestled in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, Sivakasi is India’s undisputed firecracker capital. What began as a humble cottage industry thrived in the region’s hot, dry climate — conditions too harsh for agriculture but perfect for manufacturing matches and firecrackers. Over decades, this unlikely desert town grew into a Rs 6,000 crore industry, supplying the bulk of India’s fireworks. Now, the newly elected Vijay government has set its sights higher, pushing Sivakasi to compete on the world stage and challenge China’s dominance in global fireworks. But transforming political ambition into industrial reality is a challenge that remains to be seen.
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Can Regional Aviation Finally Take Off In India?

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

For decades, regional aviation in India has been a story of false starts, grounded ambitions and struggling airlines. But that may finally be changing.

India makes more than 4 billion intercity trips every year. Yet only 3% happen by air. That gap may be the single biggest untapped opportunity in Indian aviation — and airlines like Fly91 and aircraft maker ATR believe they are perfectly positioned to capture it.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury and ET's Forum Gandhi speak with Alexis Vidal, Chief Commercial Officer of ATR, and Manoj Chacko, Managing Director of Fly91, about why regional aviation has historically failed to scale, what has changed in India's smaller cities, and whether the economics finally work. From eliminating check-in entirely and operating with fuel costs at just 22% of revenue, to filling flights with business travellers in places few expected, the conversation explores the opportunities, bottlenecks and big bets shaping India's next aviation frontier.

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Dr Ramakanta Panda On Why Bankers, Techies Are Most Susceptible To Heart Disease

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Eighty percent of Dr Ramakanta Panda's young cardiac patients — below 35, below 40 — work in IT or finance. Late nights, processed food, 2 AM pizza, secondhand smoke, and a generation that doesn't sleep before midnight. The Padma Bhushan awardee and Chairman of Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai has performed over 30,000 cardiac surgeries with a 99.8% bypass success rate and zero MRSA in his ICU — all from one hospital he has refused to franchise, refused to debt-finance, and refused to sell to private equity. Every week, he says no. In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET's pharma editor Vikas Dandekar and Rica Bhattacharyya sit down with Dr. Panda on why India cannot fix its healthcare issues by solely relying on private healthcare — and whether one hospital built on culture can set standards an industry built on capital never will.

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Jio’s Historic IPO and Next Act

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Jio Platforms is set to file what could be India's largest-ever IPO. But the story goes far beyond the listing. Senior telecom consultant Kalyan Parbat joins host Anirban Chowdhury to break down what the DRHP really signals. From prepaying debt to funding a sovereign LEO satellite constellation, building a homegrown AI agent called Hey Jio, and exporting its indigenous 5G stack to global operators, Jio's ambitions are staggering. But questions remain. Competition pressure, privacy concerns around AI on mobile networks, net neutrality risks from network slicing. This is a deep dive into what Jio's public market debut means for India's digital future.

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ET Deep Dive: The DNA Fix

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosis. A gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations in a patient’s DNA, which can then be treated with targeted therapies instead of painful chemotherapy. For an 80-year-old woman with stage 4 lung cancer, it meant walking again. For a 24-year-old with breast cancer, it meant a normal life. But since NGS tests can cost up to Rs 4 lakh, a unique collaboration called LuNGS Alliance is making it free for lung cancer patients across India — offering a glimpse of how medical breakthroughs can be made accessible and affordable for all.

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AI Studios: The New Entertainment Frontier

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's media and entertainment industry is actively exploring new frontiers in AI. From JioHotstar's dedicated AI content division to Kishore Lulla's $150 million Eros Innovation play, the country's biggest streaming and production companies are building AI studios from the ground up. The economics are hard to ignore, production costs down 60-70%, delivery timelines cut by half. But beyond micro dramas, the ambition stretches to web series, animation, and films. Host Anirban Chowdhury, ET's in house entertainment journalist and film critic Rajesh N Naidu and JioHotstar's chief architect Vijay Seshadri explains the three pillars powering the platform's AI strategy.

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Mythos Blocked: When AI Becomes a Weapon of State

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

On June 12, the US government forced Anthropic to shut off its most powerful AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for every foreign national on earth, citing national security. The trigger was a claimed jailbreak. The fallout was immediate. India, which had only just gained access to Mythos through Project Glasswing, was suddenly cut off. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Dr Rumman Chowdhury, co-founder CEO of Humane Intelligence and Nikhil Narendran, partner at TMT Trilegal and president of ITechLaw Association about if AI access the new arms race? What does this mean for Indian startups, critical infrastructure and digital sovereignty? And when Indian data trained these models, but Indian users can't use them, who really owns artificial intelligence?

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Killed in America’s War: The Indian Sailors Nobody Apologised For

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Three Indian mariners are dead, killed by US Navy strikes on a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Abhijit Singh, a retired naval officer and former head of the maritime policy initiative at ORF, to break down what we know and what remains contested about the MT Settebello incident. Was it a legitimate blockade enforcement or an unprovoked attack on a stationary vessel? And does the timing make it worse? A US-Iran truce and deal was reportedly already in the works when the precision strikes hit. Abhijit examines India's structural vulnerability in global shipping, the limits of diplomatic protests, and what New Delhi must demand now before this becomes just another forgotten episode.

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ET Deep Dive: Hills of Brew

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

From the hills of Nagaland, once rattled by insurgency, comes an unlikely revolution — specialty coffee. In this episode of ET Deep Dive, we trace how a state better known for decades of conflict is quietly reinventing itself, one arabica bean at a time. From smallholder farmers in the mist-covered hills of Wokha to young entrepreneurs who studied abroad and came home to build brands, Nagaland’s coffee story is as much about identity as it is about agriculture. With government backing, global ambitions and a target of fifty thousand hectares by 2047, could this be India’s next great coffee country?

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How Long Should You Stay in an SIP?

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Every month, millions of Indians put money into mutual funds through SIPs without really knowing how long to stay invested or what happens when markets crash. ET Wealth's annual SIP study with Crisil Intelligence finally puts hard numbers to these questions. Host and editor ET Wealth Kayezad E Adajania talks to Piyush Gupta, Director at Crisil Intelligence about what 15 years of data across 120 schemes actually shows — the magic of a 10-year SIP, what the COVID crash revealed about short versus long-term investors, why higher returns and more predictable returns are not the same thing, and the basic housekeeping every SIP investor should be doing right now.

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RBI's Rupee Rx

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The rupee has been on a sharp slide, moving from 90 to nearly 97 in just a few months. On Friday, the RBI stepped in with two major measures a concessional FCNR deposit window for NRIs and a subsidised swap facility for ECB borrowings by PSUs effectively absorbing the hedging costs to pull in foreign capital. But how much of a difference will it make, and for how long? Host Rozebud Gonsalves speaks with Sakshi Gupta, Principal Economist at HDFC Bank, on the rupee's initial reaction, expected capital inflows and the forward book.

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The Gold That Wasn't There: Inside SEBI's Case Against Rajesh Exports

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

SEBI has accused Rajesh Exports and its promoter Rajesh Mehta of one of India's most brazen alleged financial frauds — inflating revenues by fifteen lakh crore, claiming ownership of African gold mines that don't exist, and siphoning funds through a web of overseas entities while auditors looked the other way. On this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury, N Sundaresha Subramanian, and JN Gupta of Stakeholders Empowerment Services break down how the alleged scheme worked, what investors actually stand to lose, and whether a company that has already shed eighty percent of its market cap has any reason left to come clean.

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Zia Mody On Law, Legacy and Leadership

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

She walked into the courtroom with no playbook and built an empire anyway. Host Maulik Vyas talks to one of India's most formidable legal minds Co-Founder & Managing Partner of AZB & Partners, Zia Mody, who reflects on four decades at the forefront of corporate law, from the chaos of early liberalization to billion-dollar cross-border deals. She opens up about the cautious mood on deal street amid global uncertainty, why women in law still have ground to cover, the very real pressures of succession at a firm she helped build from 12 lawyers to over 700, and the one thing she believes separates good lawyers from great ones.

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ET Deep Dive: Lock, Stock and Worry

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's locker economy is booming — and buckling. Bank vaults remain the default choice for storing gold, heirlooms and family documents, but chronic shortages, inheritance disputes and a trust deficit are cracking the system open. Private vault operators are muscling in with biometric access and extended hours. Home-safe manufacturers are selling the idea of keeping wealth closer. And regulators are struggling to keep pace. As gold prices soar and household wealth rises, the question of who safeguards India's physical assets has never been more urgent — or more contested. This is the story of India's locker economy, and the battle to control it. Lijee Philip reports, Anirban Chowdhury narrates. Listen in:

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Anthropic Goes Public: Can Markets Justify a $1 Trillion Value?

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

As Anthropic files confidentially for an IPO with a reported valuation nearing $1 trillion, markets are watching closely. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Daniel Newman, CEO at data intellegince, research and advisory firm The Futurum Group to break down what investors should really scrutinise from enterprise attrition data to compute cost commitments. They unpack the revenue optics inflated by cloud credits, the profitability timeline that could stretch years, and why buying on Day One may be a risky bet. Newman also weighs in on whether going public will force Anthropic into a tension between quarterly expectations and long-horizon research and what OpenAI can learn from watching Anthropic go first.

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Habil Khorakiwala on India's First FDA-Approved Antibiotic.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Wockhardt's FDA approval of Zaynich marks a historic first, the only drug entirely discovered and developed by an Indian company to clear US-FDA scrutiny. ET’s pharma editor Vikas Dandekar and Rica Bhattacharyya talk to Habil Khorakiwala, Chairperson of Wockhardt who unpacks the 25-year innovation journey behind this milestone. From a deliberate pivot to antibiotics when big pharma was exiting the space, to navigating financial turbulence, asset sales, and regulatory hurdles, Khorakiwala reflects on strategic patience and scientific conviction. He also outlines peak sales projections of $1.5–2 billion, the US commercial roadmap led by daughter Zahabiya, and a robust pipeline of blockbusters ahead.

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Four Economists on ‘Will The Rupee Cross 100 To The Dollar?

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The rupee has briefly touched an all-time low of 96.96 in May. Is the psychological 100-to-the-dollar mark now inevitable? In this episode of The Morning Brief, Rozebud Gonsalves speaks to economists from leading financial institutions–Gaura Sengupta, chief economist at IDFC First Bank, Kanika Pasricha, chief economic advisor, Union Bank of India, Madhavi Arora, chief economist, Emkay Global Financial Services and Dhiraj Nim, economist and FX Strategist, ANZ–about where the rupee is headed, the role of oil prices, tariffs, geopolitics and capital flows, who benefits from a weaker currency, and whether the RBI can slow the slide. Most importantly, is this depreciation a warning sign or simply the cost of India's integration with a changing global economy?

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Jio Studios’ Dream To Be Part of a Global $100B Industry

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What does it take to back India's highest-grossing films three years in a row? Host Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s film journalist and critic Rajesh N Naidu talk to Jyoti Deshpande, President - Jio Studios, Media & Content Business -Reliance Industries Ltd, who pulls back the curtain on how she green-lights films, why she rejects 98 out of every 100 ideas, and what Indian cinema needs to do to crack the global market. From Stree 1 to Stree 2, Laapataa Ladies to Dhurandhar Jyoti reveals the method behind the madness. She shares Mukesh Ambani's first principles that shaped JioStudios' rise, why she bets on the filmmaker's conviction over star power, and how Indian studios must think about vertical integration, regional crossover, and eventually competing with Hollywood.

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ET Deep Dive: Operation Octopus

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Operation Octopus is Hyderabad Police’s ambitious multi-phase crackdown on the infrastructure behind cyber fraud — not just the small fish, but the entire ecosystem. From mule accounts and rogue bank employees to ghost SIMs and crypto networks, each phase peels back a new layer of a sprawling criminal enterprise spanning multiple states and international actors. Commissioner VC Sajjanar estimates four hundred crore rupees is lost annually in Hyderabad alone. Yet kingpins remain at large.

Based on Shilpa Ranipeta’s ground investigation, Anirban Chowdhury narrates how a single Facebook scam unravelled into one of India’s most complex cybercrime investigations.

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Why Doesn't India Know What To Do With Its Stray Dogs?

Fri, 29 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000

India has 80 million stray dogs and accounts for 30 percent of the world's rabies deaths. The Supreme Court's latest judgment proposes capturing and relocating strays from schools, hospitals, religious and tourism sites but the experts on this episode argue it may do more harm than the problem it set out to solve. Host Anirban Chowdhury sits down with Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee of People for Animals, Alokparna Sengupta, Managing Director of Humane World for Animals India, and Luke Gamble, Founder and CEO of Mission Rabies, on why India's animal birth control programme collapsed despite 25 years of policy, what Malawi's rabies elimination model teaches us about structural solutions, and whether a judgment meant to protect citizens is quietly pushing India toward a less humane future.

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Physical AI Is Here. So Are The Data Collection Risks

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:25:00 +0000

Physical AI is being seen as the next frontier of artificial intelligence. Not AI that lives on screens. But AI that can navigate and operate in the real world — from humanoid robots and warehouses to factories and homes. But these systems need enormous amounts of real-world human activity data to learn movement and physical tasks. And increasingly, India is emerging as a low-cost training ground for that data collection. In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s Puran Choudhary and Disha Acharya on wearable cameras, AI data pipelines, privacy risks, regulatory gaps and the hidden human layer powering the next AI boom.

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Cockroach Janta Party: Did a Meme Just Become a Movement?

Tue, 26 May 2026 00:25:00 +0000

When the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant called young professionals “cockroaches,” he likely didn’t anticipate a political uprising on social media. Host Dia Rekhi speaks to Sudhanshu Kaushik,president and CEO of the Centre for Youth Policy and Political commentator and Visiting Fellow - India Foundation Rajat Sethi, about the party— a meme-turned-movement that amassed 20 million followers, outpaced the BJP on Instagram, and triggered a government crackdown. Is this genuine youth disillusionment or chronically-online noise? And what does it signal for India’s political future?

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ET Deep Dive: How PE Firms Are Taking Over Heathcare in Kerala

Sun, 24 May 2026 00:25:00 +0000

Kerala has long been India’s healthcare model — high literacy, strong outcomes, a diaspora that pays for quality care. Now, private equity giants KKR and Blackstone are betting big on it, pumping nearly $900 million into the state’s hospitals in just two years. For global funds, the logic is simple: chronic disease, ageing patients, NRI money. For doctors like Charlie Cherian, who spent decades building a community hospital from scratch, the math is more personal. Can independent, affordable, doctor-run hospitals survive the corporate onslaught? And what happens to patients when healthcare becomes just another asset class?

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Corner Office Conversation: HP India MD Ipsita Dasgupta on AI PCs & Creator Economy

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

HP’s MD and SVP for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Ipsita Dasgupta joins ET’s Anirban Chowdhury in the latest Corner Office Conversation to discuss why India’s PC story is still in its early stages — and how AI PCs, creators, SMEs and students could drive the next wave of growth. She explains why HP sees “a PC in every child’s hands” as a national opportunity, how AI-powered computing could change productivity for enterprises and creators alike, and why India may emerge as a critical manufacturing and innovation hub in the global tech supply chain. She also speaks candidly about women in leadership, risk-taking, workplace culture and building communities that help women succeed in tech.

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TCS Nashik, NCW's Findings & The POSH Failure

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The TCS Nashik case has become one of the most disturbing workplace harassment scandals in India’s recent corporate history. The NCW’s findings point to systemic intimidation, leadership failure, weak POSH implementation and a culture of silence inside a major listed company. In this episode, Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Aparna Mittal, Founder of Samāna Centre for Gender, Policy and Law, about governance deficits, fear-driven workplaces, misuse of authority, whistleblower failures and why younger employees remain especially vulnerable.

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Mangonomics

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India grows 40% of the world’s mangoes. Yet exports less than 1%.

So where does the rest go?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury and Forum Gandhi talk to T Damodaran, Director, ICAR-CISH, Jyotsna Kaur Habibullah, founder of Lucknow Mango Festival, Kaushal Khakhar, CEO, Kay Bee Exports and mango farmers to unpack the hidden economics of India’s favourite fruit — from climate change destroying flowering cycles and farmers battling middlemen, to irradiation rules, export bottlenecks and fake Alphonsos flooding markets.

The episode travels from Ratnagiri orchards to American supermarket shelves, from mango diplomacy to mango kombucha.

At stake is far more than a summer delicacy.

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Corner Office Conversation: Dara Khosrowshahi—India To Be Uber’s No. 1 Market

Mon, 18 May 2026 02:55:00 +0000

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says India could become Uber’s largest market globally over the next decade and on whether he is open to a partnership with Travis Kalanick. In this conversation with ET’s editor, ETtech.com, editor-startups, emerging business, new economy Samidha Sharma and Pranav Mukul, he explains Uber’s India strategy across AI, EVs, bike taxis, logistics, and autonomous driving. He discusses the company’s new partnership with the Adani Group, why India’s engineering talent is central to Uber’s AI stack, and how the company sees itself evolving into a broader logistics and work platform. The discussion also covers competition, quick commerce, public transport integration, and whether AI will augment workers or eventually replace them.

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Quantum City

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh's under-construction capital, is still a landscape of earthmovers and iron poles — but its Quantum Valley is already drawing scientists and engineers from across India and abroad. Young engineers have left metro jobs, postdoctoral researchers have returned from the US, and retired scientists are converging on this unfinished city to work on quantum computing — technology that promises to transform drug discovery, artificial intelligence and beyond. Built around nine theme-based precincts, Amaravati is Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's grand vision. Quantum Valley is its economic anchor — and its earliest settlers are already betting their careers on it.
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Can Bollywood's Big Boys Play The Microdrama Game?

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's biggest production houses are moving into micro-drama — but entering a format is very different from mastering it. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury, ET's in house film journalist and critic Rajesh Naidu and AI-native micro drama platform Dashverse founder Sanidhya Narain examine three defining tensions in the micro-drama space: whether the format can genuinely serve as an IP testing ground for films and series, whether legacy studios have the structural DNA to compete in a high-volume, low-cost game, and whether China's ad-dominant revenue model can work in India's market

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Can Modi Halt India’s Gold Rush?

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

When a Prime Minister asks a billion people to stop buying gold, something has already broken. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury sits down with Suvankar Sen, MD and CEO of Senco Gold, Atmadip Ray, Senior Editor at The Economic Times, and Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist at Bank of Baroda — on what actually happened to consumer demand the moment Modi spoke, why India's ₹16 lakh crore gold loan market is now under RBI's scanner, and whether a rupee at 95, a crude bill of $123 billion and a $38 billion drop in forex reserves adds up to a crisis — or careful management. The numbers are stark. The question is whether the policy response is early enough.

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Parachute to Popcorn: Marico CEO on Acquisitions, Ambition & Attrition

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Marico went on a shopping spree — three deals, 700 crores, three weeks. But is it swiftly reinventing itself for the TikTok generation, or a legacy FMCG giant papering over a slowing core with shiny digital acquisitions? MD and CEO Saugata Gupta makes his case to host and ET’s FMCG editor Ratna Bhushan — a 28-year-old average workforce, founders left to run free, and a digital business he promises will hit teens EBITDA by 2030. He also gets unusually candid about the bloodbath in FMCG boardrooms, why CEO tenures are shrinking globally, and what it really takes to build a succession plan that outlasts the boss.

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The Chinese Cancer Fix

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

A quiet revolution is underway in Indian oncology. Chinese-origin cancer drugs, brought to India through a growing number of pharma partnerships, are dramatically cutting the cost of immunotherapy — making treatment accessible to patients who previously had no options. Doctors are prescribing them, patients are responding well, and Indian companies — from Glenmark to Dr Reddy’s to Intas — are signing billion-dollar deals to expand access further. Western immunotherapy can cost up to five lakh rupees per session. Chinese-origin alternatives are bringing that down to fifty thousand. This episode explores how the India-China pharma axis is reshaping who gets treated, and how.

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Mythos and the New AI Cyber Panic

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

When an AI system can autonomously find and exploit vulnerabilities at scale — who controls the risk? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury sits down with Gary Marcus, AI expert, scientist and author to examine Anthropic's Mythos — a frontier AI system built for defensive cybersecurity that has rattled governments, central banks, and security researchers worldwide. The conversation unpacks why the dual-use dilemma at Mythos's core is so difficult to resolve, how India's financial and digital infrastructure sits squarely in the line of fire, and what RBI, MeitY, and Indian banks are quietly preparing for. From Anthropic's Project Glasswing to the limits of regulatory readiness, the episode probes whether the institutions meant to protect us are moving fast enough — and whether a defensive tool, in the wrong hands, is a defensive tool at all.

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India's Biggest Trade Partner Is China. Now what?

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

China just surpassed the US as India's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade hitting $151 billion and a trade deficit that has ballooned to an all-time high of $112 billion. Beijing has also rolled out sweeping new supply chain rules that could penalise companies moving manufacturing out. So what does this mean for India? John Quelch, American President, Executive Vice Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Social Science, Duke Kunshan University argues the deficit isn't the real story. China plays a long, calculated game — on tariffs, on technology, on geopolitics. India needs to learn to read that game, not react to it. From the Trump-Xi summit to robots, rare earths, and the untapped potential of two ancient civilisations — this conversation reframes everything

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Polls on my Pod: Bengal Flips, Vijay Disrupts, Kerala Resets

Mon, 04 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

A political script has been torn up across India’s key states. Tamil Nadu sees actor Vijay’s TVK disrupt decades of Dravidian dominance. West Bengal delivers a stunning power shift as BJP ends a 15-year Trinamool rule. Assam doubles down on continuity, handing Himanta Biswa Sarma a third term and deepening BJP’s hold. And Kerala returns to its classic anti-incumbency cycle, giving Congress a crucial win. In this episode of Polls on My Pod, Nidhi Sharma and ET's Dia Rekhi, Kumar Anshuman and CL Manoj decode the deeper story—fracturing vote banks, new social coalitions, and what these mandates signal for national politics ahead. Listen in:

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How Guneet Monga Rewrote Bollywood's Rules and Won an Oscar Doing It

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

She grew up navigating a war zone of a family home, arrived in Bombay with ₹50 lakhs borrowed from a neighbour, and watched her debut film get pulled from theatres the morning after India lost the cricket World Cup. That's where most stories end. Guneet Monga's was just beginning. In this candid, far-ranging conversation with ET’s Anirban Chowdhury and in-house film journalist and critic Rajesh N Naidu, the Oscar-winning producer and CEO of Sikhya Entertainment traces a 20-year journey defined by jugaad, grit, and an unshakeable belief in the power of story. From Gangs of Wasseypur to The Lunchbox, Kill to Women in Film India — this is the real education they don't teach at film school.

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Guns, Glamour & Girl Bosses

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

She’s dressed in designer labels at a high-profile party. She runs a beauty parlour in northeast Delhi. She has a pistol in one hand and a social media following in the other. Meet India’s new women gangsters — educated, visible, and deeply embedded in the country’s most feared criminal networks. From Rajasthan to Delhi to gang bosses operating out of Portugal, this is a story about crime, glamour, broken homes, and a society in rapid transition. ET Deep Dive, based on Shantanu Nandan Sharma’s ground report, goes inside the world they’ve built. Anirban Chowdhury narrates.

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AAP’s Breaking Point: The Exit of Seven

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Seven Rajya Sabha MPs quitting together is a structural rupture inside Aam Aadmi Party.

From Raghav Chadha’s distancing to the exit of key organisational architects like Sandeep Pathak, this episode traces how AAP moved from a high-moral insurgency in 2015 to a party battling credibility, governance questions, and leadership centralisation.

Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s Nidhi Sharma examine its real delivery—schools, clinics, welfare—alongside its biggest missteps: Sheeshmahal, Yamuna, and the excise policy.

With Punjab now its last stronghold, the question is stark: can AAP still course-correct, or is this the beginning of a slow political unravelling?

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Sun–Organon: The scope, risks, and future of India's biggest pharma deal

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's largest drugmaker, Sun Pharma, has announced the acquisition of US-based Organon in a landmark $11.75 billion all-cash deal, the biggest overseas purchase by an Indian company since Tata-Corus in 2007. The move effectively doubles Sun Pharma's size, vaulting it into the top 25 global pharmaceutical companies with combined revenues of $12.4 billion. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET's pharma expert Vikas Dandekar and associate editor Arijit Barman about why this deal gives Sun Pharma an instant foothold in biosimilars, a dominant position in global women's health, and a portfolio of established brands across 150 countries. With $2.5 billion in combined pre-financing free cash flows, the company looks well-positioned to tackle Organon's inherited debt burden.

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Polls On My Pod: Fish, Faith & the SIR Fear: Can Mamata Hold Bengal?

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

West Bengal's 2026 elections should be a contest of ideas but on the ground, something far darker is unfolding. What emerges from ground reporting is not voters debating whom to choose, but fearing whether they'll be allowed to vote at all. Booth capturing, voter list manipulation, and intimidation have replaced genuine democratic exercise. While TMC faces anti-incumbency after 15 years and BJP pushes hard, is the real casualty democracy itself? Host Nidhi Sharma talks to ET’s Jayatri Nag, Kumar Anshuman and a prominent senior journalist and columnist, Shikha Mukerjee why Bengal isn't just testing political loyalty, it's testing whether free and fair elections still exist in India.

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ET Deep Dive: Swipe Left on Reality

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Online dating has always been a grueling hustle, but a new, invisible third wheel has entered the chat: Artificial Intelligence. In this episode of ET Deep Dive, we explore how AI has quietly wedged itself into modern romance. From perfectly crafted opening lines to entirely automated textationships, lonely daters are now outsourcing their emotional labor and linguistic charm to chatbots. But what happens when witty banter online translates to an underwhelming stranger offline? We unpack the fatigue, the growing mistrust, and the psychological rupture of discovering your perfect match is merely an algorithm. Are we losing our basic human connection?
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Polls On My Pod: TN and the Thalapathy Factor

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Tamil Nadu heads to the polls with its familiar two-party battle DMK vs AIADMK facing an unprecedented challenge. Actor-turned-politician Vijay and his party TVK are injecting fresh uncertainty into a state that has ritually voted out incumbents since 1967. With law and order, corruption, and drugs dominating voter anxieties, MK Stalin's "Dravidian model" faces a tough stress test. Vijay's caste-neutral identity and populist promises are drawing the youth away from established loyalties. In 120 seats won by razor-thin margins, even a vote-splitter can rewrite history. Host Nidhi Sharma talks to ET’s Dia Rekhi and Krishna Kumar how April 23 could be one Tamil Nadu's most consequential elections.

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India's Medical Tourism Slips Off the Table

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's medical tourism industry is in a quiet downturn. Foreign patient arrivals have fallen roughly a third since 2019 from nearly 700,000 visitors to around 500,000 dragged down by strained ties with Bangladesh, visa processing times stretching up to 60 days, and aggressive competition from Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. A tax incidence on medical referrals threatens to push costs higher just as global insurers remain largely unempanelled with Indian hospitals. The silver lining: average revenue per patient is rising, as high-value procedures like oncology and cardiac surgery now dominate. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s Forum Gandhi and pharma editor Vikas Dandekar about the problem, its reasons and fixes.

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ET Deep Dive: The Van That Ate the SUV

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's wealthy are quietly trading flash for function. The luxury MPV — long dismissed as a hotel shuttle or family hauler — has become the unlikely status symbol of the country's new-money elite. Founders close funding rounds from reclining rear seats. Executives hold confidential meetings behind privacy partitions. Celebrities vanish into near-silent cabins. The Toyota Vellfire, Lexus LM, and Mercedes-Benz V-Class are rewriting what luxury means: not the car you're seen stepping out of, but the private world you inhabit inside it. In a city where traffic consumes hours, the rear seat has become the new boardroom. Narrated by Anirban Chowdhury, this episode of the new TMB series ET Deep Dive is based on a story by Lijee Philip.

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The Delimitation Trap

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The government has just hit the ultimate political reset button, and the electoral math is ruthless. By tethering the historic 33% Women’s Reservation Bill to a sweeping 50% flat increase in parliamentary seats via the Delimitation exercise, the ruling dispensation is drawing up a radically new political map for India.

But behind the necessary veil of gender parity lies a fierce geographical tug-of-war. Southern states are up in arms, bracing for a severe dilution of their political weight - effectively penalized in the legislature for their own demographic success. Meanwhile, the opposition finds itself cornered in a political masterclass: oppose the contested 2011 census-backed delimitation and risk being branded undeniably anti-women just as the electorate prepares to vote.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Nidhi sits down with ET's news correspondent Jatin Takkar and Sanjay Kumar, professor at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies to dissect it all.

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Quantum Leap: India’s Amaravati Bet

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Quantum computing is here — and it's reshaping the global technology order faster than most realise. India is making its boldest move yet with a dedicated National Quantum Mission backed by ₹6,000 crore. On World Quantum Day, it unveiled the world's first open-access, Made-in-India quantum ecosystem at Amaravati. Host Nidhi Sharma join CV Sridhar, Mission Director of the AP State Quantum Mission, and Prudhvi Pinnaka, Founder and CEO of Qubitech to unpack the vision behind Quantum Valley — what's being planned, what's being built, and what it could mean for India's technological future. — from solving real-world challenges to training 64,000 students. The scale is striking. But is the ambition truly keeping pace with the ground reality?

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Indian Aviation’s Biggest CEO Shake-Up

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In a single month, India's two largest airlines lost their CEOs. Pieter Elbers was pushed out of IndiGo following a catastrophic December 2025 meltdown that stranded 300,000 passengers and wiped 78% of profits. Campbell Wilson chose a more dignified exit from Air India, a planned departure from a carrier still bleeding billions, scarred by a fatal Ahmedabad crash, and hamstrung by a decades of legacy issues. Two expats, two very different tenures, two very different endings. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET's aviation tracker Arindam Majumdar and John Strickland, a global aviation expert and founder of JLS Consulting to break down what went wrong, where both airlines stand today, Air India’s top-level void and the task ahead for Willie Walsh, one of global aviation’s toughest leaders slated to head IndiGo.

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ET Deep Dive: The Menopause Reckoning

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

For generations, Indian women moved through perimenopause and menopause in silence — misdiagnosed, dismissed, or simply left to figure it out alone. That's changing. Driven by social media, celebrity candour, and a growing wellness economy projected to hit $24 billion globally by 2030, menopause is finally becoming a public conversation. But with awareness comes noise — supplements, coaches, and brand tie-ins are flooding a space where women are looking for genuine answers. This episode of ET Deep Dive is based on Nupur Amarnath’s story tracing how menopause went from stigma to storytelling, who's driving that shift in India, and what still needs to change.

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India wants manufacturing at 25% of GDP — will AI in factories help?

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What does it take to move India's manufacturing from 16% to 25% of GDP? Two industry heavyweights, Vinod Kumar, Partner & Leader – Manufacturing, PwC India and Srihari Kaninghat, Group Chief Digital Officer, JSW Group sit down with host Anirban Chowdhury to cut through the hype and get real about AI on the shop floor. From blast furnaces to boardrooms, they break down how AI is quietly revolutionising steel production, slashing material costs, predicting machine failures before they happen and why none of it matters if you can't get past the pilot stage. But here's the twist: they're not worried about robots stealing jobs. They want AI to make manufacturing cool again, attractive enough to pull India's brightest engineering minds back from IT cubicles and into the heart of industry. This one's for anyone who thinks AI is just a chatbot. Think again.

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For India’s Exporters, It’s One Battle After Another

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

As global tensions ripple through trade, Indian exporters are beginning to feel the strain. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with exporters of leather products, textile and gems and jewellery as well as Dr. Arun Singh, Chief Economist at Dun & Bradstreet, India to unpack how the Middle East crisis is impacting business realities. From rising input costs in leather to shrinking demand in knitwear and a sharp drop in gems and jewellery exports, the conversation traces the widening impact across sectors. With supply chains under pressure and the Strait of Hormuz still in jeopardy, the moot question is: how resilient are India’s export industries in the face of prolonged global instability?

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Two Women Fought to Change India's Maternity Laws...and Succeeded

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

When Hamsaanandini Nanduri brought home two siblings — aged two and five — in 2017, she had six weeks of maternity leave, and a few of those were already gone. The law hadn't considered what it actually takes to settle a child who has known loss, institution walls, and then a new home overnight. Hamsa could manage. She knew many mothers couldn't. Four years later, she and her friend and lawyer Bani Dikshit quietly began to challenge that. In 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in their favour. This episode is about that journey — the patience it required, the gap between law and lived experience, and why this change in rules should be the starting point for a more gender-neutral, empathetic legal transformation for parents.

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Polls On My Pod: Himanta's Assam - But For How Long?

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

A decades-old rivalry simmers beneath Assam's 2026 elections. When Himanta Biswa Sarma, once a loyalist, walked out of Congress after being sidelined for Tarun Gogoi's son Gaurav, he took 58 MLAs with him and never looked back. Today, Sarma is a fiery incumbent Chief Minister seeking a hattrick, while Gaurav leads Congress into battle to reclaim his father's throne. On Polls On My Pod, ET’s host Nidhi Sharma talks to her northeast correspondent Bikash Singh to unpack this deeply personal contest. From shifting alliances and delimitation to illegal immigration and cash transfer promises with just 0.83% separating the two sides in 2021 will legacy or development ultimately decide Assam's fate?

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Pharma's AI Reckoning

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Is AI in pharma just hype or a full-blown revolution? In this episode, ET's pharma editor Vikas Dandekar sits down with three industry heavyweights Sujay Shetty, Partner & Leader - Health Industries, PwC India, Phanimitra B, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Dr. Reddy’s and Ramesh Swaminathan, ED, Global CFO, Head of IT, Lupin to unpack how artificial intelligence is transforming drug discovery, clinical trials, manufacturing, and even org design. From AlphaFold collapsing years of R&D into weeks, to Lupin deploying Gen AI across 90+ data repositories, this conversation goes deep into what's actually working, who's winning, and why the companies without an AI roadmap risk being left behind. Listen in:

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Deep Dive: Ageing, Upgraded

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India is ageing faster than it can care for itself — and the cracks are already showing. From missed diagnoses to absent support systems, the silver economy is full of invisible gaps. But this isn’t just a story of decline. Today’s seniors are more aware, financially independent, and unwilling to fade into irrelevance. They want agency, purpose, and dignity. Into this space, a new generation of startups is stepping in — blending technology, empathy, and design to reimagine ageing itself. Narrated by Anirban Chowdhury, the first episode of the new TMB series ET Deep Dive, is based on Lijee Philip's story that explores the tension between unmet needs and emerging solutions — and what it will take to grow old without fear.

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Cricket & Corporate Leadership

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What does it take to lead when the stakes are high and everyone's watching? In this episode, Vikas Dandekar sits down with Sanjiv Navangul, MD & CEO of Bharat Serums and Vaccines, and cricketer Ajinkya Rahane — two leaders from opposite ends of the arena, with more in common than you'd expect. One builds companies around purpose and long-term resilience. The other has batted through some of cricket's most unforgiving scrutiny. Together, they make a case that real leadership is about discipline, humility, and the quiet consistency of showing up for others.

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Polls On My Pod: Pinarayi vs Pinarayi in Kerala

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:22:58 +0000

As the electoral bugle sounds across Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, the nation braces itself for a whirlwind of political intrigue and upheaval. In the season opener of our special podcast series Polls on My Pod, host Nidhi Sharma is joined by ET’s CL Manoj to unpack Kerala’s fascinating crossroads. Long defined by its neat alternation between the Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front, the state now watches the LDF led by 80-year-old stalwart Pinarayi Vijayan defy history with a rare second consecutive term, only to confront the weight of incumbency.
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Tanay Kothari Wants To Kill The Keyboard

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:11:37 +0000

Tanay Kothari has been building at the intersection of voice and AI since he was a teenager. His latest company, Wispr Flow, is a voice dictation tool that works across all your applications — learning your tone, cleaning your speech, and adapting to context. It's grown 30x in revenue over the past year, with Fortune 500 adoption accelerating and a strong India play underway. In this conversation with ET’s Tanishka Dubey, Tanay talks about what separates Wispr Flow from the crowded voice AI space, why Indian users are surprisingly strong paying customers, and his views on whether founders should be building foundational models at all.

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Can India Truly End Naxalism?

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

As India approaches its self-imposed deadline to end Left Wing Extremism, host Nidhi Sharma speaks with ET’s internal security editor Rahul Tripathi, SHantanu Nandan Sharma, and Vijay Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Ground reports from Bastar reveal a conflict in transition shrinking, yet not fully extinguished. Security operations have led to mass surrenders, reducing insurgent strongholds to a handful of districts. However, the deeper challenge now lies in rehabilitation and reintegration. Former militants, many still ideologically conflicted, are being trained in state-run camps under tight surveillance. As infrastructure and governance finally reach long-neglected regions, the question remains: can development outpace decades of distrust and radicalization, or is this merely the quiet before another cycle of unrest?

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Iran War: India’s Macros Under Strain

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

As the Iran war enters its fourth week, global markets are scrambling to price in shocks. The impact is rapidly deepening for India. Goldman Sachs has already revised its outlook twice, flagging rising oil prices, a widening current account deficit, and slowing growth. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Santanu Sengupta, managing director and chief India economist and warns that Brent could average $85, with spikes worsening inflation and forcing RBI rate hikes. India’s reliance on Middle Eastern crude places it at the epicentre of risk, raising a critical question: how much pain can be absorbed before it reaches consumers?

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Markets May Be Misreading This War: UBS’ Chief Strategist

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:02:32 +0000

A deepening geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is forcing markets to confront a far more structural shock than recent crises. Host and ET markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan talks to Bhanu Baweja, Chief Strategist at UBS Investment Bank who warns that investors may be underestimating the scale of disruption, particularly in oil, where potential supply losses dwarf the Russia-Ukraine impact. While markets remain anchored to a “short shock” playbook, the risk of prolonged volatility looms large. More critically, he flags a cascading threat where an oil shock morphs into a liquidity crunch and eventually disrupts AI-driven growth. For India, the real vulnerability lies not in foreign flows, but in the resilience of domestic investors.

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HDFC’s Governance Ghost: What Triggered Atanu Chakraborty’s Exit?

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

HDFC Bank, long seen as India’s gold standard in banking, is facing rare questions on governance. The sudden exit of chairman Atanu Chakraborty—backed by a cryptic letter citing “values and ethics”—has triggered market jitters and investor unease.

Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s Saloni Shukla and Sashidhar Jagdishan, CEO, HDFC Bank about what India's banking world is afraid to answer: Was this one man's exit or an entire institution's warning signal?

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Corner Office Conversation with G.V. Prasad, Co-Chairman and Managing Director Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

G.V. Prasad has spent over thirty years at the helm of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories — long enough to know where the opportunities were missed and where the potential and challenges lie. In a candid conversation with ET’s pharma editor Vikas Dandekar on Corner Office Conversation, the Co-Chairman and Managing Director pulls no punches: India is the generic pharmacy of the world, not the pharmacy of the world, and that distinction matters. He reflects on regulatory crises weathered, acquisitions never made, and an innovation pipeline that remained perpetually underfunded. On AI, he is deliberately unsentimental — helpful at the margins, not yet transformational. What he does believe in, firmly and urgently, is Dr. Reddy's next act: a decisive pivot from incremental generics to innovation-led growth, with a hard target and a ticking clock.

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From Doer to Director: The LinkedIn Playbook for the AI Age

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

A billion professionals. Eighteen years of data. And a skills gap that's widening as AI tools multiply. Mohak Shroff has watched LinkedIn evolve from a professional network into what he calls, at its core, an AI matching engine. That vantage point gives Shroff, SVP Engineering at Linkedin, a clear read on what's actually happening inside organisations right now. Not the boardroom narrative, but the messy reality of workers who don't know which skills to build, recruiters who can't find candidates despite better tooling, and companies confusing access to AI with genuine AI readiness.

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Semaglutide Goes Generic: Big Pharma’s Moat Breaks

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's semaglutide moment has arrived. As Novo Nordisk's patent expires on March 20th, over fifty generic brands are poised to flood the market potentially slashing monthly costs from ₹10,000 to ₹3,500. But this is no ordinary generic wave. Semaglutide is a complex peptide, cold chains are unforgiving, and patient adherence remains fragile. Host and ET’s pharma editor Vikas Dandekar talks to Sheetal Sapale, Vice President, Pharmarack, Dr. Rajiv Kovil, Diabetologist, Saurabh Agarwal, Director at HAB Pharmaceuticals and Research, Dr. Saurabh Jain, Vice President - Global Delivery Centers, Indegene and Vijay Charlu, President of Domestic Business, Corona Remedies to dissect who survives the shakeout, what it means for a slew of weight loss drugs in India, whether it will revolutionise metabolic treatment and whether India is truly ready for its statin moment.

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Who Controls AI in an Age of War?

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Anthropic refused the Pentagon unrestricted access to its Claude AI, and the fallout reshaped the tech-defense landscape overnight. OpenAI rushed in to fill the void, signing a classified deal that triggered internal resignations and a user exodus toward Claude. Host Himanshi Lohchab talks to Abishur Prakash, Geopolitical Strategist, to unpack the fierce power struggle between governments demanding unrestricted AI and companies defending their ethical red lines. They also examine sovereign AI, battlefield automation, and whether Big Tech can or should stay out of warfare. The age of AI geopolitics has arrived.

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India Opens the Door to China Investments…a Little

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Five years after slamming the door on Chinese investments, India has quietly amended Press Note 3. With FDI stagnating, institutional investors pulling billions out, and Western capital stretched thin, New Delhi is making a hard-nosed economic calculation. The amendment signals cautious optimism. welcoming Chinese capital into startups and tech sectors, while keeping telecom and security-sensitive industries closed.Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Biswajit Dhar, retired Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU and Amitendu Palit, a global trade expert at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. Questions on indirect investment and security concerns remain. Also, will this signal India as a more conducive, predictable investment environment to the global investor?

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SPRs to LPG: How Far Will History’s Biggest Oil Shock Reverberate?

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

A once-in-a-generation oil shock is unfolding. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Amrita Sen, Founder of Energy Aspects, Bob McNally, founder of Rapidan Energy Group and former White House energy advisor, and ET’s Puran Choudhary on a crisis triggered by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. More than 10 million barrels of crude a day have been disrupted roughly twice the scale of the 1956 Suez Crisis and for the first time there is virtually no spare production capacity to cushion the blow. Brent has surged past $110, LNG cargoes face force majeure, and Asian refineries are cutting runs. Strategic reserves offer only limited relief. In India, the shock is already visible on the ground, with LPG shortages, rationing and black-market price spikes spreading across multiple states. The bigger question: what happens to the global energy order if this disruption persists and what kind of Iran emerges from this war.

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Banned But Booming: How The Money Gaming Crackdown Created an Offshore Goldmine

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Despite a sweeping government crackdown, India's offshore real money gaming industry is not just surviving, it's booming. Offshore platforms like Parimatch and 1xBet exploited regulatory blind spots, processing 5.4 billion visits from Indian users by mid-2025. Using mirror sites, regional language interfaces, seamless UPI payments, and shadowy mule account networks, these platforms rendered the ban largely ineffective. Meanwhile, the domestic industry haemorrhaged 7,000 jobs lost, $840 million in asset writedowns, and $4 billion in tax revenue evaporated. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s Disha Acharya and Ajay Rag about the story and raises an uncomfortable question: did the ban protect consumers, or simply hand the market to unregulated foreign operators?

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Women Bank Better, Still Remain a $700 Billion Blind Spot

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women's World Banking, joins host Anirban Chowdhury to explore five decades of progress and persistent gaps in women's financial inclusion. From the $700 billion opportunity financial institutions are leaving on the table, to India's BC Sakhi model and the Jan Dhan transformation, to the urgent link between women's financial access and climate resilience, this is a conversation on why banking women is not just the right thing to do, it is the smartest economic bet of our time.

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Wendy Hall: One Woman's Voice in a Room Full of AI Tech Bros

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

She shares rooms and stages with the gods of AI...and is often the only woman there. Dame Wendy Hall, pioneering computer scientist and co-founder of Web Science, has watched the internet reshape the world. Now she's watching AI do the same. And she's worried we're repeating the same mistakes, faster. In this Women's Day Special, she pulls no punches: on why "AGI" is meaningless hype, why governance can't wait, why the Global South matters, and why an industry dominated by alpha males is building systems that reflect exactly that. This is essential listening on Women's Day, for every day.

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What the Iran War Means for Indians’ Money, Jobs and Homes in the UAE

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Dubai's "safe haven" image took a direct hit this week as missile debris fell near the Burj Al Arab and Palm Jumeirah following military escalations involving Iran, the US, and Israel. For Indian HNIs, family offices, and startup founders who had parked billions in Dubai real estate, the question is no longer about returns, it's about risk. Indian buyers, who account for 20-30% of prime property purchases, are hitting pause. Markets plunged. Host Dia Rekhi talks to ET’s Sobia Khan and Dilasha Seth aboutSovereign wealth funds if they are being watched closely. With nine million Indians working across the Gulf and remittances at stake, the Iran conflict isn't just a West Asia story, it's an India story too.

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US–Israel vs Iran: The War That Could Ignite the Middle East

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:15:57 +0000

From January’s protests in Iran to coordinated US–Israel strikes and widening retaliation, this episode maps how internal unrest morphed into a geopolitical flashpoint. Host Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s Executive Editor (Politics) Pranab Dhal Samanta break down the escalation ladder: is this about regime change, deterrence, or domestic politics in Washington? Can Iran’s clerical system withstand external pressure without fracturing internally? We examine oil volatility, Hormuz risks, Gulf street sentiment, and the proxy chessboard. We also assess China and Russia’s limited but strategic positioning. Finally, where does India stand — balancing energy security, diaspora protection, and strategic restraint in an increasingly combustible region?

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AI Has Entered the Classroom. And Your Child's Mind.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What if AI companions are inserting themselves between children and the very people meant to guide them? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Dr. Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, The London School of Economics and Political Science and Dr Usha Raman, former professor,Dept of Communication, University of Hyderabad about the uncharted territory where generative AI meets childhood development. The conversation explores why AI systems sometimes offer dangerous advice to young users, how class and language create disparities in AI access across India, and whether the assumption of "inevitable" tech adoption overshadows critical ethical discussions.

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Stuart Russell and Yoshua Bengio on Why AI Could Make us Irrelevant, then Extinct

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The existential alignment problem sits at the heart of the AI revolution — and the consequences of getting it wrong could be irreversible. What happens when superintelligent systems pursue fixed objectives that don’t fully capture human values? How do we govern machines that may soon outperform us across domains? And who decides what level of risk humanity should accept?

The conversation spans AGI timelines, the concentration of economic and political power, democratic resilience, liability-based regulation, and whether governments can realistically regulate frontier AI amid an intensifying global race.

From extinction-level risk estimates cited by AI CEOs to experimental evidence of systems resisting shutdown, this is no longer speculative science fiction — it is a live governance crisis unfolding in real time.

On this episode of The Morning Brief, ET’s Swathi Moorthy sits down with AI scientists and pioneers Stuart Russell and Yoshua Bengio for a candid, high-stakes discussion on the trajectory of artificial intelligence and the choices that will shape humanity’s future.

As capabilities surge and geopolitical rivalry sharpens, one defining question remains: are we building tools to serve humanity — or systems that could ultimately outmaneuver it?

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Arvind Krishna: Cutting Through the AI Noise

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In a wide-ranging conversation with host Surabhi Agarwal, IBM's chairman, president and CEO Arvind Krishna addresses the questions every technology leader and IT professional in India is wrestling with right now. He pushes back on AI doomsday narratives for software services, makes a compelling case for why hybrid cloud and mainframe architecture remain indispensable, and shares his candid take on job displacement, quantum computing's commercial horizon, and what India's sovereign AI strategy must focus on. He also offers a measured reading of global economic uncertainty, tariffs, and why 2026 could surprise on the upside for technology spending.

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Court Says No. Trump Says Watch This. What Should India Do?

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

The US Supreme Court just handed Trump a legal defeat and it barely slowed him down. In a landmark ruling, the court struck down tariffs imposed under emergency economic powers, only for the White House to pivot instantly to alternative legal pathways. For India, caught just before a trade deal that had finally brought some clarity, the timing couldn't be worse. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Bipin Sapra, Partner and Indirect Tax Policy Leader, EY India about an 18% tariff rate that once looked certain is now up in the air. Tax structures, transfer pricing, corporate margins all recalibrating in real time. As one expert puts it bluntly: wait, watch, and don't sign anything just yet.

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Corner Office Conversation with Dilip Shanghvi, Chairman of Sun Pharma and Glenn Saldanha, Managing Director at Glenmark Pharma

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In a candid, unscripted exchange, India’s pharma titans peeled back the mythology of overnight success to reveal a harder truth: conviction compounded over decades. What began as two products and a bet on neglected therapy areas evolved into a multibillion-dollar enterprise riding India’s epidemiological shift. Innovation, they argued, is a long game—scarred by failed trials, investor backlash, and capital droughts—yet redeemed by landmark deals and scientific persistence. In this episode, host Vikas Dandekar talks to Dilip Shanghvi, Chairman of Sun Pharma and Glenn Saldanha, Managing Director at Glenmark Pharma about regulatory reforms, AI acceleration, and a renewed policy push, the message was clear: India stands at the cusp of a pharmaceutical inflection point—if it dares to back its pipeline as boldly as its past.

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India AI Impact Summit: Mistral AI's Arthur Mensch on Decentralizing AI Power

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Artificial intelligence is concentrating power, profits and infrastructure in the hands of a few. Mistral AI's co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch stands for dismantling it. In this episode Mensch talks to ET’s tech editor Surabhi Agarwal about why excessive US dominance in AI creates economic and geopolitical imbalance, and how open-weight models, sovereign cloud partnerships and efficient computers can redistribute innovation. He argues that AI must function like public infrastructure, competitive, accessible and locally controlled, not a gated utility.
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India AI Impact Summit: Vinod Khosla on Why 2047 Could Free Every Indian from Survival Work

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What if every Indian had a personal doctor, a PhD agronomist, and a world-class tutor all free, all AI-powered, available tomorrow? Hosts Surabhi Agarwal and Swathi Moorthy talk to entrepreneur, investor Vinod Khosla on why he doesn't traffic in hypotheticals; he calls this India's most urgent opportunity. In a wide-ranging conversation, Khosla maps the turbulent decade ahead predicting political chaos between 2030 and 2040 as AI-driven job disruption collides with policy while arguing that curiosity and agency matter more than capital. He dismantles MAGA, challenges wealth inequality narratives, and delivers a sharp verdict: India's real constraint isn't talent or technology. It's investors who think too small.

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India AI Impact Summit: Palo Alto Network's Nikesh Arora on Why Your AI Firewall isn't Ready Yet

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

As AI agents begin to outnumber humans 80 to one, who's truly accountable when things go wrong? In this episode, Host Suraksha P talks to Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora about the noise on what securing an agentic future actually demands from mandatory agent registries to real-time breach detection that must outpace an eight-minute attack window. He challenges India to pursue a hybrid sovereign AI strategy, warns that AI companies are racing ahead without reckoning with consequences, and offers entrepreneurs a sharp directive: stop building features, start solving problems. The cybersecurity frontier, Arora argues, belongs to those who own the data.

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India AI Impact Summit: Microsoft’s Brad Smith on Sovereignty, Scale and Skills

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:35:00 +0000

Can a $17 billion bet prevent India from repeating the Global South's century-long technology lag? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Surabhi Agarwal speaks with Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith about the company's AI-ambitious vision for India as a "land of digital opportunity." The conversation explores Microsoft's infrastructure and skilling investments, the challenge of bridging the digital divide that mirrors historical electricity gaps between North and South, and how digital sovereignty tensions shape multinational strategy. From navigating India's thoughtful privacy regulations to addressing AI's impact on job dynamics through productivity enhancement, Smith examines whether equitable AI adoption can succeed where past technologies failed. As India's vast developer community positions it uniquely at the intersection of AI infrastructure, platforms, and applications, the episode questions whether collaborative frameworks between nations like India and the US can balance open markets with security—or if digital sovereignty will fragment the very ecosystem needed for India's transformation.

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Anthropic’s India Play

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Is Anthropic late to India's AI party—or perfectly timed? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s Disha Acharya and Puran Choudhary about Anthropic's strategic entry into India's rapidly maturing generative AI market. The conversation explores why the company prioritizes enterprise clients over price-sensitive consumers, how its partnership with Infosys positions it within India's multi-million dollar IT ecosystem, and what makes Claude's focus on Indic language support a genuine differentiator. From hosting developer days and hackathons to building datasets for long-tail languages through nonprofit collaborations, Anthropic’s India stack is significantly large. This episode examines whether India serves as an innovation ground or simply a data mine. As pilots transition to full-scale deployments with governance frameworks solidifying, the episode questions whether widespread IT service integration and public sector adoption will cement Anthropic's leadership.
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AI Impact Summit: Amazon's Bet on India's AI Future

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Infrastructure or applications where should India place its AI bets? And does Amazon, with $75 billion committed across data centers, logistics, and cloud, already have the answer? In this special episode of the Morning Brief's from India AI Impact Summit, host Suraksha P speaks to David Zapolsky, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer at Amazon, about the company's deepening India strategy.The conversation explores Amazon's data center expansion in Hyderabad and Mumbai, India's pragmatic privacy legislation versus restrictive European frameworks, and how tax certainty until 2047 is reshaping hyperscaler confidence. From navigating India-US geopolitical complexity to the ten-minute quick commerce challenge, Zapolsky examines what building for a billion-plus users genuinely demands.

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A Climate Leader Working on India’s Most Serious Power Problems

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Can India become the blueprint for the world's clean energy transition?
In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Woochong Um, CEO of Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet about why India serves as the crucial testing ground for affordable, reliable renewable energy solutions. The conversation explores the groundbreaking Colloquy Battery Storage Project in Delhi which slashed blackouts and attracted global interest from Vietnam to Nigeria and how AI-optimized "Grids of the Future" could cut emissions by 30%. From creating 2.2 million jobs in India by 2030 to navigating land aggregation challenges through digitization, Woochong examines whether radical collaboration among governments, private sectors, and philanthropy can overcome entrenched fossil fuel dependencies. As battery storage advances and stakeholder awareness grows, the episode questions whether India's lessons both successes and failures will inspire similar transformations globally, positioning the nation as a pioneer in sustainable energy infrastructure.

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Corner office Conversation with T Krishnakumar, Director of Reliance Consumer Products

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In a market long dominated by premium playbooks, Director of Reliance Consumer Products, T Krishnakumar is scripting a different FMCG story. Handpicked by Mukesh Ambani to build Reliance Consumer Products from scratch, he talks to host Ratna Bhushan about his strategy: targeting India's 500–600 million middle-class consumers, Krishnakumar is betting big on affordability at scale—a counterintuitive move in an inflationary environment. From resurrecting legacy brands like Campa to building Asia's largest AI-powered food parks and expanding to five million outlets, RCPL blends startup agility with conglomerate resources. As inflation eases and consumption revives, the critical question emerges: can an unwavering focus on value disrupt incumbents and influence India's consumption landscape for the next decade?

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Explaining the new Income Tax Rules

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's 2026 income tax overhaul marks a pivotal transformation from compliance heavy bureaucracy to trust based governance. The dramatic cut in unexplained income tax from 78% to 39% signals a strategic pivot toward voluntary disclosure and broadening the tax base. Simultaneously, the unified tax year concept eliminates decades of confusing nomenclature, aligning India with international standards. Expanded HRA benefits for metro cities and inflation adjusted thresholds provide relief for middle class workers. Yet concerns persist: aggressive cash monitoring, faceless proceedings, and retrospective amendments risk creating new litigation cycles. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Aditi Goyal, Tax Partner at Trilegal, about whether this framework genuinely reduces complexity or signals sharper, data driven state scrutiny.

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Space as Strategy: America, India, and the New Transnational Frontier

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

From Sputnik’s shock to Silicon Valley’s surge, the space race has been reborn, this time driven not just by governments, but by agile startups and bold private capital. In this episode, host Puran Choudhary talks to Eric Stallmer, Executive Vice President at Voyager Space and a decorated US combat veteran who unpacks how Starlab aims to succeed the ISS, why smaller firms are winning billion-dollar defense contracts, and how AI could redefine orbital research. As the U.S. pours $25 billion into missile defense and India nurtures 300+ space startups, a new transnational corridor is emerging. Space is no longer symbolic prestige; it is infrastructure, security, commerce and collaboration, shaping the next frontier of global power and innovation.

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The Return to Analog

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

From twin bell alarm clocks to vinyl records, why are Millennials and Gen Z ditching screens for tactile experiences? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Dia Rekhi speaks with David Sax, author of "The Revenge of Analog" and "The Future is Analog," about the curious resurgence of analog living in our hyper-digital age. The conversation explores whether this trend is mere Y2K nostalgia or genuine digital disillusionment, how social media paradoxically fuels analog hobbies like knitting and pottery, and why vinyl sales surged the year Spotify launched. From Google employees taking drawing courses to escape software constraints to the pandemic revealing digital life's limitations, Sax examines what defines an analog lifestyle beyond aesthetic choices. As AI matures and screen fatigue deepens, the episode questions whether our craving for physical books, face-to-face interactions, and hands-on creativity signals a fundamental reassessment of technology's promises—and whether balance, not rejection, holds the answer.

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Corner Office Conversation with Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Peak XV & Surge

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's AI revolution demands strategic vision beyond enthusiasm. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Rajan Anand, Managing Director of Peak XV and Surge a former Microsoft India head and Google VP shaping India's venture landscape. With 120 unicorns and 300 IPOs last year, India is poised for transformation. Anand's thesis: India needs localized, hyper-affordable AI models—not trillion-parameter ones. Predicting fifty AI unicorns by 2030, he advocates computational sovereignty through infrastructure investments in firms like Sarvam. Rajan also talks about Peak XV’s path after its split with Sequoia Capital, past governance issues at its investees and guardrails to avoid them and the recent spate of senior level exits in the company.

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Indo-US Trade Deal: Strategy or Surrender?

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

On February 2nd, Trump announced a trade deal with India via a social media post, with no signed agreement, no formal text. Trump says India has committed to stop buying Russian oil, purchase $500 billion in American goods, and grant zero-tariff access while the US merely reduces tariffs from 50% to 18%. India is quiet on specifics. Host Anirban Chowdhury examines this imbalanced framework with International Trade Policy and WTO Expert Abhijit Das and Edward Alden, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Subsidized US agriculture threatens Indian farmers, pharmaceutical patent pressures undermine generic drug makers, and Trump's emergency powers bypass Congress entirely. Unlike India's comprehensive EU FTA, this deal has no legal enforceability and can be renegotiated through Trump's next social media post.

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Tamil Nadu 2026: Can Stardom Trump Strategy?

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Tamil Nadu's 234-seat assembly election hinges on an unprecedented question: can superstar Vijay's TVK disrupt the established DMK-AIADMK duopoly? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to political analyst Sumanth Raman, who dissects the math Vijay polls around 15% vote share but may win zero seats, potentially acting as a spoiler splitting anti-DMK votes. The AIADMK-led NDA gains ground after securing PMK and TTV Dhinakaran's crucial Thevar community votes, while DMK battles anti-incumbency yet holds firm thanks to Stalin's personal appeal. The magic number: 40% vote share. With caste equations and celebrity politics injecting chaos, Tamil Nadu's outcome remains defiantly unpredictable.

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Why Are Labour Laws Denting Corporate Profits?

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's new labor codes just cost three companies in corporate India over ₹4,373 crore in a single quarter. TCS, Infosys, and HCLTech are reeling from retrospective gratuity provisions that go back decades. The government says it's modernizing—one unified wage definition, digital compliance, formalized workforce. Companies say it's a compliance nightmare with twenty-four states at different stages of implementation. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury asks Puneet Gupta, Partner, People Advisory Services-Tax, EY to break down why your basic salary just became 50% of your paycheck, how a twenty-year employee's gratuity calculation changed overnight, and whether this reform will create seventy-seven lakh jobs or simply tax the ones that already exist. Short-term pain or structural transformation?

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Capital Pains: Budget 2026's Loud Silences

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0000

No big changes—but does that hide the biggest shifts?

Budget 2026 surprised few with bold moves, yet its quiet continuity may reshape how India's investors and taxpayers think about stability. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Kayezad E Adajania, editor, ET Wealth, speaks to Homi Mistry, Partner, Deloitte India, and Aashish P. Somaiyaa, ED & CEO, WhiteOak Capital Asset Management, to unpack what an unchanged tax landscape truly signals.

The discussion navigates the old versus new tax regime's evolving future, untouched capital gains structures and their impact on India's global competitiveness, and a new amnesty scheme encouraging disclosure of undeclared foreign assets. From a strategic pivot toward semiconductors, AI, and data centers to revised sovereign gold bond rules and rising STT concerns, the episode examines whether Budget 2026's stability is genuinely reassuring—or simply a pause before inevitable change as India braces for an uncertain global economic landscape.

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Fast, Not Furious: DTDC’s Case Against the 10-Minute Delivery Rush

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0000

As India’s quick-commerce frenzy collides with labour unrest and tightening economics, the race for ever-faster deliveries is being forced to slow down. Earlier this year, mass protests by gig workers exposed the hidden costs of the 10-minute promise. One logistics company, however, argues it anticipated the reckoning.

In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with DTDC CEO Abhishek Chakraborty about why the 35-year-old firm stepped away from the dark-store arms race and instead backed what it calls “rapid commerce”: 4 - 6 hour deliveries powered by co-located dream stores. Now back to profitability after years of investment-driven pressure, DTDC is betting that operational discipline can outlast headline-grabbing speed. Abhishek unpacks early BCG research that flagged an impending labour crunch, the rise of AI in customer operations, the rapid consumption growth of tier-2 and tier-3 cities, and the hard realities of EV adoption and overseas expansion beyond tariff-hit US markets.

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Why are Music Labels Buying Into Film Companies?

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Are music labels about to dictate the terms of Indian cinema? What began as strategic investments—Saregama's ₹325 crore stake in Sanjay Leela Bhansali Productions and Universal Music's acquisition of 30.8% in Excel Entertainment—has sparked questions about consolidation, control, and the future of India's entertainment ecosystem. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s film journalist Rajesh N Naidu and Nirmika Singh, founder of MOX Asia, former Editor, Rolling Stone India to decode the financial mechanics behind these deals.The discussion explores whether this signals industry consolidation or smart cost control, how music labels are securing IP at cheaper rates while expanding global reach, and what differentiated strategies—Universal's premium content scaling versus Saregama's long-haul domestic focus—reveal about competitive dynamics.

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Gold Crosses $5,000, Silver Doubles:What Investors Need to Know

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's precious metals explosion defies gravity as equities stumble. While the Nifty crawls at 10.5% and bleeds 4% this year, gold has rocketed from $2,700 to over $5,000. Silver from $28 to $100. That's a 200% surge in twelve months. Geopolitical chaos, tariff wars, and safe-haven demand are fueling this unprecedented rally. In this episode, host Kairavi Lukka talks to Naveen Mathur, Director - Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers Ltd, who warns: gold remains your portfolio anchor, but silver's volatility demands caution. With targets eyeing $5,500 for gold and ₹3.45 lakh/kg for silver, the question isn't whether precious metals outshine stocks, but whether investors can stomach the wild swings ahead. The metals revolution is here.

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Corner Office Conversation With Prashant Warier, Ankit Modi and Preetham Putha of Qure.ai

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Qure.ai is transforming routine medical imaging into early disease detection at unprecedented scale. Processing nearly 1,000 patients per hour across 105 countries, the startup has made preliminary radiology reports at India’s AIIMS and CMC Vellore AI-powered often flagging diseases physicians weren’t even looking for. In this conversation, Vikas Dandekar speaks with Prashant Warier Co-founder & CEO, Ankit Modi, Founding Member and Chief Product Officer and Preetham Putha, Founding Member and Chief AI Officer about how Qure.ai is reimagining diagnostics. Their breakthrough includes risk-scoring algorithms that detect high-risk lung nodules on standard chest X-rays, achieving a 54% CT-confirmed malignancy rate. From TB screening programs in Mumbai. where their tools uncovered 35% more cases for lung cancer detection in US hospitals, Qure.ai now holds 19 FDA clearances and WHO endorsement for autonomous AI diagnosis. Founded in 2016 and trained on over 1.5 billion anonymized images, Qure.ai has published clinical evidence in The Lancet and Nature. With current revenues of ₹200 crore, the company is targeting profitability within two years while scaling toward its ambition of impacting 1 billion lives by 2030.

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ET@Davos: Demis Hassabis on China, Apple and AGI

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

In this episode of ET@Davos, ET’s Sruthijith KK speaks to Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Laureate 2024, on the future of AI. The chess prodigy-turned scientist-turned-AI pioneer explains how DeepMind balances frontier research with a billion-user scale. Hassabis says Google’s Apple partnership followed direct model comparisons where Gemini prevailed; China is now only months behind the West but lacks frontier breakthroughs; and AGI could arrive within a decade, triggering “post-scarcity” abundance. He defends AI’s energy demands, citing AI-designed fusion and grid optimisation. From Transformers to AlphaFold, Hassabis argues Google pioneered modern AI but moved too slowly. His bottom line: within 5–10 years, machines will be doing original science. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

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ET@Davos: Andrew Ng on Why Millions Are Already Unhireable

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode, ET's Executive Editor Sruthijith KK sits down with AI pioneer Andrew Ng, Founder of DeepLearning.AI, for a critical conversation on India's tech future. Ng delivers a stark warning: the nation's massive IT services industry faces existential disruption. While dismissing AGI hype as overblown, he insists AI-powered upskilling isn't optional—it's survival. Ng challenges CEOs to personally master AI fundamentals, arguing that sophisticated tool usage now separates viable professionals from obsolete ones. For India, the path demands rapid workforce transformation and strategic open-source investment to maintain sovereignty. His message is clear: nations executing this transition will leapfrog competitors; those hesitating risk devastating displacement.

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What Went Wrong With India's Most Reliable Rocket?

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's most trusted rocket, the PSLV, has experienced something unprecedented: back-to-back failures in May 2025 and January 2026, both involving mysterious third-stage anomalies. With a 92% success rate built over three decades, these consecutive setbacks mark uncharted territory for ISRO. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to TOI’s space journalist Chethan Kumar to break down the technical failures, examines whether the agency is overstretched by ambitious missions like Gaganyaan, discusses implications for commercial launches and the upcoming private-sector PSLV debut, and questions why ISRO has departed from transparency by withholding failure reports. As India's space ambitions grow, can its workhorse rocket regain its legendary reliability?

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Iran On The Edge

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Iran's current crisis isn't just another protest cycle, it's a convergence of systemic failures. A decades-old illusion of invincibility crumbled when US-Israeli bombs struck its nuclear facilities. Tehran's water crisis last autumn exposed the regime's inability to provide basic necessities, igniting rage that economic sanctions and 40-50% inflation had already primed. What began as bread-and-butter grievances morphed into brazen political dissent: women publicly burning portraits of Supreme Leader Khamenei. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Kabir Taneja, Deputy Director and Fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme at Observer Research Foundation about Iran's unraveling. The geopolitical architecture Iran built, its "axis of resistance", lies in ruins. Israel systematically dismantled Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi capabilities, leaving Tehran exposed and its proxies toothless. Even moderate President Pezeshkian backs the crackdown, alienating young voters. For India, this isn't abstract geopolitics. One-fifth of global oil transits the Strait of Hormuz; any Iranian desperation to play there inflates import bills and triggers rupee pressure. Chabahar Port ambitions stall. Basmati exporters await frozen payments. The danger isn't revolution, it's an erratic, cornered regime with nothing left to lose.

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BRICS at the Helm: India’s Moment, and Its Multilateral Test

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India assumes the BRICS chair amid profound contradiction. What began as an emerging economies coalition has become an unwieldy 10-nation bloc including Gulf states, Egypt, and Ethiopia bound more by grievance than vision. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Alicia García-Herrero, chief economist at Natixis, and former BRICS Sherpa Sanjay Bhattacharya to explore whether BRICS can deliver tangible cooperation or remain trapped in anti-Western posturing. For India, the chairmanship means navigating between dollar-defiant Russia and hegemonic China while preserving Western partnerships. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's "inclusive development" focus signals intent, but execution trumps rhetoric. The bloc's value lies in widening the negotiating table, not replacing existing systems. India's test: shaping BRICS without being shaped by it, proving genuine multipolarity requires Indian leadership, not Chinese dominance masquerading as collective action. The world watches whether Delhi extracts concrete benefits from this proving ground.

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ET in the Valley: Apoorva Pandhi, MD at Zetta Venture Partners

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Silicon Valley is experiencing its biggest platform shift in decades, but beneath the frenzy lies a brutal correction in progress. An early-stage AI investor reveals the uncomfortable truths emerging from the epicenter of the boom. Host Swathi Moorthy talks to Apoorva Pandhi, Managing Director of Zetta Venture Partners about why the honeymoon is over. What began as wild experimentation now faces merciless ROI demands. Startups are securing nine-figure valuations with little more than demos. The mortality rate between seed and Series A has never been higher. Each breakthrough from major AI labs creates an instant graveyard of obsolete startups entire business models evaporate overnight. This isn't typical market turbulence. Researchers, not traditional founders, now command the power. Mega-funds are abandoning late-stage discipline to chase seed deals with oversized checks. The math has broken. And at the heart of it all: a dangerous gap between what AI companies are worth and what they can actually deliver. The reckoning won't be gradual, it's already underway, and most won't see it coming.

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India's Mega QSR Merger

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India's quick service restaurant sector witnessed a seismic shift as Devyani International and Sapphire Foods merged to create the country's largest listed QSR platform with over 3,000 stores and consolidated revenue exceeding ₹7,800 crore. The deal brings KFC and Pizza Hut operations under one franchisee, promising annual synergies of ₹210-225 crore and positioning the entity as a formidable challenger to Jubilant FoodWorks' Domino's empire. But size alone won't guarantee success. As India's food services market fragments with regional players and artisanal chains disrupting legacy brands, the combined entity faces a critical question: can it deliver the agility needed to compete in an increasingly brand-agnostic landscape where Gen Z consumers show little loyalty? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s Ratna Bhushan and Ankur Bisen, Management Consultant, Author And Senior Partner At The Knowledge Company about how the merger unlocks significant cost advantages and operational efficiencies, yet becoming bigger also makes you vulnerable at the edges. The next two years will reveal whether this consolidation creates a QSR powerhouse or simply a larger target for market disruption.

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Corner Office Conversation with Girish Tanti, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Suzlon

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Suzlon Energy controls a third of India's wind market, but co-founder and vice chairman Girish Tanti isn't celebrating. In this conversation with host Anirban Chowdhury, he confronts hard questions: Why has India tapped only 4% of its wind potential despite three decades of operations? Can the sector scale from 6 gigawatts annually to the 10+ needed to meet 2030 targets? And will promised AI data centers overwhelm renewable capacity before it's built? Tanti reveals truths about offshore wind economics, the two-year lag between planning and execution that bottlenecks growth, and why financial restructuring forced Suzlon to often choose stability over speed. He also makes an argument: with 75% local manufacturing content, India's wind sector is better positioned against supply shocks than its solar counterpart. From debunking resource myths to dissecting smart factory ROI, this is wind energy without the greenwash.

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Inside Snowflake's AI Strategy

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Five years after a splashy IPO and amid a bruising market reset, Sridhar Ramaswamy is steering Snowflake through a defining moment for enterprise technology: the AI transition. In this episode, hosts Samidha Sharma and Pranav Mukul talk to Snowflake’s CEO and former Google advertising chief to cut through the hype around artificial intelligence and focus on where the real value lies. Ramaswamy makes a clear case for why AI has sharply increased the premium on clean, well-governed enterprise data and why Snowflake positions itself not as an AI company, but as the intelligence layer that makes AI practical at scale. He speaks candidly about Snowflake’s late entry into AI, its rapid catch-up through partnerships with model builders like OpenAI, and how its consumption-based model offers resilience in volatile tech cycles. The conversation also spans the AI bubble debate, the future of search beyond Google’s dominance, and India’s growing importance as a strategic growth and execution hub for Snowflake.

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When Grinch Almost Stole Gig Workers' Christmas

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

India’s gig economy is at an inflection point. Sold as a model of flexibility and scale, it now finds itself under scrutiny as workers protest shrinking pay, rising pressure, and the absence of basic protections. This episode examines the deeper tensions powering India’s convenience economy between flexibility and dignity, efficiency and responsibility. At one end is a labour market flooded with millions of workers who struggle to find formal employment. At the other is a platform-driven system that relies on volatility, algorithmic control, and high churn to function. As gig work expands rapidly, questions around minimum earnings, accident cover, social security, and predictability have moved from the margins to the centre of policy debate. Host Neil Ghai talks to Kartik Narayan, CEO of apna.co and Anshul Prakash, Partner at Khaitan & Co as they dissect India’s new labour codes, which formally recognise gig workers but stop short of granting them full employment rights. With enforcement left largely to states, outcomes may vary sharply across the country.

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ET in the Valley: Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y-Combinator.

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

What does it really take to break into the world’s most selective startup accelerator? In this episode, host Swathi Moorthy speaks with Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator, about how AI is rapidly eroding traditional advantages in entrepreneurship. Gupta explains why a growing share of YC startups, nearly 80–90% are now AI-led, and how coding agents are enabling younger, first-time founders to compress years of learning into months. He challenges the idea that pedigree, polished pitches, or early revenue matter most, arguing instead that YC continues to back builders with strong execution skills and complementary co-founding teams. The conversation also takes on prevailing narratives about Indian founders, the isolation that comes with building companies from scratch, and YC’s blunt survival mantra: “Don’t die.” Gupta closes with a sobering insight that we are living through an unusually uncertain moment, one where even a decade ahead has become impossible to predict.
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Blood for Barrels: Venezuela Seizure, New Oil Wars and the India Angle

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

On January 3rd, 2026, Delta Force stormed Nicolás Maduro's compound in Caracas in Operation Absolute Resolve. Within hours, the Venezuelan president was shackled aboard the USS Iwo Jima, bound for Guantanamo Bay. Trump announced America would "run" Venezuela indefinitely. The prize? The world's largest oil reserves—303 billion barrels sitting beneath a nation producing less than a million barrels daily. It's regime change theatre: sanctions turned kinetic, liberation sold as law enforcement. International critics cry “land-grab”. Venezuelans are on the edge. Many express their joy on social media and thank Trump. Now the real questions emerge: Will India's Reliance and ONGC reclaim their Venezuelan stakes? Can China's sanctioned oil pipeline survive American control? And when US companies balk at investing in a country with no political legitimacy, what then? ET’s energy expert Sanjeev Choudhary and host Anirban Chowdhury decode the geopolitics, the markets, and the messy aftermath of America's latest intervention.

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How Legacy Brands Lost GenZ

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0000

Generation Z has divorced legacy brands. From fashion to food, skincare to supplements, young Indians are abandoning household names for Instagram-born startups their parents have never heard of. Zara feels too expensive and repetitive. H&M lacks uniqueness. Traditional brands feel inauthentic and mass-produced. But this isn't about price alone. It's about trust, personalization, and meaning. In an era where identity is curated pixel by pixel on social media, GenZ needs brands that speak their language—brands with personality, rough edges, and values that align with their own. Brand consulting and founder of Think9 Consumer Technologies Santosh Desai, ET's Aanya Thakur and Tanishka Dubey as well as Valley's Shubh Agrawal tell host Anirban Chowdhury it’s a "fundamental structural shift"— a permanent rewiring of consumer behavior driven by technology, media fragmentation, and the democratization of distribution. Brand loyalty, he argues, was always just inertia. And that inertia is dead. Welcome to the post-loyalty economy.

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ET In The Valley: Arvind Jain, Co-Founder And CEO Of Glean

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

Arvind Jain couldn't find his own company's data at Rubrik. So in 2019 before ChatGPT, before the AI boom, he built Glean, the first enterprise generative AI company. Now they're doubling past $100M ARR with 1,100 employees and watching tech giants copy their playbook. But Jain admits his biggest mistake: being too conservative. "We should have gone much bigger, much faster," he says, crediting his Indian upbringing for the cautious approach. Still, Glean remains years ahead as competitors scramble to build "AI that knows your company's data." His contrarian take on AI? It won't shrink workforces, it'll just raise the bar for everyone. The real edge isn't the technology; it's execution. And despite the relentless pace keeping him up at night, Jain's never been more optimistic about building a multi-billion dollar business.

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Adani's Airport Playbook

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

Mumbai finally has its second airport — a long-awaited addition that could reshape how India’s busiest aviation market moves. Beyond the terminal and runway, it signals the scale of Adani’s airport ambitions. In just a few years, the group has built a network of eight airports, and in FY25 its airport business turned profitable with ₹9,276 crore in revenue, ₹4,350 crore in EBITDA and ₹772 crore profit, supported by passenger growth, tariff resets and fast-expanding non-aero revenue from retail, duty-free, lounges and F&B. But there’s a road ahead — connectivity to NMIA needs to catch up, international flights will ramp gradually, and service experience will define passenger sentiment as numbers rise. On latest episode of The Morning Brief, ET’s aviation expert Forum Gandhi joins host Anirban Chowdhury to break down how Adani is building India’s biggest airport portfolio, what Navi Mumbai changes for travellers, and where the airport business goes next.

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Corner Office Conversation with Tobias Meyer, CEO, DHL Group

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

Global trade is entering a more complicated phase. It is no longer outpacing global GDP, and the ideas that once drove seamless globalization are increasingly under pressure. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Tobias Meyer, CEO of DHL Group, to cut through the rhetoric around “deglobalization” and focus on what is actually happening to trade flows and supply chains. Rather than collapsing, supply chains are being reworked—spread across more locations, stretched across longer routes, and shaped by political risk as much as cost. The conversation examines how US trade policy and intensifying strategic competition with China are influencing manufacturing choices and capital allocation. India and South Asia appear as potential beneficiaries, but not without limits imposed by infrastructure gaps, cost structures, and execution challenges. The episode also looks beyond policy, into logistics resilience, technology adoption, and the physical realities that still constrain commerce.

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How Will a Volatile ₹ Impact You in 2026?

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

In 2025, the Indian rupee has quietly become Asia’s worst-performing currency but the real impact isn’t just on trading screens, it’s inside Indian homes. From higher cooking oil prices and costlier foreign education to travel bills and shrinking savings returns, rupee volatility is reshaping middle-class finances in ways few anticipate. Why is the currency weakening despite strong GDP growth, healthy forex reserves, and a manageable current account deficit? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda to unpack how import inflation seeps in with a lag, why RBI interventions focus more on volatility than levels, and why currency swings hurt consumers more than a steady decline. With foreign investors pulling billions out, US-India trade talks stalled, and global sentiment overpowering fundamentals, the rupee’s fate may lie beyond domestic control.

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India Calls its Grasslands “Wastelands”; it’s a ₹1.3 lakh Crore Mistake!

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

Half your milk comes from animals grazing on land the government calls wasteland. The mutton in your biryani? Same story. We're talking ₹1.3 lakh crore annually 5% of India's GDP built on ecosystems we've systematically mislabeled as worthless since the British needed a tax category for "land we can't monetize. Now we're converting these "wastelands" into solar farms at scale without asking the millions of pastoralists who depend on them, or calculating the carbon stored beneath them, or wondering what happens when milk and meat prices spike because we've paved over the free grazing grounds that keep them affordable. The twist? These aren't degraded lands waiting for rehabilitation. They're ancient grasslands and savannas that have existed for millennia, doing exactly what they're supposed to do. We just never bothered to look closely enough to notice. Until now, when it might be too late. Host Anirban Chowdhury asks Dr Abi Vanak, Director, Centre for Policy Design at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE-CPD), to explain.

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ET in the Valley: Alex Bouaziz, Co-Founder & CEO at Deel

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

What does it take to build and scale a remote-first company across borders, regulations, and cultures? In this episode, host Himanshi Lohchab talks to Alex Bouaziz, co-founder and CEO of Deel, on how the company grew from a startup idea into a global HR and payroll platform operating in over 150 countries. Bouaziz reflects on early pivots, lessons from Y Combinator, and the idea of founder–product fit that continues to shape Deel’s culture and strategy. The conversation explores Deel’s expanding product suite, investments in payroll infrastructure, its approach to compliance, and how capital has been deployed through acquisitions and innovation. The episode also examines broader shifts in global hiring, cross-border talent movement, and India’s increasing role in Deel’s long-term plans offering a clear-eyed view of how companies manage scale and complexity in a rapidly changing world.

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India Rewrites its Nuclear Energy Rulebook

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

India’s nuclear energy framework is set for its most consequential reset in decades with the passage of the Shanti Bill. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET’s executive editor, politics Pranab Dhal Samanta and Anubhuti Vishnoi to unpack what the new law changes and why it matters now. The discussion traces India’s long nuclear journey: from staying outside the Non-Proliferation Treaty and building indigenous capabilities, to gaining global legitimacy after the Indo-US nuclear deal. Yet, despite access to international fuel and technology, expansion remained sluggish, constrained by strict liability norms and a tightly controlled, state-led model. The Shanti Bill seeks to change that. It consolidates existing laws into a single framework, removes supplier liability, aligns compensation rules with global conventions, and introduces graded liability caps. Crucially, it opens the door to private participation, separates regulatory and operational roles, and clarifies responsibilities across the nuclear fuel cycle while keeping strategic control with the state. As nuclear power is expected to play a larger role in India’s long-term energy mix, this episode explains how the new framework could reshape the future of civilian nuclear power in the country.

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Corner Office Conversation with Stefan Oelrich, Head of Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer AG

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

As the global pharmaceutical industry enters a period of profound transition, this episode of Corner Office Conversation examines what lies ahead. Hosts Vikas Dandekar and Teena Thacker talk to Stefan Oelrich, Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division at Bayer AG, about the forces reshaping drug discovery and access from trade tensions and shifting innovation hubs to the promise and uncertainty of cell and gene therapies. Oelrich reflects on Europe’s struggle to stay competitive as capital and talent flow increasingly toward the US and China, and argues that meaningful reform will require faster regulation, leaner bureaucracy, and quicker patient access. He also addresses the looming loss of exclusivity for blockbuster drugs and outlines how Bayer plans to offset revenue impact with a packed pipeline of new launches. India emerges as both an opportunity and a test case, offering scale and growth while raising tough questions on affordability and access. At its core, the conversation asks whether breakthrough science can move fast enough to serve patients without losing public trust.

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MSMEs and the 7.3 Trillion Rupee Payment Problem

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Why do small businesses still wait months to be paid, even when the law says 45 days?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, we examine one of the most persistent stress points in India’s MSME ecosystem: delayed payments. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Basant Kaur, Country Head of C2FO and Ramesh Dharmaji Senior advisor of the Global Alliance of Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) to unpack why payment backlogs—running into over 7.3 lakh crore rupees—continue despite legal mandates. The conversation moves from banking credit flows and risk appetite to the promise and pitfalls of platforms like TReDS, and why buyer participation remains the missing link. The episode also explores whether regulation alone is enough, or if behavioural change, digital infrastructure, and faster dispute resolution are equally critical. As MSMEs power jobs, exports, and growth, the discussion raises a timely question: can India fix its payment bottleneck before it chokes the very enterprises driving its economy?
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From Age Gating to Content Rating, Microdrama Apps are Flouting Rules

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

From no age gating on sexual content to the absence of statutory warnings around smoking on screen, Microdrama apps are violating critical rules associated with publishing curated digital content. In this episode, host Dia Rekhi speaks with Mallika Noorani of Parinam Law Associates on how platforms dismissed as “just two-minute videos” are in fact operating outside the law, despite clearly falling under India’s Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code. The discussion lays bare systemic failures: missing content ratings, weak or misleading age gates, absent parental controls, poor accessibility features, and routine neglect of mandatory health disclaimers. Noorani explains why neither format nor duration offers legal cover, how microdrama platforms qualify as publishers of online curated content, and what due diligence truly requires. The episode also probes broken grievance redress systems and opaque subscription practices that leave users exposed, with little protection or recourse.

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ET in the Valley: Ashish Thusoo, Co-founder and CEO, CurieTech AI.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

From big data’s earliest breakthroughs to AI-driven software automation, Ashish Thusoo has been at the centre of enterprise technology’s biggest inflection points. In this episode of ET in the Valley, host Surabhi Agarwal speaks with Ashish Thusoo, co-founder and CEO of CurieTech AI. About how data, software, and enterprise IT are being reshaped once again. Tracing his journey from Oracle in 1998 to redefining data processing at Facebook, and later building cloud-scale platforms, the conversation unpacks why AI-led automation of integrations is emerging as the next frontier. Thusoo also weighs in on whether the AI wave spells disruption or opportunity for Indian IT firms, the froth around valuations and circular deals, the uncertainty over H1B visas, and what makes technology companies endure in Silicon Valley.

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ET CEO Roundtable

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

India’s economy appears strong on the surface: high growth, low inflation, rising global interest and a confident narrative around the “India decade.” But is the optimism masking deeper structural risks? In this wide-ranging roundtable, leading voices from business, policy and economics examine what is really driving India’s growth and what could hold it back. In the latest edition of The Economic Times CEO roundtable ET’s Executive Editor Sruthijith KK talks to Priya Nair, CEO & MD, Hindustan Unilever, Uday Kotak, founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, Sajjan Jindal, Chairman, JSW Group, Lalit Keshre, Co-founder & CEO, Groww, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Lawyer, Debasish Mishra, Chief Growth Officer, Deloitte South Asia as they explores rising rural incomes, consumption shifts, entrepreneurship beyond metros and the promise of digital public infrastructure, while also confronting persistent challenges: weak private capex, underinvestment in R&D, judicial delays, export competitiveness and concentration risks across key sectors.

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How Quick Commerce is Triggering a Health Crisis for Gen Z

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

India’s quick-commerce boom is masking a growing public-health crisis. A new analysis reveals that half of all packaged foods sold on these platforms are junk, HFSS or ultra-processed, with some apps listing unhealthy items at rates as high as 62 percent. What looks like convenience is reshaping consumer behaviour, especially among Gen Z, where late-night impulsive ordering has become routine and, in many households, a daily habit. At the same time, medical research links ultra-processed foods to a wide range of diseases including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular problems, kidney disorders and even depression raising alarms about long-term dietary patterns. In this episode host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Sachin Taparia founder of Local Circles and public health and nutrition expert Dr. Arun Gupta, convenor of Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi). Despite this, India still lacks strong front-of-pack warning labels, stalled for years by industry pushback and regulatory delays. With digital storefronts acting as unregulated corner stores and offering almost no nutritional guardrails, this episode examines how an everyday swipe has quietly turned into a nationwide dietary risk and what it will take to reverse the trend.

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Wrappers to Winners: Why Google Chose India for Its First AI Futures Fund

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

Google and Accel have teamed up to launch their first-ever AI Cohort in India, a pre-seed program designed to back the country’s most ambitious AI founders at a moment when global giants like Microsoft are announcing multibillion-dollar AI investments in India. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Jonathan Silber, Co-Founder & Director of AI Futures Fund, Google, and Accel partners Prayank Swaroop and Pratik Agarwal to unpack why India was chosen as the global starting point, what the program offers, and how it aims to shape the next wave of AI innovation. From early access to cutting-edge Google DeepMind models to hands-on mentorship from engineers, researchers and venture partners, the guests explain how the cohort is built to give Indian startups a genuine global advantage. They discuss the surge in AI adoption across India, the challenges founders face in scaling internationally, and why both organisations believe India is ready to produce category-leading AI companies for the world.

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ET in the Valley: Krish Ramineni, Co-founder & CEO at Fireflies.ai

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

Fireflies started as a small experiment by two young engineers trying to fix a simple workplace problem: remembering what was said in meetings. A decade later, it has quietly become one of the few profitable AI companies operating at global scale. In this episode, of ET in the Valley, host Himanshi Lohchab talks to Co-founder & CEO at Fireflies.ai,

Krish Ramineni traces that path from manually joining calls as “Fred” to validate demand, to rebuilding the product after securing early access to OpenAI’s APIs. He discusses the pressure of fast followers, why note-taking was only the entry point, and how Fireflies is now expanding into sector-specific workflows across healthcare, finance and retail. Krish also explains why the company resisted the fundraising race, how it approached M&A interest, and why he believes the next phase of AI will involve “AI employees” handling routine work across tools. It’s a grounded conversation about discipline, timing and what real adoption looks like in an overheated AI market.

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How IndiGo and Air Travel Unravelled

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:25:00 +0000

India’s biggest airline didn’t just stumble, it unravelled. When IndiGo collapsed, thousands were stranded, but the real story runs much deeper. Aviation insiders unpack how ignored fatigue rules, poor planning, and a culture of silence pushed India’s largest carrier into chaos. In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Capt. Amit Singh of Safety Matters, Ameya Joshi of Network Thoughts, and ET’s Arindam Majumdar to decode how IndiGo’s days-long meltdown exposed deep cracks in pilot planning, safety oversight, and the regulatory system meant to keep flyers safe. Experts explain why new fatigue rules triggered panic, how a shortage of captains spiralled into mass cancellations, and whether the crisis was mismanaged or engineered. A revealing look at monopolistic power, weak checks, and what happens when a dominant airline pushes the limits.

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Corner Office Conversation: Diego Bianchi,, Vice President, Global Hubs, Sazerac

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

Bourbon is having a moment and Sazerac wants India to be its next big frontier. In this episode, of the Corner Office Conversation ET’s Ratna Bhushan talks to Diego Bianchi, VP,Global Hubs at Sazerac, who takes us inside Kentucky’s historic Buffalo Trace Distillery to understand how the 200-year-old American spirits giant plans to grow in a market long ruled by Scotch. Bianchi breaks down the company’s India strategy: educating new drinkers, betting on cocktail culture, expanding distribution, and building brand stories that resonate with a young, curious consumer base. He also weighs in on tariff cuts, pricing pressures, regulatory challenges, and why India is now one of Sazerac’s most important growth markets. Can bourbon move from the fringes to the mainstream in India? This conversation explores the stakes and the storytelling behind that push.

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BCG India Head on India’s Manufacturing Test

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

India wants manufacturing to power its next big leap from 17% to 24% of GDP, and eventually to a $30 trillion economy. But how realistic is that in a world of tariffs, fractured supply chains and geopolitical churn? In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Rahul Jain, India head at the Boston Consulting Group, who breaks down what it will actually take. He explains why India’s large domestic market is an advantage, why indigenisation and exports must rise together, and why scale, cost competitiveness and real R&D investment will decide whether India becomes a global manufacturing force, why three-quarters of cost-cutting programmes fail, how resilience has become a core business metric, and why CEOs need to get comfortable making decisions in uncertainty rather than waiting for stability. As global alliances shift and AI reshapes business, he argues that India’s demographics, STEM talent and political stability give it a rare opening if industry and government can move with speed and discipline.

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Explaining the Govt’s U-Turn on its Sanchar Saathi App

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

India's government ordered every smartphone to pre-install its Sanchaar Saathi cybersecurity app then quietly withdrew the mandate within weeks after Apple and privacy experts cried foul. But the real story isn't the U-turn. It's what this episode exposes: India's surveillance laws are 30 years old, written for phone tapping, not the digital age. The government can access your personal data without consent, without oversight, without accountability. While the app mandate failed because Apple had power to push back, most Indians don't. This episode unpacks the regulatory overreach, the privacy concerns, and why outdated laws give authorities a blank check over your digital life.

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ET in the Valley : Mohit Aron, Co-Founder, Nutanix And Founder, Cohesity

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000

This episode of “The Morning Brief” ET in the Valley series we go inside the mind of one of Silicon Valley’s most quietly influential founders a technologist who reshaped modern data centers with a single insight: keep compute and storage together because the network will always slow you down. Host Surabhi Agarwal talks to Mohit Aron, co-founder, Nutanix and founder, Cohesity about the idea that grew into hyperconverged infrastructure and why, even in an age of cloud and AI, the basic physics of data still haven’t changed. We also dive into the forgotten world of secondary data backups, archives, test systems and how cleaning up that chaos unlocked new possibilities, from ransomware detection to AI-driven analytics. Now working on his third startup, he explains why sales tech remains so broken and why fixing it felt urgent. Beyond the products and companies, the conversation widens to the Valley’s overheated AI moment, circular funding loops, and the stark contrast with India’s still-nascent deep-tech ecosystem. He also opens up about immigration, accountability, and why aligning personal incentives with national goals may be the only real way to drive long-term change.

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Meesho's Market Moment

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:30:00 +0000

A zero-commission bet that rewired India’s e-commerce playbook. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Samidha Sharma and ET’s Pranav Mukul break down Meesho’s unconventional rise with CEO Vidit Aatrey from leveraging WhatsApp resellers and an asset-light model to becoming a category-shaping marketplace challenging Amazon and Flipkart without owning warehouses. With 50% order growth, positive cash flows, and plans to go public, Meesho now eyes AI-led personalisation, financial services, and deeper entry into affordable categories. But as return rates climb, margins thin, and investor scrutiny sharpens, a bigger question looms: can Meesho scale sustainably while staying true to its low-cost DNA?

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Corner Office Conversation with Arun Kumar Parameswaran, Executive Vice President & MD Salesforce

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:30:00 +0000

How will the rise of the agentic enterprise redefine the future of work, technology and scale for Indian businesses? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Arun Kumar Parameswaran, Executive Vice President and MD of Salesforce, South Asia, about the shift from traditional digital transformation to a new era where autonomous AI agents collaborate with humans to reshape how organisations operate. From hyper-personalised experiences delivered at massive scale to AI-led credit decisions, fraud detection and instant commerce builds, the conversation explores how this model is set to transform speed, efficiency and global reach. It also examines why trust, auditability and the right balance between humans and AI will determine which companies truly capture the potential of this next technological wave.

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India’s Labour Law Reboot

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India's biggest overhaul of labour laws has officially taken shape, reshaping how millions of workers and thousands of businesses will operate. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury, ET’s national editor, economics, Deepshikha Sikarwar and Yogima Seth Sharma talk to labour secretary Vandana Gurnani, Poorvi Chothani, founder and MD of LawQuest and Anjali Sardana, founder of Pronto about what the shift from 29 separate laws to four unified labour codes really means from a stricter, clearer wage definition to the long-awaited recognition of gig and platform workers. We explore how the new 50% basic pay rule could alter take-home salaries, why fixed-term employees now stand on par with permanent staff, and how the raised retrenchment threshold aims to balance flexibility with worker safeguards.The conversation also examines the realities of state-level implementation, potential compliance challenges for companies with distributed teams, and the government’s push toward faceless, tech-enabled filings. Whether you’re an employer preparing for transition or a worker trying to understand your rights, this episode offers a sharp, practical guide to India’s new labour landscape.

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Prashant Jain's Reality Checks on the Markets Bull Run, IPO Valuations and More

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Is India’s stock market truly overheating, or is this simply the new normal? From stretched small- and mid-cap valuations to the frenzy in consumption, manufacturing, defence and a flood of IPOs, this episode unpacks the signals and the noise. Host and ET’s markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan talks to veteran fund manager Prashant Jain, co-founder and CIO of 3P Investment Managers, who argues that today’s markets are still far from the euphoric highs of 1992, 2000 and 2007. Jain also weighs in on the global AI bubble, India’s market resilience, and why he believes large caps could be the most sensible bet in the years ahead whether you’re a new post-COVID investor or a seasoned market participant.

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ET in the Valley: Grant Lee, Co-Founder & CEO of Gamma

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Born out of a consultant’s irritation with endlessly formatting slide decks, Gamma has grown into a tool that found global momentum during the generative-AI shift. Its writing-first philosophy and redesigned user experience helped it catch on especially in India and parts of Asia well before the company spent anything on formal marketing. In this episode of ET in the Valley, host Himanshi Lohchab speaks with Grant Lee, co-founder and CEO of Gamma. Lee outlines the company’s international adoption, its expanding ambitions beyond presentations, and the prosumer community that has fueled its rise. He also discusses Gamma’s work culture built around a lean, generalist-heavy team, deliberate hiring, and a conscious move away from Silicon Valley’s intense work norms. The conversation also touches on the AI talent race, visa-related hiring challenges, and the skillsets that will matter in a future where managing AI becomes part of everyone’s job.

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Viral to Valuation: Building Women’s Cricket as a Brand

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s Women in Blue have just delivered a World Cup win that electrified the nation, but what comes after the euphoria? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Choudhury talks to branding and marketing veterans Harish Bijoor and Lloyd Mathias about what this historic moment means for the future of women’s cricket from visibility and storytelling to sponsorships, fan economies and year-round opportunities. We look at the structural shifts the sport needs, the commercial forces shaping its next phase, and what it will take to turn one breakthrough win into a sustainable, thriving ecosystem. Are we finally ready to build women’s cricket for the long haul?

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Corner office Conversation with Nandini Piramal of Piramal Pharma, and Arjun Juneja of Mankind Pharma

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s pharmaceutical industry is at an inflection point and in this episode, two of its young influential leaders break down where it’s headed next. In this episode of Corner Office Conversation host Vikas Dandekar talks to Nandini Piramal, Chairperson of Piramal Pharma, and Arjun Juneja, COO of Mankind Pharma for an unfiltered conversation on legacy, reinvention, and the race toward innovation. From Piramal’s bold portfolio pivots and quality-first culture to Mankind’s rise from a domestic challenger to a top-three giant, the episode explores how two very different companies are preparing for the coming decade. The leaders discuss drug innovation, India’s obesity-treatment boom, partnerships, global regulatory scrutiny, and why 2047 will be a defining milestone for Indian pharma.
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Who will Buy Bankrupt Byju’s?

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Byju’s, once India’s biggest edtech success story, is now fighting for survival. Its parent company, Think & Learn, has run out of money and is undergoing insolvency. That means its key assets including Aakash Educational Services and Great Learning are up for sale. Two big names are now competing for pieces of the company: Ranjan Pai, who already owns a majority stake in Aakash after converting debt to equity, and Ronnie Screwvala’s UpGrad, which is interested in Great Learning and other strong-performing units. But the final decision isn’t theirs. It lies with Glas Trust, the US lenders who hold 99% voting rights. They’re looking for the quickest repayment and are also pursuing allegations that $533 million was moved out of reach. Meanwhile, more than 20 legal cases and limited information from the promoters are slowing down the process. In this episode, host Dia Rekhi talks to ET’s Jessica Rajan and ET Prime’s Manu Toms to break down who’s bidding, what’s happening inside the insolvency, and what the future looks like for Byju’s.

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Why Run Clubs are Exploding as India’s Latest Social Spaces

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s metros are seeing an unexpected dawn ritual take hold. Before sunrise, thousands gather on streets and promenades not chasing medals, but community. Run clubs have quietly become one of the fastest-growing social forces in urban India, offering structure and belonging in cities where loneliness is rising. In this episode, host Pranav Varshney talks to Sidharth Yadav, founder of Stride and several runners to examine how these informal groups evolved from fitness meetups into “third spaces” that cut across age, profession, and athletic ability. The shift is striking: Gen Z is now more likely to meet people through workouts than night-outs, and social media has turned hyperlocal running groups into city-wide networks. Brands, too, are paying attention, positioning themselves where this new culture gathers. Beyond the hype, the trend reveals something deeper: a generation searching for routine, accountability, and real-world connection. This episode goes inside the movement reshaping mornings, habits, and social life across urban India.

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ET in the Valley: Databricks Co-founder Patrick Wendell

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The real future of AI’s trajectory is being shaped by players who can convert deep data, cloud-first design, and measurable gains into sustainable models.This episode breaks down how early, unpopular bets on cloud adoption and machine-learning workloads are now separating the winners from the laggards in the AI race, and why profitability remains elusive even at unprecedented scale. On The Morning Brief – ET in the Valley, host Surabhi Agarwal speaks with Patrick Wendell, Co-founder & VP of Engineering of Databricks, about how decisions once dismissed as “too risky” helped Databricks build for long-term scale. Wendell also breaks down the real economics of the AI boom, the surge of talent coming out of India, and why true progress will be measured not by valuations but by whether the full AI stack can actually make money.

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Terrorism 2.0

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

When terror walks in wearing a stethoscope or carrying a university ID, how do you even begin to see it coming?”The Delhi car blast has forced India to confront an unsettling new reality: white-collar extremism, where trained professionals—doctors, engineers, academics—operate far from the traditional profile of militancy. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury traces how a few posters on the outskirts of Srinagar opened a trail leading investigators into a covert network built to blend in, not stand out. To unpack this shift, we speak with ET’s Hakeem Irfan Rashid, who maps the origins of the case, and experts — Dr. Christine Fair and psychologist Dr. John Horgan, author of the acclaimed book The Psychology of Terrorism — who explain how modern extremism is becoming fluid, grievance-driven, and increasingly shaped by online radicalization. As internet-enabled lone-wolf actors rise and global conflict zones spill over into new geographies, the conversation asks a pressing question: are India’s institutions, intelligence frameworks, and even our basic assumptions about risk prepared for this next phase of threat?

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Digital Gold: The Hype and The Blind Spots

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Digital gold is booming - but is it safe?

India’s love for gold has gone digital. From ₹1 micro-purchases to 24x7 vault-backed convenience, digital gold is fast becoming the new-age savings habit. But behind the glitter lies a grey zone - hidden markups, patchy audits and no regulatory oversight.

Now, with SEBI stepping in to sound the alarm, the question is whether this booming fintech favourite can stay credible without a watchdog.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury unpacks the rise, risks and realities of digital gold with Abhinav Kaul, Senior Assistant Editor at ET Wealth and Harshad Chetanwala, Co-founder of MyWealthGrowth.com.

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Physics Wallah Founders on IPO, Growth and Losses

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Edtech star Physics Wallah has taken a bold leap - from the virtual classroom to Dalal Street.

What began in 2016 as Alakh Pandey’s YouTube channel for JEE and NEET aspirants has grown into a $2.8 billion unicorn—now testing investor sentiment with a ₹3,480 crore IPO. Yet, despite the hype, subscriptions remain sluggish and market buzz subdued. Is this the next phase of India’s edtech story or another early reality check for a celebrated startup? Ahead of the listing, ET’s Startups Editor Samidha Sharma and reporter Tanishka Dubey sat down with founders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari to unpack the company’s rapid rise, its financial strain, and what comes next in its expansion playbook.

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ET in the Valley: Replit Founder and CEO Amjad Masad

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Software no longer needs to be written - it can now be imagined.
In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Himanshi Lohchab sits down with Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, the $3 billion AI-native coding platform redefining how the world builds technology. Masad traces his journey from Amman to Silicon Valley, the creation of Replit, and how AI agents are ushering in a post-coding era - where productivity is measured not in lines of code but in creative intent.

He explains why India’s 17 million developers stand at a once-in-a-generation inflection point - if the country can shift from cost arbitrage to innovation arbitrage. It’s a conversation on ambition, automation, and the audacity to reimagine work itself.

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Nobel Laureate James A Robinson On Power and Prosperity, AI and Society

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Why do nations rise - and why do they fail? In this special edition of The Morning Brief, ET’s Executive Editor Sruthijith KK speaks to James A. Robinson, co-author of the seminal Why Nations Fail and co-winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Economics, on the shifting architecture of power, prosperity and politics. Robinson unpacks why economists no longer lean on the term “capitalism,” the perils of simplistic theories like “geography is destiny,” and how inclusive institutions - not authoritarian efficiency - determine a nation’s fate. From India’s deep democratic roots and Africa’s untapped potential to the United States’ “mad rush for productivity” that he calls “a train wreck waiting to happen,” Robinson offers a profound reflection on the forces remaking our world.

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Corner Office Conversation with Apollo’s Dr Preetha and Suneeta Reddy

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Apollo Hospitals’ 42-year journey is coterminous with the story of how India has been trying to modernise its healthcare. In this episode Host Vikas Dandekar talks to Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive vice chairperson of Apollo Hospitals and Suneeta Reddy, MD, Apollo hospitals as they take us inside the institution: history, challenges and mission. From the time a young poor patient who was unable to afford treatment triggered the idea of Apollo in founder, chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy’s mind to becoming a global medical institution attracting patients from 147 countries, the conversation tracks its evolution as well as the tectonic shifts in India’s health ecosystem. The Reddys break down the country’s structural gaps: the shortage of beds, doctors and nurses, the rise of NCDs, and why preventive health has become India’s biggest economic risk. They lay out Apollo’s playbook: technology-led scale, AI-driven diagnosis, telemedicine networks, genomic forecasting, and the push for affordability without compromising outcomes.

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Another Big Betting Scam!!

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Cricket, cash and the dark web of betting — the scandal has come full circle. The Enforcement Directorate has frozen over ₹11 crore in assets belonging to former Indian cricket stars Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan, who are caught in the crosshairs of a money-laundering probe. At the heart of the investigation is 1xBet, a global betting platform banned in India yet flourishing through celebrity endorsements, offshore loopholes, and sophisticated digital marketing.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s financial crimes expert Rashmi Rajput to unravel how this underground economy thrives in plain sight.

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Groww’s ₹6,600 Cr Leap - Fintech’s Big Market Test Begins

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s largest retail broker is making its debut on Dalal Street - but can Groww sustain its blistering rise once the markets start asking harder questions?

Founded in 2016 by four ex-Flipkart entrepreneurs, Groww has reimagined investing for young India - through clean design, relatable content, and a promise of simplicity in finance. Its ₹6,600-crore IPO now is a test of whether scale built on retail exuberance can evolve into long-term resilience. With 80% of its revenue still anchored in broking and regulators sharpening their scrutiny of speculative trades, Groww faces its toughest market yet - the public one. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Pratik Bhakta, ET’s in-house fintech expert, to decode Groww’s journey - its breakout playbook, its pressure points, and whether this listing signals India’s fintech maturity or just another market mirage.

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ET in the Valley: ElevenLabs Co-Founder Mati Staniszewski

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What began as a simple idea—to change how we hear and interact with voices—has turned into a global tech movement. In this brand-new limited podcast series of The Morning Brief- ET in the Valley, host Surabhi Agarwal speaks with ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski about the company’s mission to revolutionize voice technology. From its Polish roots and multilingual vision to expanding across India with support for Hindi and Tamil, ElevenLabs is reimagining how language, AI, and creativity converge. The discussion dives into the company’s collaboration with Indian enterprises, Mati’s meeting with Prime Minister Modi, and the challenges of navigating a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
As voice models grow more sophisticated and creators monetize their own voices, the episode explores whether ElevenLabs’ blend of innovation, ethics, and global ambition could redefine how the world listens—and speaks—in the AI era.

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Is Women’s Cricket in India Finally Out of the Shadows?

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000

It was indeed historic — India’s women’s cricket team finally lifted their first-ever ODI World Cup trophy on home soil, ending decades of near misses and heartbreak. But can one glorious win rewrite a long, uneven story? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Ace sports journalist K. Shriniwas Rao and is joined by Divyanshu Singh CEO of JSW Sports to trace India’s remarkable yet turbulent journey — from pandemic disruptions and coaching shake-ups to the rise of fearless young stars redefining the game. The conversation delves into deeper questions: Why does the sport still grapple with a shallow talent pool, inconsistent marketing, and a Women’s Premier League yet to reach its potential?
As the dust of victory settles, the episode asks whether this World Cup win can be more than a moment of pride — could it spark a lasting transformation for women’s cricket in India?

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OML CEO on the Creator Economy’s Next Wave

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From indie music festivals to global comedy tours, Only Much Louder (OML) has long been the backstage engine of India’s creator revolution. In this episode of The Morning Brief, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Aanya Thakur sit down with OML CEO Tusharr Kumar to decode the shifting dynamics of digital influence from short-form fame and creator-led brands to the fusion of online buzz with offline fandom. What began as a talent management outfit for comics and musicians has now transformed into a data-driven machine shaping how creators build careers, businesses, and even micro-cultures. As India’s creator economy races toward a projected $1 trillion by 2030, a potent mix of instinct, data, and storytelling is redefining what it means to be an artist-entrepreneur.

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Fizz, Froth and Fail: Inside Bira 91’s Meltdown

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Once hailed as India’s coolest craft beer brand, Bira 91 is now facing a sobering reality, mounting losses, unpaid dues, investor mutiny and a probable drag down to bankruptcy court. What went wrong with the company that promised to make beer fun, youthful, and proudly Indian? In this episode host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s Ratna Bhushan and Manu Toms also joined by Poonam Chandel, Managing Director of NeuWorld Spirits to trace Bira’s journey from startup stardom to financial freefall. Together, they unpack founder and CEO Ankur Jain’s bold vision, the early buzz that fooled investors, and the missteps: overexpansion, regulatory blunders, and reckless spending that led to its downfall.

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Peyush Bansal on Vision, Valuation and the IPO Verve

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:30:00 +0000

From selling contact lenses in 2010 to building a global eyewear brand across India, Japan, and the Middle East, Lenskart's journey mirrors the rise of India’s new-age consumer startups. ET’s national editor for startups Samidha Sharma and startups tracker Pranav Mukul talk to Peyush Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, as he traces the company’s evolution from an online retailer to a company launching one of India’s most anticipated IPOs. Bansal opens up on global expansion plans, the leap into smart-glasses and AI-led eye tests, and the balancing act between valuation, investor expectations and vision.

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Corner Office Conversation with Knight Frank’s William Beardmore-Gray and Shishir Baijal

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s real estate is at an inflection point. In this episode of Corner Office Conversation, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Kailash Babar talk to Knight Frank’s Global Chairman William Beardmore-Gray and India Chairman and MD Shishir Baijal to unpack what’s behind record-high office demand, rising cross-border capital flows, and India’s shift into the world’s promising office markets. They discuss the surge of GCCs, the luxury-housing boom, and why institutional investors are eyeing living sectors like senior and student housing. The conversation also explores how PropTech, AI, and ESG are transforming global property decisions—and what lessons India can draw from China’s slowdown.
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Rebel Foods’ chief on Building Brands, Tech, and an IPO on the Horizon

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Rebel Foods disrupted India’s dining landscape by proving that you don’t need high streets to build high-value brands. From Faasos and Behrouz Biryani to Oven Story and Sweet Truth, it runs 20-plus brands across 10 countries — all powered by tech, not tables. In this episode of The Morning Brief, Co-founder and Group CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Anirban Chowdhury how the company transformed kitchens into a scalable platform for global restaurant brands.
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Booking’s APAC Chief on Travel Trends, AI, and Loyalty

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Travel is getting smarter, deeper, and more digital. Booking.com’s Asia-Pacific MD Laura Houldsworth joins Brand Equity’s Anirban Roy Choudhury to decode how global travel is changing and why India has become the industry’s biggest opportunity. She discusses the rise of digital-first travellers, the surge in spiritual and alternative stays, and how Booking is embedding AI to personalize journeys — from inspiration to experience.

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Exporting Bollywood: Strategy, Scale, Survival

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From Lagaan to RRR, Indian cinema has gone truly global. But behind the glitz of overseas premieres and record-breaking box offices lies a fast-changing battlefield. In this explosive conversation, Host Rajesh Naidu talk to veteran overseas distributor Pranab Kapadia to unpacks the billion-rupee world of international film distribution: how Bollywood grew from 300 screens in 2003 to 60+ countries today, the diaspora’s unmatched influence, and why the U.S. alone powers up to 50% of overseas revenues. But a perfect storm is brewing. Trump’s 100% tariff on foreign films, the rise of streaming platforms, and shifting audience behaviour could redraw the cinematic map. Will the next Rocky Rani or RRR find its audience in theatres or on OTT? And can Indian cinema keep expanding into untapped markets from Africa to Eastern Europe?

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A Spoonful of Death

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:22:30 +0000

In India the so-called pharmacy of the world children are dying from the very medicines meant to heal them. The Morning Brief’s latest audio deep dive travels from rural Madhya Pradesh to Tamil Nadu’s factories to uncover how a cough syrup laced with industrial chemicals like diethylene glycol killed at least 25 children and how a system built on 80-year-old drug laws allowed it. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to fathers who lost their children, Dr Arvind Bagga, professor emeritus and former head of pediatrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Pramod Verma, Inspector General at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, public health activist and author Dinesh S Thakur, lawyer and author Prashant Reddy T. Dinesh, JJ Hospital veteran Dr Ishwar Gilada and ET's pharma editor Vikas Dandekar

This story exposes a broken drug regulation system and the human cost of neglect.

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Corner Office Conversation with Sridhar Vembu, CEO, of Zoho Corporation

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when a small Indian software firm quietly evolves into a global SaaS powerhouse without external funding or data monetization? In this episode of Corner Office Conversation, ET’s tech experts and hosts Surabhi Agarwal and Suraksha P sit down with Zoho founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu and his leadership team to trace the company’s extraordinary rise from its humble beginnings in the 1990s to becoming a billion-dollar global player. The discussion explores Zoho’s early bet on SaaS, its commitment to ethical growth, the bold decision to build talent from rural India rather than urban hubs and why India has to be self reliant in tech to avoid weaponisation by the giants. As the conversation unfolds, it probes a larger question: can a homegrown tech company balance global ambition with local empowerment while staying fiercely independent?
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Corner Office Conversation with Gunjan Soni, Country Managing Director, Youtube India.

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India is YouTube’s fastest-growing market home to a young, ambitious generation that’s transforming from viewers into global creators. In this conversation, host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Gunjan Soni Country Managing Director of YouTube India to break down how the platform is powering this shift. She talks about the explosive rise of Shorts, the growing influence of connected TV, and how linguistic diversity and AI are opening new frontiers for creators. Soni also dives into YouTube’s evolving monetization ecosystem from ad revenue and fan funding to affiliate models and how Indian creators are turning content into thriving businesses. The discussion doesn’t shy away from the tough issues: burnout, platform dependence, algorithm myths, and the guardrails around AI-generated content.

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Caste, Controversy and Campaigns: Inside Bihar’s Big Poll

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The stage is set for one of India’s most riveting political contests, the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Nine-time Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faces perhaps his toughest test yet, battling fatigue and anti-incumbency. Tejashwi Yadav is going beyond RJD's traditional Muslim Yadav votebank, while political strategist turned challenger Prashant Kishor is out to disrupt the traditional equations. On the ground, caste remains the central axis of Bihar’s politics from the Yadav, Muslim bloc to Kurmis, Kushwahas, and the Extremely Backward Classes, every community holds the key to a few crucial seats. Adding to the churn is the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, which has seen millions struck off and added back to the voter rolls, sparking controversy and court hearings. In this episode, Host Nidhi Sharma talks to ET’s Kumar Anshuman and Anubhuti Vishnoi to decode the political map of Bihar with ground reports, data, and insights from shifting alliances and freebies to law-and-order issues and the two-phase polling strategy. This is the battle that could redefine Bihar’s political future.

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Hooked in 90 Seconds: The Micro Drama Boom

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What if binge-watching your favorite show took less time than making a cup of coffee? Welcome to micro dramas: Bite-sized, 90-second stories turning our scrolling habits into a global entertainment phenomenon. Born in China as duanju, this $7-billion industry blends romance, revenge, and slick and yet inexpensive production to redefine how stories are told, sold, and streamed. Host Dia Rekhi speaks to Wenwen Han, founder of the Short Drama Alliance, who takes us inside China’s micro drama factory, where 100 new shows drop every day. ET’s Rajesh Naidu decodes India’s fast-rising market powered by homegrown apps like Cuckoo TV and Flick TV.

Is this the future of storytelling or just another digital fad?

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Explaining RBI’s Raft of Deregulations

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In its boldest liberalization push in years, the RBI has announced 22 deregulatory measures in a single day, the highest in its modern history. Among other things, banks can now finance corporate takeovers, investors can pledge more equity for credit, and companies can borrow up to a billion dollars abroad without prior approval. The central bank isn’t cutting interest rates, it’s cutting red tape. But as the guardrails come off, critical questions arise. What’s driving this hyper-liberal shift under Governor Sanjay Malhotra? Is this a decisive step to deepen capital markets and attract dollars or does it sow the seeds of new financial risks? And how ready is the banking sector to take on these new risks? Host Anirban Chowdhury sits down with ET’s Associate Editor Sugata Ghosh to decode the strategy, the stakes, and the risks behind RBI’s most aggressive financial deregulation drive in years.

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Chabahar Sanctions: India’s Western Deadlock

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The future of India’s most ambitious overseas port project hangs in the balance. With the US reinstating its sanctions for Iran’s Chabahar Port, India faces a strategic dilemma: risk Washington’s ire or abandon years of investment, regional influence, and its only land route to Afghanistan that bypasses Pakistan. In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s P Manoj and Arun Gupta, former Managing Director of India Ports Global to break down how Chabahar went from a symbol of India’s westward ambitions to a geopolitical tightrope with ports dismantled, directors resigning, legal opinions sought, and China waiting in the wings. What does this mean for India’s trade corridors, its ties with Iran, and its standing in West Asia?

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Vineet Nayar says the Tech Industry is at an Inflection Point, Not Crisis Mode

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Vineet Nayar, the former HCL Technologies CEO who once flipped corporate hierarchies on their head is now reimagining classrooms at scale through Sampark Foundation. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s tech reporter Beena Parmar talk to Nayar on the big questions: Is AI truly disrupting India’s $100-billion IT industry, or is it just cost-cutting in a new avatar? Why does India lead in public digital innovation yet falter at building breakthrough global products? And can the education system shift from producing knowledge workers to nurturing real problem solvers? Drawing on career-defining inflection points, Nayar reflects on the future of technology and education in India. From layoffs and AI hype to policy and innovation gaps, the conversation offers candid insights into how crises can be converted into opportunities and how both boardrooms and classrooms must evolve to keep pace.

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Dissecting 2025’s Biggest IPO: Tata Capital

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Tata Capital is about to drop 2025’s biggest IPO. In this episode of The Morning Brief, we bring you exclusive comments from Rajiv Sabharwal, MD & CEO of Tata Capital on the company’s plan around its ₹15,512 crore markets debut. Host Dia Rekhi also speaks to Tarun Singh, MD of Highbrow Securities and IPO expert, to unpack the company’s landmark listing set to be among India’s largest ever.
The conversation explores the strategy behind expanding retail participation, the challenges from the merger with the vehicle financing arm, valuation pressures, and fundraising strategies.

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Corner Office Conversation with Elizabeth Reid, Head of Search, Google

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Elizabeth Reid is one of Google’s most powerful women. She also has one of its most challenging jobs. At a time when AI is reshaping how people seek information, as standalone LLMs become their foremost information sources, friends and therapists, Reid, Head of Search, has to constantly grapple with the challenge that it’s no longer the only answer to all the world’s questions And yet, Google’s search clicks are up and more qualified, people are asking detailed questions and, as she insists, the story of the blue link is far from over. In this episode, she talks to host Anirban Chowdhury about why Google isn’t facing an innovators’ dilemma yet, although it is trying to constantly improve the search experience, how Google and its searchers now talk differently to each other, whether there is a gap in gauging their intent and setting context, if agentic AI is truly an innovation worth chasing. She also talks about why the tech behemoth’s latest innovations must come to India weeks after the US, compared to two years earlier and how, soon, some of them might come to India first.

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India's Big Indic Data Chase

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

A quiet race is on to give India its own AI voice. From call-centre automation to defence and legal systems, Abhishek Upperwal of Soket Labs and journalist Swathi Radhakrishnan tell us why AI trained only on Western, English-heavy data cannot meet India’s needs. Translation isn’t enough; models must “think” in Hindi, Tamil or Marathi to capture nuance and reduce bias. The government’s IndiaAI mission, with nearly ₹10,000 crore in funding, is catalysing startups to build these Indic models. But their biggest bottleneck is data. Only a sliver of the world’s open datasets are in Indian languages, and even public archives like Doordarshan take time to unlock. Startups are scrambling crowdsourcing voices, licensing publishing-house content, generating synthetic text and negotiating with ministries to reach the 15–20 trillion high-quality tokens needed for a world-class foundation model. In this episode Host Anirban Chowdhury, ET’s Swathi Moorthy and Soket AI’s, founder, Abhishek Upperwal try to answer the following questions:

What makes sovereign, Indic-first AI critical for India’s economy and security?
How are innovators overcoming the huge shortage of quality language data?
Can low-cost, DeepSeek-style methods help India build frugal yet powerful models?
Where will the commercial payoffs voice AI, regional apps, enterprise tools arrive first?

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Are We Going Back to Gold Standards?

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when gold, long seen as a timeless store of value, begins to redefine its place in global finance? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by ET’s banking editor Sangita Mehta and Ritesh Jain, founder of Pinetree Macro and a leading voice in global wealth and finance, to explore the forces behind gold’s resurgence from central banks shifting reserves away from the dollar to the rise of dual trade settlement systems splitting along geopolitical lines.
With prices recently hitting a record high of $3,791 an ounce more than double since the Russia-Ukraine war and India now the sixth-largest holder of gold after China, the conversation probes what this surge really signals.

As economic paradigms shift, the discussion raises a pressing question: is gold moving from commodity to cornerstone in the architecture of global trade and policy?

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Trump’s $100k H-1B Fee and the New Age of Migration Controls

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Donald Trump’s sudden $100,000 H-1B visa fee has shaken the U.S. tech landscape and left Indian IT giants scrambling. With renewals, contracts, and billions of dollars in deals on the line, what does this mean for companies, employees, and the future of global talent flows? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s tech reporter Beena Parmar, immigration law expert and founder of LawQuest Poorvi Chothani, and political scientist Ranabir Samaddar to place this move in the larger anti-immigration story developing in the west.

How are new rules and hidden costs from visa integrity fees to tougher naturalization checks reshaping the lives of students, professionals, and families? And at a deeper level, is today’s anti-immigration wave about economics, or about identity, race, and who gets to belong?

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Fed’s Latest: Rate Cut Rally or Dead Cat Bounce?

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The US Federal Reserve has delivered its first rate cut since December 2024, trimming the benchmark rate by 25 basis points and hinting at two more cuts this year. Markets had expected the move, but Jerome Powell’s cautious tone on sticky inflation, slowing growth and rising job market risks left investors with more questions than answers. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by ET’s Markets Editor Nishanth Vasudevan to decode the implications. What does Powell’s “risk management” cut really signal? How did global markets from US treasuries and the dollar to emerging markets react? And most importantly, what does this mean for India: can foreign flows revive? Will Sensex and Nifty hit record highs? Or should investors look to gold and bonds for safer returns?

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Reliance’s AI Playbook

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Reliance is making its boldest leap yet into artificial intelligence. Backed by gigawatt-scale data centres, alliances with global giants like Nvidia, Google and Meta, and the unmatched power of data from 450 million Jio users, Mukesh Ambani wants to position India as an AI builder, not just a consumer.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by Neil Shah, co-founder of Counterpoint Research, and ET’s AI expert Himanshi Lohchab to decode what “Reliance Intelligence” really means. Can Ambani turn this vision into reality and build AI “for everyone, everywhere”? We dive into Reliance’s grand plans for cloud infrastructure, affordable AI services for small businesses, vernacular voice assistants, enterprise solutions, and even smart-city applications. Can India produce enough AI talent to power this ambition? Will execution challenges and global competition from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud derail the vision? Or could this finally give India its own AI infrastructure and a credible homegrown alternative to U.S. tech giants?

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Chip Dreams Vs Pachyderms: Tata’s Elephant Problem

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s semiconductor dream is taking shape in Assam, where Tata Electronics is building a ₹27,000 crore chip assembly and testing facility. But this high-tech mission has run into a very unusual roadblock: wild elephants and snakes. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s Dia Rekhi joined by noted veterinarian popularly known as the 'Elephant Man of Asia' Dr. K.K. Sarma, to unpack the clash between cutting-edge technology and nature. From elephant herds that can cause damaging ground vibrations, to snakes that spooked construction workers, the story reveals how Tata is building elephant-proof walls and even employing snake rescuers to keep the project on track. The conversation also zooms out to a larger question: how do industries balance mega-investments in technology with the ecological realities of the land they’re built on? With anecdotes of animals disrupting industries worldwide from moths in computers to monkeys causing blackouts, this episode examines why India’s semiconductor mission must be not only technologically advanced but also ecologically future-proof.

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Corner Office Conversation with SAP Labs India MD Sindhu Gangadharan

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode of Corner Office Conversation, we sit down with Sindhu Gangadharan, Managing Director of SAP Labs India and Chairperson of NASSCOM. From being the first woman to lead SAP Labs India to driving its AI-first transformation, Sindhu shares her journey, the bold decisions that shaped her career, and why India has become SAP’s biggest R&D hub outside Europe. Joined by Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s tech expert Beena Parmar, she discusses how the geopolitical turmoil is an opportunity for problem solving, how the AI boom is no bubble and why it’s now about whether India will build its own Anthropic…it’s how soon.

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How Nepal’s GenZ Torched its Govt

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:11:13 +0000

Nepal’s GenZ has torched, overthrown and reformed its government.

On September 9, tens of thousands of young Nepalis poured into the streets. What began as a protest against a social media ban spiraled into the country’s biggest uprising in decades. Parliament was stormed, buildings burned, and Prime Minister K.P. Oli was forced to resign. On Friday, the youth’s candidate of choice Sushila Karki took oath as the interim prime minister. At the heart of this revolution: a generation fed up with corruption, elite privilege, and years of political mismanagement. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury traces how Nepal got here and what comes next. With insights from Professor Jeevan Sharma of the University of Edinburgh and Ashish Pradhan of International Crisis Group to voices from Kathmandu’s Gen Z movement, we explore how TikTok memes, “nepo kids,” and deep frustration over inequality turned into a powerful street movement. We look at Nepal’s political instability, its fragile economy propped up by remittances, and the global parallels from Sri Lanka’s collapse to Bangladesh’s student protests and even France’s “Block Everything” movement.

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Will GST-Free Insurance Truly Cut Your Premiums?

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s insurance sector is at a turning point with the government scrapping the 18% GST on health and life insurance premiums from September 22. Policies from term plans to ULIPs and health covers just got cheaper, but questions remain : Will insurers absorb the loss of input tax credit or pass on the full benefit to policyholders?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Shilpy Sinha speaks with Kamlesh Rao, MD & CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, Nilesh Sathe, former Member of IRDAI, and Dr. Bhabatosh Mishra, COO of Niva Bupa Health Insurance to unpack the reform’s impact on insurance. From cheaper premiums and better coverage for families to industry concerns over margins and grey areas like credit life policies, they explore how this change could reshape consumer behavior and support the government’s ambition of “Insurance for All by 2047.

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Why Is India Still Buying Russian Oil?

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Three years after the Ukraine war began, India has become one of Russia’s largest oil customers. From negligible imports before 2022, Russian crude now accounts for nearly a third of India’s oil basket delivering big savings for refiners and keeping fuel prices steady at home. But these benefits come with rising diplomatic costs, including pressure from Washington, the threat of higher tariffs, and accusations that India is profiteering by exporting refined Russian crude back to Western markets. Host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by energy markets expert Vandana Hari and Nandan Unnikrishnan, Head of Euraisan Studies, Observer Research Foundation. Together, they examine how much Indian refiners truly gain from Russian discounts, whether those margins are sustainable as sanctions tighten, what risks loom over India’s US trade ambitions, and how long New Delhi can balance its need for cheap energy with its strategic partnerships in the West.

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NextGen GST: A Conversation Beyond Cheaper Goods

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:27:10 +0000

India’s biggest GST shake-up since 2017 is here. The new structure with just two slabs 5% and 18% plus a steep 40% for sin and luxury goods, promises cheaper essentials and faster refunds. But will consumers and businesses really feel the difference? On this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by Bipin Sapra, Partner - Leader, Indirect Tax & Economic Policy at EY, to unpack NextGen GST 2.0. From challenges of compliances to resolving inverted taxation issues, to Centre–State revenue tussle, to export efficiencies, they explore how these reforms could change spending, business margins, and the economy at large.

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ET World Leaders Forum: Rajat Taneja on Visa’s Credit Card Crossover

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

At the ET World Leaders Forum 2025, Archana Rai, Economic Times’, Editor, South speaks with Rajat Taneja, President Technology at Visa, about how India is shaping the future of payments. The discussion spans India’s trillion-dollar digital opportunity, the growing role of AI in fraud prevention, and Visa’s cutting-edge innovations from tokenized credentials and biometrics to agent-led e-commerce. Rajat noted that one-time passwords are no longer foolproof as they can be compromised, arguing that trusted platforms will shape the future of secure payments. Stressing AI’s transformative role, he also called for closer cooperation with regulators to build safer, faster digital transactions. He further highlights India’s pivotal role in Visa’s global R&D, while offering perspectives on regulation, financial inclusion, and the essentials of safe online shopping.

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Of Dragons and Elephants: Modi–Xi in Focus

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when two of the world’s most populous nations attempt to reset ties amidst a multipolar order? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by ET’s Executive Editor, Politics, Pranab Dhal Samanta to unpack the significance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with President Xi Jinping. Against a backdrop of cordial but cautious exchanges, the conversation probes whether this rare chemistry signals a genuine shift or a pragmatic pause. From trade imbalances and supply chain vulnerabilities to the broader triangle of India, China, and Russia navigating U.S. dominance, the discussion examines how global realignments shape regional choices. With echoes of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan recalibrating their positions, the episode raises the subtle but pressing question: can India normalize ties with China while preserving balance in its wider strategic partnerships?

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TMB at 800!

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:07:51 +0000

800 episodes strong! The Morning Brief isn’t just a podcast—it’s your morning essential for sharp insights, credible voices, and conversations that matter.
Here's what some of its best guests had to say on the milestone

Ravi Kumar S (CEO of Cognizant)
Rajesh Jejurikar (Executive Director & CEO (Auto & Farm Sector) at Mahindra Group)
Ashok Kantha (Indian diplomat & Former Ambassador to India & China)
Vinay Dubey (Founder and CEO of Akasa Air)
Srikanth Fractal (Co-Founder, Group Chief Executive & Executive Vice-Chairman)
Sunil Singhania ((Founder - Abakkus Asset Manager Pvt Ltd)
John Strickland (Director at JLS Consulting)

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Corner Office Conversation with Vipul Parekh, Co - Founder of BigBasket

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode of Corner Office Conversations, host Ratna Bhushan sits down with Vipul Parekh, co-founder of BigBasket, to discuss how India’s leading online grocer is gearing up for the festive season amid the quick commerce boom. From IPO buzz and profitability challenges to category expansion beyond groceries, Parekh shares insights on competition with Swiggy, Zepto, JioMart, and Amazon, and BigBasket’s strategy around dark stores, assortment, and growth. With the Tata Group backing and a rapidly evolving e-commerce market, this conversation explores what it takes to stay ahead in a fiercely contested space.

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South Capital: The Big Takeaways

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Over the last five weeks, The Morning Brief explored the investment stories shaping southern India through exclusive conversations with senior ministers from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala. From manufacturing and infrastructure to IT, green energy, and start-ups each state is vying to stand out in India’s growth race. In this wrap-up episode of our special series South Capital, hosts Nidhi Sharma and Dia Rekhi break down the key takeaways, the sectors to watch, and how competitive southern states really are when it comes to attracting investments.

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How AI is Rewriting Cinema Part 2

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a buzzword in film editing rooms — it is beginning to script, generate, and even direct visual storytelling. In the second part of our special series on AI filmmaking, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Rajesh Naidu speak to acclaimed director Shakun Batra — the creative force behind Kapoor & Sons and Gehraiyaan, now experimenting with AI-powered cinema. From building entire car chases through prompts, to rethinking workflows where “post becomes the new prep”, Shakun shares how AI is democratising imagination by freeing filmmakers from the traditional constraints of cost and scale. He also addresses the tough questions: authorship, ethics, data ownership, and whether AI can ever capture the “soul” of storytelling.

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Ban and Boost? Explaining The Online Gaming Law

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s Online Gaming law, 2025 has jolted the country’s fast-growing gaming industry. The law bans real-money games while promoting e-sports and casual play, a shift that could transform a sector valued at over ₹30,000 crore. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Vidushpat Singhania, managing partner at Krida legal and Rohit Agarwal, Founder - AlphaZegus Marketing to unpack the battles now unfolding, questions of state versus central authority, the unresolved debate of skill versus chance, and whether prohibition will truly safeguard users or simply drive betting underground. The fallout is already visible. Big-ticket sponsorships have been cancelled, major platforms have shut down operations, and creators who once thrived on gaming promotions are seeing sharp cuts in income. As courts weigh in and companies scramble to adapt, the future of gaming in India remains uncertain. What’s clear is that this legislation marks a turning point, not just for the industry, but for millions of players across the country.

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South Capital: TN’s Playbook of Distrubuted Growth

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode of South Capital, the focus is on Tamil Nadu, India's manufacturing powerhouse and one of its most industrialized states. Known as the “Detroit of Asia” for its auto sector and the “Manchester of the South” for its textiles, Tamil Nadu plays a pivotal role in India’s GDP, exports, patents, and electronics manufacturing, including iPhone assembly. Host Dia Rekhi speaks with Tamil Nadu’s Industries Minister TRB Rajaa, who shares the state’s vision of becoming a $1 trillion economy, a goal built on decades of progress in education, manufacturing, IT, textiles, electronics, and renewable energy. He underscores the state’s strengths in women’s empowerment, robust infrastructure, and policy consistency, while highlighting new opportunities in semiconductors, technical textiles, shipbuilding, seafood processing, and offshore wind. Tamil Nadu also hosts India’s largest base of MSMEs, many of them women-led, which drive innovation and strengthen supply chains. Unlike states that compete domestically, Tamil Nadu positions itself against global economies, striving to stand out as a leader in industry, sustainability, and investment. With infrastructure upgrades, climate-resilient planning, and green energy targets set ahead of national goals, Tamil Nadu is firmly establishing itself as a global industrial hub.

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Rare Earths to Rx: Explaining the India-China Reset

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

For months, India has felt the squeeze of China’s export chokehold on rare earth magnets vital for EVs, fertilizers key to food security, and raw materials that keep pharma running. Automakers faced stalled assembly lines, farmers braced for higher costs, and drugmakers feared supply disruptions. Now, with Prime Minister Modi set to visit China for the SCO summit, a narrow trade package is on the table. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s Sharmistha Mukherjee, Shambhavi Anand, Vikas Dandekar, and economist Sachin Chaturvedi to unpack the freeze, the fragile easing, and the big questions: Can India trust Beijing as a trade partner? Could pharma rivals really collaborate? And can China balance out an increasingly protectionist U.S. in this tense economic triangle?

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India’s Setting New Rules for the Digital Space, but Why?

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Another week, another rulebook for India’s digital economy this time, a competition code. The Digital Competition Bill (DCB) would flip enforcement from ex-post litigation to ex-ante guardrails for “systemically significant” platforms, banning self-preferencing, data misuse against business users, coercive tying, and stealth blocks on interoperability under the CCI, not a new super-regulator. It’s meant to supplement the Competition Act, not replace it.

In this episode Kazim Rizvi, Founding Director of The Dialogue, a public policy think-tank, tells Anirban Chowdhury that India may not need a new statute now: first test the 2023 Competition Act amendments (settlements/commitments), build capacity, and let case outcomes prove speed and effectiveness citing the CCI’s recent 12-month Google Android TV matter as evidence that ex-post can work with resources.
He also brings data from The Dialogue’s survey of MSMEs using digital platforms to show the rules may hobble Indian digital-first firms.

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Corner Office Conversation with Naveen Tewari, founder and CEO of InMobi and Glance

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Naveen Tewari thrives on pivots and preempting market demand before it becomes obvious to everyone else.
In this deep-dive with the founder and CEO of InMobi and Glance, host Anirban Chowdhury traces India’s earliest unicorn from its 2007 pivot from mKhoj (SMS search) to mobile advertising, SoftBank’s $200 million backing, and a “born-global” scale-up: InMobi today derives 65%–70% of revenue from North America. We also unpack the second act: Glance, the AI-led lock-screen platform with 400 million users, and its newest bet—AI commerce: a business built on a foundation model trained for shopping, with monetization via transaction take-rates and brand enablement.

Tewari argues that his businesses’ US concentration is a feature, not a bug. He outlines why post-cookie privacy guardrails have largely stabilized, and explains why advertising keeps the internet free. He also predicts 80% automation of software coding at InMobi and what that means for talent, velocity, and quality—plus where an eventual IPO fits when you’re already profitable and well-funded.

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South Capital: Telangana’s Push for Mini-Hyderabads

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Telangana, India’s youngest state, is charting an ambitious path to become a trillion-dollar economy by leveraging its strengths in technology, AI, and skilled talent. In a candid conversation host Dia Rekhi talks with Industries and IT Minister Sridhar Babu to analyse how Hyderabad, already a global hub for tech giants, pharma leaders, and GCCs is driving growth into tier-2 and tier-3 cities, expanding tourism, and adding value to agriculture through processing and market linkages. The state is making a bold push into AI with a planned 200-acre AI City, a dedicated AI university, and integration of AI across government services. Alongside, it is bolstering aerospace, defense, electronics manufacturing, and data centers, while ensuring sustainability through renewable energy and infrastructure planning. Competing fiercely yet strategically with its southern neighbors, Telangana is working to create multiple “mini-Hyderabads” and future-proof its workforce while speaking out against perceived biases in national project allocations.

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Text-to-Theater? How AI is Rewriting Cinema Part 1

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

AI in films is no longer a fringe experiment. It moved from a backstage assistant to calling the shots. In three years, Gen AI models have evolved from conjuring massive battle scenes in Lord of the Rings to making full fledged feature films through prompts. Questions of course remain on credibility and credits, but film makers like Darren Aronofsky are helming AI film projects too. In this heady jamboree of tech, creativity and storytelling can India be far behind? In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury chronicles the rise of this technology and talks to Gurdeep Singh Pall, a former Microsoft veteran and co-founder of Intelliflicks, to unpack his journey in creating a full length hyper-real historical AI-generated feature film. They explore the creative breakthroughs and strange quirks of synthetic actors, the ethical minefields of authorship and consent, and why Pall is determined to push the limits of what’s possible on screen. It’s a front-row seat to the moment when technology becomes both the camera and the storyteller.

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Big Money’s Mood Swings: Explaining the FII Flight

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode, we dive into why foreign investors have been quietly pulling billions out of India’s stock markets even as they talk up the country’s growth potential. We break down the main drivers: stock prices are high compared to history and other Asian markets, corporate earnings growth has slowed, the rupee has weakened, and economic activity has lost some steam. And then came the curveball hefty U.S. tariffs on Indian exports. This unexpected move has rattled investors already on the edge. While strong domestic inflows from Indian investors have helped steady the market, foreign money still matters, because it’s often seen as a measure of global confidence in the economy. Host Anirban Chowdhury with ETs markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan explore the different kinds of foreign investors from “hot money” chasing short-term opportunities to patient, value-focused funds waiting for the right moment. The question now is: will they return if the market takes a dip, earnings bounce back, or growth accelerates again?

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South Capital: Karnataka Grows Beyond Bengaluru

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Karnataka drives 65% of India’s aerospace and defence output, over half of its machine tools, and 60% of its biotech exports but much of that growth is concentrated in and around Bengaluru. This week, we unpack the state’s broader industrial ambitions and historic legacy from the Wadiyar dynasty’s investments in education to Asia’s first hydroelectric power in Mysore and the streetlights of Bengaluru in 1905. Host Nidhi Sharma speaks with Karnataka large and medium industries minister M.B. Patil on the state’s new industrial policy, the Invest Karnataka Forum, and its efforts to spread growth across districts. But with neighbouring states like Andhra snapping at its heels with faster land clearances and aggressive pitches, can Karnataka stay competitive and inclusive?

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Ram Madhvani on Blending VR, AI and Bharat

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Virtual Reality in India has long been seen as a futuristic gaming gimmick flashy, expensive, and niche. But that’s changing. Host Anirban Chowdhury and ETs Rajesh Naidu talk to national award winning film maker Ram Madhvani (Neerja, Aarya) who is reimagining VR as a cultural and spiritual experience. His latest project? A five-minute immersive film on the Bhagavad Gita not for streaming, but to be experienced through VR headsets in temples, forts, and museums across India. With plans to roll out 100 such films by 2028 and place headsets in cultural hubs, Madhvani wants to democratize VR not through Silicon Valley, but through Bharat. Priced at just ₹100, these bite-sized experiences could bring in pilgrims, students, and families, not just gamers and techies. As India’s spiritual tourism surges and the government pushes cultural pride, could this be the unlikely tipping point for VR adoption in the country? We dive into the vision, the tech, the economics and the big bet on storytelling as India’s gateway to the metaverse.

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US’ Tariff Blow: What can India Do?

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when economic friction between two global partners sparks deeper strategic questions? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Agneshwar Sen, trade policy leader, EY India, to unpack the implications of recent US tariff on India and threats for more. From the unexpected 25% tariff to the intricate triangle of the US-India-Russia dynamic, the conversation navigates the fine line between trade penalties and geopolitical signaling. Is Washington's move a matter of policy consistency or a sign of deeper mistrust? Is the imminent India-US trade deal dead on arrival? As August 7 looms, the episode offers a nuanced look at how India can weather economic turbulence while safeguarding strategic autonomy.

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Corner Office Conversation with The New Leaders of Indian Pharma

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s pharma sector is at a turning point transitioning from a global generics powerhouse to a serious contender in biotech and innovation. In this episode, host Vikas Dandekar is joined by Namita Thapar, Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Aman Mehta, Managing Director, Torrent Pharma, and Sharvil Patel, Managing Director, Zydus Lifesciences to explore what it takes to climb the innovation ladder. From regulatory roadblocks and pricing pressures to building a robust R&D ecosystem, the panel lays it all out. Patel reflects on Zydus’ early bet on research, Thapar shares Emcure’s commitment to women’s health and inclusive leadership, while Mehta highlights the shift toward patient-first thinking. Blending sharp insights, real-world data, and candid personal stories, this conversation asks the big question: Can India go from being the “pharmacy of the world” to becoming its “laboratory”?

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South Capital: Kerala Rising

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Kerala, India’s smallest southern state by area, is often celebrated for its pioneering “Kerala Model,” where social progress laid the foundation for economic growth. Decades of focus on education and healthcare have led to high literacy, long life expectancy, and rising per capita income. But today, the state grapples with fresh challenges: outward migration of skilled talent, an ageing population, growing healthcare needs, and limited land for industrial growth. In this second installment of South Capital, host Nidhi Sharma speaks with Kerala’s Industries Minister P. Rajeev on how the state plans to attract investments while balancing growth with sustainability and social equity.

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The Anil Ambani Annals

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Once valued at over ₹1 lakh crore, Anil Ambani’s Reliance ADAG group is now facing one of its biggest reckonings. The Enforcement Directorate has launched a sweeping probe into alleged loan fraud and money laundering worth over ₹24,000 crore—spanning Yes Bank transactions, shell firms, and suspected quid pro quo deals with Rana Kapoor’s family offices.

In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury, ET’s banking editor Sangita Mehta and its tracker of financial wrongdoings Rashmi Rajput unpack the Grand Thornton audit red flags, the delays in enforcement action, and the high-stakes legal and financial fallout.

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Future Ready or Ruthless: Explaining TCS' Mass Layoffs

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is set to lay off around 12,000 employees, its biggest workforce reduction to date. While the move might seem driven by automation, the company attributes it instead to a widening skills gap. As TCS shifts to newer technologies and agile delivery models, many existing roles especially at the mid and senior levels no longer align with business needs. Bench policies are also being tightened, with extended periods of unassigned time potentially leading to termination. TCS says it will offer support to affected employees, including severance pay, healthcare coverage, and job placement assistance. In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury, ET’s Beena Parmar and UnearthInsight CEO Gaurav Vasu unpack how this signals a larger industry shift where digital transformation is reshaping not just what tech companies do, but how they need to do it.

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South Capital: Andhra Pradesh’s Comeback

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

When Tamil Nadu claimed the title of “India’s No. 1” in economic growth, Andhra Pradesh hit back with a sharp, self-aware message: “We are No. 2. We work harder.” Borrowing from a legendary advertising playbook, the move sparked a fresh wave of competition among southern states vying for investment and influence. In the first episode of our special limited series South Capital, we put the spotlight on Andhra Pradesh’s renewed push under Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. From reviving stalled mega-projects to enticing investors across state borders, AP is pulling out all stops to reclaim its place on India’s economic map. Host Nidhi Sharma sits down with Nara Lokesh, Minister for IT, Electronics, and Communications, to unpack the real story from leadership transitions and political recalibrations to whether Andhra’s promise of “speed of doing business” can challenge the established investor ecosystems of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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Two Entrepreneurs are Helping Create Nonprofit Unicorns

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:21:49 +0000

What if the next billion-dollar idea wasn’t about making money but about making a difference? In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury sits down with Varun Aggarwal, deeptech entrepreneur and AI researcher, and Shubham Bansal, a YCombinator alum turned social impact leader. Together, they lead Change Engine, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit accelerator aiming to build 20 nonprofit unicorns in India each impacting over a million lives. They discuss their bold vision for scaling nonprofits with startup-style speed and ambition, expose the cracks in India’s philanthropic funding model, and introduce their latest work, The Playbook for Nonprofit Unicorns, a practical guide to driving large-scale impact. From navigating government systems to using technology for grassroots change, this conversation reimagines what innovation and success can look like in today’s India. Tune in to discover how mission-driven ventures might just be the country’s most powerful engine of change.

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Why are Consumer Co CEOs Losing Their Jobs?

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

It’s been a turbulent fortnight for corporate leadership, with sudden CEO exits at companies like HUL, Coca Cola bottler HCCB, L’Oréal, Diageo, Kenvue and WPP. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Ratna Bhushan speaks to ET’s Associate Editor Arijit Barman and Vibhav Dhawan, Partner at Positive Moves Consulting to unpack what’s driving this churn: from slowing demand to soaring competition, from tariff pressures to slackening control over ad networks, from a lack of focus on growth to a push for next-gen leadership. Why is the top job turning into a revolving door? Are CEOs fall guys? Is the traditional playbook outdated? And are short tenures the new normal?

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Corner Office Conversation with Pawan Goenka, Chairman, IN-SPACe

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India is not just watching the space race — it’s entering the arena with serious firepower. In this Corner Office Conversation, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Nirmal John sit down with Pawan Goenka, Chairperson of IN-SPACe to explore how India is opening up the final frontier for private players.

From transferring ISRO’s rocket technology to industry, to creating a Rs 1,000 crore space-focused VC fund and setting up new launchpads in Tamil Nadu, Goenka outlines the roadmap for turning India into a global hub for small satellite launches. He also discusses the upcoming Space Activities Bill, the boom in aerospace startups like Skyroot, Pixxel and Digantara, and the challenge of Series B-C funding in deeptech.

If you've wondered how India plans to grow its space economy from $8.5 billion to $44 billion by 2033 — this episode offers answers from the man steering the catalyst in this journey.

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Brandalore Rising!

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Bengaluru is rapidly emerging as India’s new advertising epicenter, challenging the long-standing reign of Mumbai and Delhi. What’s driving this transformation? A dynamic combination of thriving startups, digitally native D2C brands, and a fresh crop of independent agencies that are reshaping the creative landscape. From fintech to fantasy sports, the city is drawing in forward-thinking advertisers eager to experiment. Its strong tech foundation positions it as a frontrunner in AI-enabled content, digital innovation, and hyperlocal campaigns. But the momentum isn’t limited to Bengaluru. Southern markets like Kerala, Chennai, and Hyderabad are also experiencing significant economic growth, rising consumer demand, and sectoral expansion. The pandemic only accelerated this shift, with remote work enabling talent to stay anchored in the South and flourish. Host Prasad Sangameshwaran is joined by Lloyd Mathias, business strategist and independent director; Kaustav Das, CEO and co-founder, Ralph&Das; and Rahul Vengalil, CEO & co-founder of TGTHR, as they unpack how Bengaluru and the broader South are rewriting the narrative of Indian advertising.

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Inspiration vs Appropriation: Why Global Fashion Still Doesn’t Credit Indian Craft

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s aesthetic legacy is lighting up luxury runways across Paris and Milan from Louis Vuitton’s “Voyage to India” to Prada’s controversial Kolhapuri-inspired sandals. But behind the global admiration lies a deeper story: one of borrowed beauty, blurred boundaries, and battles for credit. We explore the fine line between celebration and exploitation. Fashion scholar Phyllida Jay joins host Apoorva Mittal to unpack how India stands between being endlessly mined for design and finally demanding recognition. With GI tags, artisan invisibility, and IP inequalities at the forefront, this is a look at what happens when the world wears India without saying her name.

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The Curious Case of HUL’s CEO Shuffle

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when a global FMCG giant hits pause on its playbook and places a bold new bet on leadership? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Ratna Bhushan speaks with Sandip Ghose, HUL veteran and currently Managing Director of MP Birla Cement, and ET’s Senior Editor Sagar Malviya to unpack the high-stakes leadership transition at Hindustan Unilever Limited, where the abrupt exit of CEO Rohit Jawa has made way for marketing veteran Priya Nair. From long-standing market pressures and legacy baggage like GSK’s Horlicks to shifting consumer trends, the conversation traces the strategic recalibrations underway at HUL.

With insights into the contrasting legacies of Jawa and his predecessor Sanjiv Mehta, the episode explores what Nair’s digital-first, premium-led approach could mean for the company’s growth story.

Will her vision reinvigorate investor confidence and steer HUL through a slowing consumer cycle? Or is this a bigger story about transformation, expectation, and the evolving DNA of leadership in Indian corporates?

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Corner Office Conversation: Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S on its AI Playbook

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when 20% of your code is written by machines? In this Corner Office Conversation, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Ravi Kumar, CEO at Cognizant, to unpack how the tech major is reimagining IT services through AI, automation, and open innovation.
With a strong push toward interdisciplinary talent, Ravi explains how Cognizant is redefining productivity and expanding access to software development beyond traditional STEM fields. From open-sourcing its NEURO platform to preparing for an AI-led future, the company is building a more agile and inclusive tech ecosystem.
As India positions itself as a global AI hub, the episode explores whether frugal innovation and a strong digital backbone can help it overcome constraints in computing power and regulation and power the next chapter of global tech transformation.

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Bihar’s Contentious Voter List Shake-up

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

A sweeping revision of Bihar’s voter list has stirred debate. The Election Commission’s first Special Intensive Revision in over 20 years demands new, unfamiliar documents from thousands within just 30 days. Critics call it rushed, exclusionary, and potentially unconstitutional. The Commission defends it as essential housekeeping ahead of elections. But why now? Why Bihar? Is this a test run for a nationwide voter roll purge? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s Anubhuti Vishnoi, former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, and political reporter Kumar Anshuman. As citizens wade through monsoon floods to prove they belong, one question looms: are we protecting democracy or locking people out of it?

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Nightmare on Jane Street

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In a significant development, SEBI has barred Jane Street, one of the world’s leading proprietary trading firms, from participating in Indian markets. The action follows concerns over aggressive options trading strategies and suspected manipulation, particularly around Bank Nifty’s weekly expiries. This move reflects the regulator’s growing focus on tightening control over algorithmic and high-frequency trading, especially by foreign players. Host Anirban Chowdhury discusses the implications with ET’s Sugata Ghosh and Reena Zachariah as well hedge fund executive Mayank Bansal, on SEBI’s toughest crackdown on a global trading firm

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Unseen, Unpaid, Undervalued: The Reality of Women’s Work

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Women regardless of privilege or education continue to shoulder the invisible burden of caregiving and domestic work. They may appear independent and empowered but behind the scenes, most women are still doing it all, unpaid and unacknowledged. In this conversation host Apoorva Mittal talks with Sunaina Kumar, Senior Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, about the weight of domestic labor, the need for flexible policies, trustworthy childcare, and the cultural shifts essential to making real progress. Because recognizing invisible work is the first step toward equity.

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The Labubu Lowdown

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Labubu, the “cute but creepy” character from The Monsters series by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung, has taken over the world….and now India. Once a niche designer toy, Labubu is now a global collectible phenomenon fuelled by Pop Mart’s blind box strategy and major celebrity endorsements from Rihanna to Karan Johar. With prices ranging from ₹4,000 to over ₹1 crore, Labubu is driving a fast-growing collectibles trend in India. From social media unboxings to resale site frenzies, the demand shows no signs of waning. Host Dia rekhi talks to resellers Nikhil Jain of City Kicks India and Abbas Ali Zaveri, founder at Hype Fly India about why Indian collectors are rushing to join this global club.

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Corner Office Conversation with Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO of Axis Bank

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Axis Bank, MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry sits down with ET’s Saloni Shukla and banking editor Sangita Mehta for an unfiltered conversation on growth, competition, and resilience. Since taking over in 2019, Chaudhry has led Axis to become India’s third-largest private sector bank. Yet, questions remain about its relatively slower growth especially when compared to peers like ICICI and HDFC Bank. With the banking sector navigating fresh headwinds, sluggish deposit growth, stricter regulatory scrutiny on NBFC ties, tightening margins, and global uncertainty, Chaudhry offers a frank assessment of what’s next for Axis, the banking industry at large and much more.

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Shared Space: Kamna Shukla on Shubhanshu Shukla

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As India sends Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla into orbit on the Axiom-4 mission, we pause to meet his biggest cheerleader and strongest support system. Dr Kamna Shukla—Shukla’s wife, best friend since Class 3, a dentist and mother—opens up to TOI's Chethan Kumar about the daring, dedication and decisiveness that drives Shukla, his bonding with other astronauts, his goofiness and taking inspiration from Finding Nemo, their love across light years, parenting during countdowns, the quiet courage it takes to be grounded when your partner belongs to the sky..and why she never visualises his flights.

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The Conflict that Just Doesn't End

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when long-simmering tensions between two regional powers erupt into a flashpoint for global concern? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by Barbara Slavin, distinguished fellow at the Stimson Centre to unpack the fragile but ferocious dynamic between Iran and Israel. Framed by the October 7th Hamas attacks and the Gaza War, the conversation traces the deeper history of Iran’s relationship with Israel and the rise of the so-called Axis of Resistance. From regime stability in Tehran to nuclear ambitions, Barbara offers insight into whether this conflict marks a shift in Iran’s regional strategy or simply a recalibration.
The episode also probes the role of the United States, questioning why it acts as a combatant rather than a mediator and whether its long-standing “maximum deterrence” doctrine still holds water. Is there still hope for peace?

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AAIB’s Ex Chief on Air Crashes, Crack Teams and Challenges

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

An Air India flight took off on June 12 and within seconds, it became one of the deadliest air crashes in recent memory. Only one of the 242 people aboard survived. The official investigation has been hamstrung by a severely damaged black box that had to be flown to the NTSB lab for decoding.

Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Aurobindo Handa, former head of India’s air accident probe agency, to understand what it takes to uncover the truth after an air crash. Drawing on his years of experience including the Calicut crash of 2020 he also sheds light on what holds back India’s air safety investigations: low budgets and short-staffed teams.

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Air India: Reboot or Relapse?

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad en route to London, Air India flight AI171 crashed, killing 241 of 242 people onboard, marking India’s worst aviation disaster in over a decade.
In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with safety and flight ops expert Amit Singh, founder of Safety Matters Foundation as well as ET’s aviation experts Forum Gandhi and Arindam Majumder, to unpack the tragedy that has shaken the foundations of India’s aviation sector.
With the black box recovered and investigations underway, the episode explores what is known so far, the hard questions around airline accountability, and whether lapses in safety protocols played a role.

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India’s Rare Earth Reckoning

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As rare earth shortages disrupt global manufacturing, India’s auto sector is feeling the crunch. In this episode of The Morning Brief, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Shally Seth Mohile speak with Ankit Somani (Co-founder, Conifer), Hemal Thakkar (Senior Practice Leader and Director, Crisil Intelligence), and Vinnie Mehta (Director General, ACMA) to unpack how China’s tightening grip on rare earth exports is sending shockwaves through India’s auto sector. With restrictions on critical elements and magnets used in EVs, defense, and electronics, Indian supply chains are strained.

Rare earth magnets up to 15 times stronger than steel magnets and power everything from regenerative braking and sensors to infotainment and battery systems. Yet despite having the world’s fifth-largest reserves, India lacks the refining capacity, magnet-making infrastructure, and policy clarity to compete. The result? Deepening dependence on China, which controls more than 85% of global processing.

As export approvals get entangled in a multi-agency licensing maze, Indian manufacturers are scrambling to respond from redesigning tech to lobbying for domestic capacity. This episode explores whether India can future-proof its clean-tech ambitions or stay magnetized to global risk.

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Corner Office Conversation with John Pearson, CEO, DHL Express

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

DHL Express, has made a strategic turnaround in the last 15 years to become a key revenue driver for the DHL Group. At the helm is its CEO John Pearson, a 40 year veteran at the logistics behemoth. But as geopolitical forces give new directions to global trade, DHL must find new anchors. In this Corner Office Conversation Pearson talks to Anirban Chowdhury, who joins him at DHL’s Dubai facility, and ET’s Forum Gandhi about how he and his company are navigating the shifting sands, air and waters of global trade and how India is playing a critical role in its recalibrated plans.

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Health Hazards in your Grocery Bag

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

A bottle of mango lassi, neatly sealed and within its expiry date, erupts like a shaken soda—over-fermented and undrinkable. Delivered in 10 minutes from a quick commerce dark store, it should’ve been safe. But it wasn’t. And it isn’t an isolated case. As India’s quick commerce boom races ahead with 10-minute deliveries, dark stores—those invisible micro-warehouses powering your convenience—are quietly falling short on food safety. From broken packaging and stale bread to near-expiry edible oils and infestations, hygiene violations are slipping through the cracks. With fragmented regulations and overstretched operations, are we walking blind into a public health risk? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET’s Ratna Bhushan and Dr Arun Gupta, convenor, Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest, about the systemic hygiene failures inside dark stores, the medical risks of spoiled food, and whether consumer convenience is quietly compromising our safety.

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Boardrooms and Bloodlines: How Small Family Businesses are Planning Succession

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

For decades, Indian family businesses have operated on trust, tradition, and unwritten rules. But as generational transitions approach, and as businesses scale or seek external capital, these legacy structures are coming under pressure. Succession in Indian family businesses is no longer a backroom conversation, it's becoming a strategic imperative. And as new voices emerge in old rooms, the question is no longer if the change will come, but how prepared families are to manage it. Host Dia Rekhi talks to Falguni Shah, Partner at PwC and Srinath Sridharan, corporate advisor and author of Family and Dhanda about this shift. Why are more families writing constitutions? What role do generational gaps, investor pressure, and changing cultural attitudes play? And are these isolated cases or the early signs of a broader transformation? Tune in.

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Corner Office Conversation with Yannick Bolloré, Havas Group Chairman & CEO

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Havas Group, the world’s fifth-largest advertising network, counts India as one of its most successful markets. In this special Corner Office Conversation, Yannick Bolloré, Chairman and CEO of Havas Group, talks to Ratna Bhushan about why Indian branding and advertising is a “completely different world”. With several big accounts such as Reckitt Benckiser, HUL and Tata Steel and a headcount that has grown 10X in eight years and poised to double in the next few, Havas is betting big on India's booming middle class, digital-first consumers, and world-class talent base. Bolloré shares how India’s digitisation story where digital ad spends have overtaken traditional media offers a blueprint for the future. He also explains why Havas embraced AI early, how it’s slashing production costs while enabling hyper-personalised campaigns and why he wants every Havas employee to be AI-trained. Bolloré also discusses how geopolitical uncertainty from Trump’s tariffs to regional tensions continues to have an impact on advertising.

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Trump vs Harvard: India Impact

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The Trump-Harvard tussle over international students has aspirants and their parents in a bind.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Prachi Verma explores the ripple effect of the clash and what it signals for the future of American higher education. With its federal certification temporarily stripped, Harvard now has less than 30 days to prove it complies with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. While a federal judge has paused the enforcement, the uncertainty is real—especially for the nearly one-third of Harvard’s student population that comes from abroad, including 800 Indians.

As Indian families reassess their higher education plans, Prachi speaks to Naveen Chopra, founder of TC Global, and Deepak Ahluwalia, a U.S.-based immigration lawyer, to unpack what this means on the ground from admissions anxieties to long-term policy implications. From curriculum and diversity to global enrolment strategies, the question lingers: in a decentralized and competitive academic world, can a single institution still lead or is the age of institutional bellwethers coming to an end?

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Patrick McGee on the Apple-China Toxic Nexus and Where India Stands

Fri, 30 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From Steve Jobs’s design obsession to Cold War-like entanglements in China, Apple’s supply chain story is as much geopolitical as it is operational. In this episode of The Morning Brief, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Dia Rekhi speak with Financial Times’ lead Apple reporter, journalist and author Patrick McGee, whose new book explores how Apple’s reliance on China helped build both the iPhone and China’s manufacturing dominance. From Foxconn’s factory cities to Tim Cook’s “Uber of manufacturing” model, the conversation traces how Apple’s pursuit of speed and scale created strategic dependence.

As trade tensions escalate and India eyes its own role, Patrick unpacks why China’s ecosystem is still unmatched and whether democratic countries can replicate its efficiency without compromising core values. In a world of fragile ties and rising tariffs, the episode asks can the company pivot from China without dismantling the very machine it built.

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Malta Malfunction: The Rich Hit a Border Wall

Thu, 29 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Malta’s golden passport scheme once ranked #1 globally for citizenship-by-investment has been declared a violation of EU law by the European Court of Justice, signaling a major turning point in global wealth migration. As the EU cracks down on fast-track citizenship programs, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), including thousands of wealthy Indians, are reassessing their options for second citizenship and global mobility. Host Neil Ghai talks to Rajneesh Pathak, founder of GlobalNorth Residency and Citizenship and Andri Boiko, Founder & Global CEO , Garant In, as they discover how this landmark ruling could reshape investment migration trends, impact the future of golden visas, and shift demand toward more affordable residency and passport programs in the Caribbean and beyond.

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Explaining India’s Record FDI Freefall

Tue, 27 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India has recently witnessed a dramatic decline in net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), sparking concerns across economic and policy circles. In this episode, we explore the key factors behind this unexpected fall and what it could mean for the country’s growth trajectory. While foreign investment continues to come in, a surge indisinvestments and capital outflows as part of the IPO wave last year sharply reduced the net gain. What’s causing global investors to pull back? And why are Indian companies increasingly investing abroad instead of at home? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET’s Gayatri Nayak and Indranil Sengupta, noted economist and professor at Shiv Nadar University, to look beyond the headline numbers and see whether this is the sign of a maturing economy. They also examine how India’s position in the global investment landscape is shifting, especially as other emerging economies attract greater attention. Is this just a temporary correction due to global uncertainty, or are deeper structural issues at play?

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Why PVR sued Bollywood’s Most Successful Producer

Fri, 23 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Today we break down the big clash between PVR Inox, India’s largest cinema chain, and Maddock Films, the production house behind the Stree franchise, Chhava and now Bhool Chuk Maaf. Just days before the latest film was supposed to hit theatres, Maddock decided to skip the big screen and release it straight to Amazon Prime Video, citing the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan. That move didn’t sit well with PVR Inox. They hit back with a ₹60 crore lawsuit, accusing Maddock of breaching their agreement and causing major financial losses. The two parties settled out of court but the conflict raises questions. While Maddock cited a war as the basis of its decision, will production companies try to pass theatres more and more, abruptly? Will the window of theatrical shows reduce? Given that films are not being pre sold for hundreds of crores to OTT platforms, will the importance of cinemas as exhibition platforms and revenue generators reduce more and more?

Host Anirban Chowdhury and Rajesh Naidu chat with Anushree Rauta, Equity Partner and head of the Media & Entertainment practice at ANM Global, and Amit Sharma, who heads entertainment at Miraj Group.

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Trump, Tim Cook, and the India iPhone Question

Thu, 22 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Last week, Donald Trump made headlines once again.. this time by issuing veiled threats to Apple CEO Tim Cook over the company’s expanding operations in India. But despite the political noise, Apple is pushing full steam ahead with its India strategy, with Foxconn reportedly set to double iPhone production in the country this year. As Apple positions India as a key manufacturing hub and a potential alternative to China, host Dia Rekhi is joined by Tarun Pathak, Research Director at Counterpoint Research, and ET’s Suraksha P to break down the implications of Trump’s remarks. They explore the ground realities at Apple’s top supplier Foxconn’s new Bengaluru facility and examine whether Apple could truly shift away from China or even bring iPhone production to the US.

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India’s Concert Economy Boom

Tue, 20 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From Guns n Roses shredding in Mumbai to Coldplay slaying it in Ahmedabad, India is grooving to a new and potentially massive business. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Raghav Anand, Partner at EY-Parthenon, and Naman Pugalia, Chief Business Officer at BookMyShow, to decode India’s live entertainment boom. With global icons like Travis Scott, Dua Lipa, and Imagine Dragons lighting up Indian stages, the conversation explores the forces behind the concert economy’s 25% annual growth, rising disposable incomes, Gen Z’s craving for experience-first entertainment, and the digital ease of access fueling demand.

What happens when 86% of a concert’s audience flies in from outside the host city? The episode unpacks the ripple effects from hotel bookings and ride-hailing surges to a redefined urban economy. But in a country where infrastructure still lags ambition, the spotlight shifts to BookMyShow’s transformation from ticketing platform to ecosystem builder through innovations in production, venue retrofitting, and audience readiness.

As India eyes its own Coachella moment, the question remains: can the nation’s stages keep up with its global-sized fanbase?

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Reviving Amravati: Can India build new cities?

Fri, 16 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What does it take to develop and actually settle a new capital city?

On May 2nd, PM Narendra Modi launched Amaravati, the proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh. But this wasn’t its first unveiling. Back in 2015, then CM Chandrababu Naidu had launched the same greenfield dream with the PM by his side. Now, after a political hiatus and a resounding mandate, Naidu is back and so is Amaravati. In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET’s host Nidhi Sharma speaks with State IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh and former Smart City mission director Kunal Kumar to explore the challenges of attracting investors, rebuilding trust, and turning a fertile riverfront into a functioning capital city.
From the promise of land pooling to the pitfalls of political disruption, the conversation traces Andhra Pradesh’s reset to “one state, one capital,” drawing comparisons with Cyberabad and probing if this new push can meet its tight timelines.
As India’s urban future accelerates and greenfield cities remain the exception, Amaravati may offer both a blueprint and a cautionary tale. Can Andhra Pradesh transform this dream into a thriving hub — or will Amaravati remain a story of ambition interrupted?

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Corner Office Conversation with Shantanu Narayen Chairman & CEO at Adobe

Thu, 15 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From a modest Silicon Valley garage to a global creative powerhouse, Adobe's journey has been nothing short of transformative. In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET’s Surabhi Agarwal & Annapurna Roy engages with Adobe Chairman & CEO Shantanu Narayen to discuss how the company is integrating AI with design to redefine digital creativity. Narayen reflects on India's burgeoning creative economy, Adobe's four-layer AI strategy, and the company's "customer zero" approach to innovation. He also shares insights on how tools like Firefly are gaining unique traction in India and emphasizes that AI, when combined with human ingenuity, can elevate creative work rather than replace it.
As AI redraws the boundaries of art and tech, the episode asks: Can India lead the next creative renaissance? And can Adobe stay ahead without losing its human touch?

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Corner Office Conversation with Luis Von Ahn CEO & Co-founder at Duolingo

Tue, 13 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From Carnegie Mellon classrooms to a global cultural phenomenon, this episode of The Morning Brief traces the journey of Luis von Ahn, math prodigy, inventor of CAPTCHA, and now the CEO and co-founder of Duolingo. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s Deputy news editor Himani Kothari explore how Luis’s early work fighting bots evolved into a business to democratize education through gamified language learning. What began with a Spanish course and a German prototype has grown into a plus 500-million-user platform, driven by Duolingo’s bite-sized lessons, quirky owl mascot, and irreverent marketing strategy. The conversation delves into the company’s expansion into math, music and chess, its partnership with OpenAI, and the creative freedom that powers its viral success.
As AI becomes central to the future of learning, Luis weighs its potential to enhance not replace human education. Can platforms like Duolingo balance fun, function, and cultural impact in a world increasingly shaped by algorithms?

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Battle Beyond Borders

Sat, 10 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 7—well past midnight—India launched a precise, 23-minute military operation targeting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. These locations were reportedly strongholds of two of the world’s most notorious terror groups: Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. Indian Rafale jets deployed SCALP and HAMMER missiles in the strikes, in what appeared to be a retaliatory act not only against the recent Pahalgam attack, but against a long history of terror incidents—Red Fort, Parliament, Mumbai train blasts, Pathankot, Uri, Pulwama—stretching back to the Kargil conflict.

According to Indian government sources, over 100 militants were killed in the strikes. Pakistan launched a retaliatory attack using drones and missiles, reportedly aimed at as many as 15 cities across northern India. The Indian government stated that all incoming threats were intercepted, primarily using its S-400 air defence systems.

India then escalated further, crossing deeper into Pakistani territory than ever before. It neutralized an air defence radar installation in Lahore and conducted operations in sites at Sialkot and even near Islamabad.

This marks a significant shift in India’s military posture—from punitive strikes to potentially pre-emptive warfare. As the lines blur between militants, soldiers, and civilians, critical questions emerge: Is this the new normal in India’s security doctrine? How long can Pakistan withstand a prolonged conflict, economically and militarily? Will China’s support to Pakistan—currently limited to weapons supply—expand into something more direct? And, crucially, what diplomatic or military paths remain open for de-escalation before the region tips into broader instability?

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The UK-India Trade Fixit

Fri, 09 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As the UK and India inch closer to sealing their most ambitious bilateral trade agreement post-Brexit, the stakes have never been higher. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Pallavi Joshi Bakhru, Partner and UK Corridor Leader at Grant Thornton Bharat to unpack the long-awaited deal poised to reshape £43 billion in annual trade between the two nations.

With UK exporters set to save up to £900 million in tariffs and Indian workers finally gaining access to the long-sought Social Security Agreement, the episode dives into what each country truly stands to gain. Questions remain: Have thorny issues like data protection, IP rights, and worker mobility really been resolved? Can this deal serve as a blueprint for India’s much-anticipated pact with the US? And will promises on paper translate into performance on the ground? Stay tuned for a sharp look at a trade moment that could redefine bilateral economics in a fractured global order.

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A Not So NEET Escape Route for Medical Aspirants

Thu, 08 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As trust in domestic examinations falters, interest in studying medicine abroad is gaining momentum. In the wake of NEET-UG 2024’s credibility crisis marked by paper leak allegations, grace marks controversies, and a perplexing spike in perfect scores many Indian medical aspirants are rethinking their future. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Neil Ghai speaks with Akshay Chaturvedi, CEO of Leverage Edu, and Ankur Bharti, Executive Director at Grant Thornton Bharat, to unpack this shifting dynamic. From Russia and Ukraine’s aggressive recruitment drives to the Supreme Court’s insistence on NEET qualification for even overseas MBBS seats, we explore the ripple effects on young dreamers caught in the crossfire. The discussion spans digital platforms influencing student decisions, the appeal of shorter and cost-effective specialization paths, and the emotional toll of navigating a shaken admissions system.
Is this growing exodus a practical pivot or a desperate detour? And can war-torn or economically strained nations truly offer safe academic havens? Stay tuned as we trace the contours of a new medical migration and ask When the road to a white coat at home narrows, where do India’s future doctors turn next?

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Corner Office Conversation with Philippe Schaillee, Global CEO, Costa Coffee

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India once seen as a tea stronghold is emerging as a dynamic market for premium coffee. One brand leveraging this pivot is Costa Coffee. The British coffee house has a strange business arrangement in India. Owned by Coke, its outlets are operated by Pepsi’s biggest Indian bottler. Nevertheless and unfazed by growing competition from premium coffee names like Blue Tokai and Tim Hortons, Costa counts India as one of its top markets and wants to expand its footprint of 200 outlets in the near future.

In this episode, Philippe Schaillee, Global CEO at Costa Coffee, talks to host Ratna Bhushan about how the legacy brand is blending tradition with the agility of a startup to win over a new generation of coffee enthusiasts. From Gen Z’s growing appetite for cold brews and flavored options to navigating post-COVID inflation without compromising on quality, Philippe breaks down Costa’s business strategy for a market that is really waking up and smelling the coffee. He sheds light on the company’s city-focused growth strategy, the role of local partnerships, and what sets Costa apart in a fiercely competitive, youth-driven market.

Stay tuned in as we explore What makes a coffee experience aspirational today? Can global brands win by going hyper-local? And is India the future powerhouse of the global coffee revolution?

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3 Global YouTubers talk Content, Culture and Change

Fri, 02 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

In this special edition of The Morning Brief, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Dia Rekhi chat with three of the world’s most dynamic content creators, Mark Rober (a former NASA engineer turned YouTube star), Mayo Japan (a Hindi-speaking Japanese creator bridging Indian and Japanese cultures), and Brandon B (a VFX expert and viral storyteller). From viral Halloween costumes to high-budget STEM experiments, and from short-form content to cultural crossovers, the episode explores the evolution of YouTube content creation. The guests share insights on AI’s disruptive potential, monetization beyond ad revenue, the rise of YouTube on TV, and why authenticity and passion remain at the heart of their work.

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India-China: Cold Diplomacy, Hot Trade

Thu, 01 May 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As global tensions intensify from tariffs to terror the question arises: Are India-China relations quietly warming beneath the surface? Despite diplomatic frost after the Galwan clash, trade tells a different story. In 2023, bilateral trade reached a staggering $136.2 billion, with China remaining one of India’s top partners. From telecom to pharma, Chinese components power critical sectors of the Indian economy. China has even begun sending positive signals issuing over 85,000 visas to Indians in just four months and allowing Indian leadership in Chinese firms’ local operations. So, is this economic interdependence a path to reconciliation or just strategic convenience? Even as New Delhi curbs Chinese apps and investments, the flow of goods and even visas continues. Host Anirban Chaudhury talks to Wendong Zhang, Professor and Economist at Cornell University; Ashok Kantha, India’s former ambassador to China; and ET’s Dipanjan Roy Choudhury about why, as China faces a bruising tariff war with the US, India may be more economically indispensable than it appears. Is this economic pragmatism a sign of strategic recalibration?

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Water War: The Indus Waters Treaty Conflict.

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s move to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance marks a watershed moment with far-reaching consequences is the starkest example of weaponizing the natural resource in recent times. The IWT, critical to both countries and a lifestream for Pakistan, has survived 6 decades of hostilities and 4 armed conflics. But it has been marked with disputes and disagreements. The Pahalgam attacks was the last straw that made India take the extreme step of keeping it in abeyance. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with leading experts Anubhuti Vishnoi, Senior Editor,at The Economic Times and Pranab Dhal Samanta, Executive Editor (Politics),at The Economic Times to unpack the legal, political, and strategic dimensions of this bold decision.

What does holding the treaty "in abeyance" truly mean under international law? Could this signal a shift in India’s approach to critical resource diplomacy? And as energy security takes center stage, will Jammu & Kashmir finally unlock its vast hydroelectric potential?
Moreover, could India’s stance on the IWT set a powerful precedent for future water-sharing agreements across the region—and challenge the established global norms?

Stay tuned as we explore the high stakes, hidden challenges, and historic opportunities emerging from this unfolding story.

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Pahalgam Attack: India Strikes Back

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India has responded to the terror attacks in Pahalgam that claimed at least 25 lives of innocent tourists. A quick probe has been followed by a 5 point onslaught that strikes at an age-old water sharing agreement, infiltration, visas and diplomatic representation. Is a war imminent? Host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by ET’s defence expert Manu Pubby and diplomatic editor Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury for an in-depth breakdown of the ongoing investigation, India’s counter strike and what lies ahead.

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Peace Perished: Explaining the Pahalgam Terror Attack

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Once an idyllic, tourist-friendly destination nicknamed “mini Switzerland,” Baisaran Valley is now the site of a devastating and unprecedented terrorist attack, which has claimed 26 lives yet. As scenes of gunshots and helpless victims reverberate and replay through news channels and the internet, host Nidhi Sharma asks Hakeem Irfan Rashid, ET's Kashmir expert, to explain the whys, hows and what next. He discusses the calculated nature of the attack, the shocking targeting of civilians, and the larger implications for Kashmir’s image of normalcy post-Article 370, the absence of security infrastructure in remote regions, and the fear now gripping the valley, especially with the tourist season just setting in. With cancellations pouring in and shutdowns across towns, this attack may cast a long shadow over the region’s recovery.

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Opus DEI: Will Trump’s pushback impact MNCs in India?

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion three words that seem anything but controversial. Yet today, DEI stands at the heart of a global debate. With the Trump administration actively rolling back DEI initiatives across U.S. federal agencies, the question arises: what ripple effects might this have internationally, especially in India? Has DEI truly taken root in Indian workplaces, or does it remain largely confined to multinational tech companies? Are traditional Indian businesses beginning to embrace it? And what does this mean for organizations that specialize in promoting DEI? Host Dia Rekhi is joined by Dr. Ishani Roy, Founder & CEO Serein and Munira Loliwala, Vice President Business Strategy & Growth, TeamLease Digital to unpack the global backlash, examine the current landscape of DEI in India, and explore its true impact on business outcomes. With insights from a DEI strategist and a recruitment expert, we get a front-row view into how diversity is shaping India Inc.

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US-India BTA: One Deal to Rule them All, One Deal to Bind Them?

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As global trade faces one of its most uncertain chapters yet, India and the U.S. are negotiating what could become a defining economic agreement of the decade: a bilateral trade deal aimed at scaling their trade volume to $500 billion by 2030, a fourfold increase from its value in 2024.

But behind the diplomatic handshakes lie tough negotiations and clashing economic priorities.In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Bipin Sapra, Tax Partner and global trade expert at EY India, to break down what’s really at stake as both nations attempt to find common ground.
At a time when Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have rattled global markets, India and the U.S. have quietly signed the first terms of reference for this ambitious agreement.

So, which sectors stand to gain or lose? Could this be a strategic disruptor to China’s dominance in global trade? And what does it mean for India’s role in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework?

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Will Indian Students OPT out of America?

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What if the very reason Indian students choose the U.S. for higher education suddenly disappeared? No, it’s not the allure of Silicon Valley or Ivy League labels we’re talking about OPT: Optional Practical Training. For years, it’s been the launchpad for STEM grads to gain real U.S. work experience after their degree. But that pathway is now under serious threat. In this episode, host Neil Ghai and Prachi Verma are joined by Adarsh Khandelwal, co-founder of Collegify, and Nikhil Jain, founder of ForeignAdmits, to unpack a new bill in the U.S. Congress that could abolish the OPT program altogether. With Indian students accounting for more than 40% of all OPT approvals last year, this isn’t just a policy shift, it's a potential game-ender. So, what’s driving this move? What’s at stake? And how might it reshape the future for Indian students eyeing the U.S.?

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Corner Office Conversation with Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO, Salesforce

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:40:00 +0000

SaaS giant Salesforce has always been a disruptor in the tech industry. But it now stands at a point where the future of this industry is being completely reshaped by AI.

In this episode, Marc Benioff, the man behind the CRM major, talks to ET’s tech editor Surabhi Agarwal about Salesforce’ origin, its core ethos, present and future..the last two driven largely by AI.

He elaborates on the company's new technological and business model, focusing on the agentic layers and AI-driven digital labor. He talks about the importance of India as a lucrative market, talent pool and spiritual influence on his work; about challenges such as commoditization of AI agents and Balkanization of tech in the face of new trade wars and export controls. He talks about responsible AI usage and says that US’ perceived lead in the AI race is an illusion.

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Economist Chris Watling on Trump’s Volte Face and What it Means

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:05:01 +0000

After a turbulent week when global markets were battered by Donald Trump’s announcement of high tariffs on the world, there came a sudden reprieve: Trump announced a 90 day pause..on all countries except China. The bourses bounced back in record rallies, even as US and China slapped 125% tariffs on each others’ imports.
It’s a trade war between two of the strongest economies of the world, a three month relief for the rest of the world.
What made Donald Trump pull back? Is it a temporary relief? Will he make good on his tariff threats on other countries if the deals with them don’t fructify? What happens to smaller nations? Is the market bounceback sustainable? How will the Federal Reserve React? And are fears of a US recession allayed for now?
Host Anirban Chowdhury and Chris Watling, founder of Longview Economics talk about these and many other questions

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Trump’s U-Turn, Trade Wars & India’s Investment Edge

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

After more than a week of traumatising global markets with talk of implementing huge tariffs, Donald Trump did a volte face on Wednesday night pausing their implementation on all countries but one: China. It sparked a huge comeback rally in a battered Wall Street. But is this a sustainable turnaround or just a short-lived rebound? On The Morning Brief, ET’s Markets Editor Nishanth Vasudevan speaks to Sankaran Naren, CIO of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, to explore the broader impact of this policy u-turn, the escalating US-China trade tensions, and the implications for Indian markets. Drawing on over three decades of experience, Naren offers valuable perspectives on investment strategy, asset allocation, and whether India can outperform amid global volatility.

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Lessons from Adolescence: Phones and Mental Health

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Netflix’ popular show Adolescence, once In this episode, Dr Victoria discusses her study on the usage and permissibility of phones in schools and their impact on adolescent mental health. She explores the increasing prevalence of mental health issues among adolescents, the role of smartphones and social media, and examines data comparing schools with and without phone bans. Dr Victoria advocates for a broader approach emphasizing digital education and age-appropriate technology design, rather than outright phone bans.

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Tariffs Trump Trade

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

President Donald Trump has officially announced reciprocal tariffs on countries around the world, sending global markets into turmoil and shaking up international trade. The move is being called an unmitigated disaster, with little thought seemingly given to how the tariffs were calculated or what rationale supported them.
In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Biswajit Dhar of the Council for Social Development to unpack the rising tensions in global trade.
As market volatility spikes and investor confidence wavers, the impact of U.S. tariffs is beginning to bite and India is feeling the heat. Key sectors like auto exports, gems and jewellery, textiles, and electronics are facing significant setbacks.
So, how will this new wave of tariffs reshape India’s trade landscape? What’s at stake for businesses and workers on the ground? And critically, how does this tariff salvo align with the bilateral trade agreement India is currently finalising with the U.S.?

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The Influencer Economy’s Quiet Reset

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The influencer economy is undergoing a reset, not least due to recent controversies like “India’s Got Latent”. While the number of influencers and their content continue to surge, the brands are now curtailing their extravagant spends on them, exercising greater caution, closely evaluating creators and their content. The video of a controversial slip up, or a careless social media post may suddenly turn up to scuttle a lucrative brand endorsement. Are influencers adapting to survive? Hosts Dia Rekhi speak with Aman Garg, Director & Co-Founder of Ebullient Gaming India, and Pankhuri Harikrishnan, Founder & Director of Fetch Consulting, to explore the true impact of this industry shift and what it means for the future of influencer marketing.

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The Financial Mess at Gensol and Blu-Smart

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Once seen as the promising power duo of India’s renewables and EV story, Gensol Engineering and BluSmart Mobility are now at the center of a high-stakes corporate unraveling. Gensol, a key lessor and vehicle supplier for BluSmart, is battling a severe liquidity crisis, with its stock crashing 65%, credit rating slashed to unprecedented lows, and allegations of financial mismanagement emerging. Now, in a desperate move, Gensol is trying to pare ties with BluSmart and sell 3,000 vehicles from its fleet. But this isn’t just about one company’s cash crunch. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks about a business model under stress, a web of related-party deals, and the larger implications for India’s EV ecosystem. Was BluSmart too dependent on Gensol to begin with? Did Gensol’s investors get the short end of the deal? And what does this turmoil mean for the future of EV ride-hailing and clean energy startups?

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The Curious Case of IndusInd Bank

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The crisis at IndusInd Bank is escalating, with an accounting discrepancy in its derivatives portfolio leading to possible loss of Rs 1,500 crore, regulatory investigations, insider trading concerns, and leadership upheaval. As the RBI intervenes, critical questions arise about governance, compliance failures, and financial stability. How did this happen? Who knew? What does it mean for investors and the banking sector? And can IndusInd Bank rebuild trust? Host Anirban Chowdhury, along with Krishna Appala of Capital Mind, Reena Zachariah and Saloni Shukla of ET, unpacks the controversy, key players, and the road ahead for the bank.

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Corner Office Conversation with Eli Lilly's Global CEO David Ricks

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Eli Lilly has launched its obesity and diabetes drug Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) in India. Weight loss drugs, a pharmaceutical segment that has taken the world by storm, has catapulted Eli Lilly to being the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of over $800 billion. In this episode, ET’s Vikas Dandekar and Teena Thacker speak with global CEO David Ricks and Winselow Tucker, President & GM India, about new breakthroughs in drug development, competition, and the role of emerging markets. They also discuss strategic partnerships, political challenges like tariffs, and Eli Lilly’s commitment to funding innovation and advancing global healthcare.

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Corner Office Conversation: Westlife CEO on Mcdonald’s India Growth Story

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

For McDonald’s, India presents a consistent growth in contrasting the headwinds its facing globally. That story has been charted by Westlife Foodworld, McDonalds top seller in India since it opened its first local store in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi in 1996. In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Akshay Jatia, President and CEO of Westlife talks about how he sees the Indian QSR story evolving, the growing importance of tier II and III cities to McDonald’s growth in India, what he thinks of competition like Good Flippin Burgers, why he won’t hive off McCafe into an independent entity and much more.

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India’s Biggest Hospital has a Chronic Illness

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

A parliamentary committee report highlights a severe staff shortage at AIIMS, with over 2,500 vacancies across faculty and medical staff, severely impacting patient care. The report urges the health ministry to expedite recruitment by offering competitive compensation packages and streamlining the hiring process. Additionally, AIIMS’ ambitious master plan faces delays due to land acquisition and budgetary constraints, with concerns over underutilization of allocated funds. Host Anirban Chowdhury and Teena Thacker of ET are joined by a senior doctor and official at AIIMS to tell a story of delays, inadequacy, misuse of power and neglect.

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Actors vs AI

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What is common to Amitabh Bachchan, Arijit Singh, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff? They have all acquired legal approvals to protect their personality rights? That is to protect their voices, body scans, any other kind of likeness or personality trait from AI misuse, and read AI cloning for commercial use. A-list celebrities in India are incorporating clauses in their legal contracts with film producers to protect themselves from the harmful impact of synthetic media. Are these enough in a space with scant rules and awareness? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Sameer Nair, Managing Director at Applause Entertainment, Priyanka Sinha, Co-Founder & Partner at A&P Partners and creative consultant Amit A Vermaa.

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Starlink-Reliance-Airtel: India's Satcom Triumvirate

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has partnered with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio to bring Starlink’s satellite communication services to India. This landmark collaboration between a global space-tech pioneer and India’s telecom giants could redefine connectivity, bridging gaps in areas with limited land-based infrastructure and bringing mobile connectivity to the 400 million people who are unconnected or under connected.

But what led to this partnership between companies that were bickering over spectrum allocation weeks back? What makes this low-earth orbit satellite technology so revolutionary, and how might it transform India’s telecom sector? And will this tie up, which clearly has larger geopolitical implications, hasten regulatory nods for satcom in India? Host Anirban Chowdhury along with ET’s telecom expert Kalyan Parbat decodes it all.

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Trump's Willy Wonka Offer: Will his Gold Card Result in a Mad Dash?

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

At first glance, Donald Trump and Willy Wonka share an unexpected similarity; both are influential, unconventional figures who control access to exclusive realms. While Wonka’s golden ticket sought a successor fueled by creativity and integrity, Trump’s Gold Card offers U.S. residency but only for those who can afford the hefty price tag. Hosts Neil Ghai & Prachi Verma, joined by Sukanya Raman, Country Head of Davies & Associates, Rajiv Khanna, Managing Attorney at Immigration.com, and David Lesperance, Managing Director of Lesperance & Associates, unpack the sharp differences between the EB-5 visa, a long-standing route for foreign investors and Trump’s Gold Card, a glitzier, costlier option with fewer obligations. They dive into what the Gold Card truly offers, the tax incentives it teases for the ultra-wealthy, and whether it’s a groundbreaking approach or simply EB-5 with a premium upgrade. As America’s immigration doors open wider but only for those with deep pockets we ask: Is this the new face of the American Dream?

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ET Awards: FM on Fears and Faith in India’s Growth Story

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The 25th ET Awards for Corporate Excellence featured a fireside chat with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and ET’s Executive Editor Sruthijith KK, offering key insights into India’s economic priorities.

The Finance Minister discussed plans to streamline GST rates, address concerns over inventory dumping, and navigate challenges in global trade. She also shared updates on India’s approach to bilateral trade agreements with the US, EU, and UK, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding national interests amid shifting global dynamics.

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Unapologetic, Unstoppable: 3 Women, 3 Fights

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

On this International Women’s Day, host Nidhi Sharma goes beyond boardrooms and corporate success stories to bring you the voices of women who have fought against deep-seated prejudices and unimaginable hardships to create change at the grassroots level.

Meet Shaheen Mallik, an acid attack survivor who turned her pain into purpose by founding the Brave Souls Foundation, helping 300+ survivors rebuild their lives. Hear from Purnima Devi Barman, the wildlife conservationist who transformed societal perception of the endangered Hargila Stork, mobilising an army of women to protect the species. And listen to Dr. Shikha Meel Barala, a legislator and IVF specialist who battles the deeply ingrained bias of son preference to this day.

Their journeys are filled with resilience, determination, and a wistful longing for a world where such battles aren’t necessary. Tune in as we bring you their extraordinary stories of courage and change.

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Trump’s Tariff Salvo at India: The Geopolitics

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

What does a trade deal with the US really mean for India? How can we strengthen our global trade position while keeping crucial partnerships in defense, technology, and space safe from political crossfire? In this candid conversation, host Anirban Chowdhury sits down with ET’s Pranab Dhal Samanta to break down the brewing US-India trade tensions sparked by Trump’s latest move on reciprocal tariffs. They unpack the bigger picture: the geopolitics at play, the domestic pressures driving Trump’s decisions, and the tough calls India now faces, from rethinking its WTO commitments to negotiating a bilateral trade deal. With sharp insights into China’s economic strategies and the urgent need for trade reforms, this is a timely, no-nonsense look at what lies ahead for Indo-US relations.

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What Trump’s Latest Tariff Salvo at India Means

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Trump’s trade war is heating up, and India’s now in the crosshairs. With hefty tariffs already slapped on China, Mexico, and Canada, India’s trade relationship with the U.S. hangs in the balance.

What does this mean for India’s booming exports—tech talent, generic drugs, textiles, and more? And can Trump’s tariff gamble really pay off? Host Anirban Chowdhury teams up with noted economist Nilanjan Banik to unpack the ripple effects of this global trade showdown and what’s at stake for India.

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Corner Office Conversation with Maersk’s Keith Svendsen and Chris Cook

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Shipping giant AP Moeller Maersk just announced its biggest investment commitment to India: $5 billion. The investment will mostly be spent in trying to renew an existing port contract and bidding for a new one. But are there other projects on the anvil? What about logistics and shipbuilding? The company has been slower than its rivals to expand: globally and in India. But will a recent blockbuster profit and an overhaul of the network unleash its animal spirits? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks about it all with Keith Svendsen, Chief Executive Officer, APM Terminals and Christopher Cook, Managing Director, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Tata, Airtel’s DTH merger: Will 2 Negatives make a Positive?

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As the world moves towards streaming and cord-cutting, Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV are gearing up to merge their direct-to-home (DTH) businesses. The deal promises a combined subscriber base of 35 million, with Airtel holding a 52% stake and Tata owning the rest.

But is this merger just a desperate attempt to salvage the struggling DTH segment, or does it signal a broader strategy? What does it mean for Tata’s media distribution ambitions and Airtel’s broadband expansion plans?

Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Arijit Barman dive into the details of this mega deal, its implications for India’s media landscape, and whether it can revive the ailing DTH business.

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The Lost City of Rakhigarhi

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

We take you to Rakhigarhi, the largest city of the Harappan civilization deep underneath a quiet village in Haryana. Despite its historical significance and being declared an “iconic site” in the 2020-21 Budget, Rakhigarhi remains a forgotten relic. Host Nidhi Sharma travels to the ruins and talks to Dr. S.K. Manjul, Archaeologist and current zila parishad member Dinesh Sheoran about fascinating discoveries from the site: from a mud-brick stadium that existed years before the Romans and Greek came up with them to evidence of ancient communal rituals. But preserving this heritage is a struggle, with no proper museum, viewing decks, or guided tours, fragile structures are reburied under tarpaulin, waiting for the day conservation efforts to catch up. Why does a site so crucial to understanding our civilization remain neglected? What’s stopping Rakhigarhi from becoming the next Dholavira or Mohenjo-daro?

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Tesla Tug-of-War: Maha, AP woo Elon Musk

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

It’s that time of the year again. Markets are abuzz once more with talks of Tesla coming to India.

The race to woo Elon Musk’s EV giant has intensified. Andhra Pradesh has now joined the list of states offering incentives to attract the maker of cybertrucks and self-driving cars. From cheap land parcels to port access, to tax benefits on charging infra, state governments are pulling out all stops to convince Tesla to set up shop in their turf.

Tesla which is facing tough competition and dented sales in strongholds like China has a lot riding on the India EV story. But will it bite?

Host Anirban Chowdhury knocks it down with ET's Nidhi Sharma and Dia Rekhi.

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Corner Office Conversation: Sean (Hyunil) Sohn, CEO at Krafton India

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s gaming industry is experiencing growth, driven by millions of players, a rapidly expanding esports culture, and increasing investments in game development. However, behind this success lies a complex landscape of regulatory challenges, evolving technology, and changing player preferences. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury sits down with Sean (Hyunil) Sohn, CEO of Krafton India, to discuss his journey, Krafton’s experience in navigating bans and regulations, and the company’s vision for the Indian gaming market. They explore how artificial intelligence is transforming game development and player experiences, Krafton’s $160 million investment in Indian startups, the rise of cloud gaming, and what the future holds for gaming in India over the next decade.

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Corner Office Conversation with Vikramaditya Motwane and Sameer Nair

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Sameer Nair’s career trajectory is co-terminus with the average millenial’s consumption of Indian television and media.

From bringing international shows like Street Hawk and Knight Rider to national television in the late 80s to making us come of age with American soap operas The Bold and The Beautiful and Santa Barbara as programming head of Star TV in the late 90s; from reinventing prime time entertainment with Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, and Kaun Banega Crorepati as Star India chief to bringing Balaji Telefilms to the OTT space as its Group CEO…and finally telling stories he wants as managing director of Aditya Birla Group’s Applause Entertainment which gave us Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, it’s been quite the journey for Nair.

Joining him in today’s conversation is Vikramaditya Motwane, one of Bollywood’s rare auteurs with a remarkable body of work: from Udaan and Lootera to Sacred Games and the most recent Netflix show Black Warrant, produced by Nair’s Applause.

Motwane and Nair talk about their latest show and upcoming projects; contemporary history and book adaptations; why the experience of cinema needs to change and why the entertainment industry needs disciplined fund raising; on Amar Chitra Katha and mafia; and why the Indian entertainment industry is looking at a positive 2025 after two difficult years.

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Corner Office Conversation With Umang Vohra, MD and Global CEO, Cipla

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

The life of Cipla, the Indian pharma giant, can broadly be divided into three parts: the first 8 decades of altruistic fervour; the second phase-a decade of sharper focus and soaring profits and the third upcoming phase of innovation, new frontiers and possible acquisitions. Steering the second two phases is the company’s global CEO and managing director Umang Vohra. How does a company so deeply rooted in its legacy adapt and scale in a rapidly evolving industry? How does Cipla navigate the seismic shifts in global pharma, from regulatory pressures in the US to the rise of AI-driven drug discovery? What does the future of pharmaceutical innovation hold, and where does Cipla fit into this changing landscape?In this episode, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Vikas Dandekar sit down with Vohra, to explore Cipla’s past, present and future shaped as much by business acumen as the Bhagvad Gita.

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Decoding Trumponomics 2.0, India Impact

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

David S Waddell, CEO and Chief Investment Strategist at Waddell & Associates, joins host Dia Rekhi on The Morning Brief to dissect the global economic shifts under the Trump administration. From the impact of tariff wars on emerging markets like India to the potential productivity revolution driven by AI, he offers a detailed analysis of the challenges and opportunities ahead. Waddell also shares why certain economic indicators provide comfort amidst market uncertainty and why he remains bullish on India’s growth story. Don’t miss this deep dive into the global and Indian economic outlook in the Trump era.

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D-St Rout and FPI Exodus: Darkest Before Dawn?

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Indian stock markets are experiencing their longest slump in recent years, with FIIs selling at unprecedented levels and small- and mid-cap stocks taking significant hits. In this episode, we break down the factors driving this downturn, examine global market influences, and analyze whether this is a temporary correction or the beginning of a prolonged decline. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan about why India’s stock market—once considered the darling of global investors—is now under immense pressure, facing record sell-offs, declining corporate earnings, and increasing competition from China and the U.S. What triggered this dramatic shift? Is a rebound on the horizon?

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Safer Internet Day: Yoel Roth on safety and trust in dating apps

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From his first Phd thesis to his illustrious and tumultuous stint in Twitter to his current assignment as head of safety and trust at dating behemoth Match Group, Yoel Roth has been a crusader for safety on the internet, the social web and dating apps. Roth is in fact a crusader who hasn’t stopped short of raising his voice against his former boss Elon Musk and his close friend Donald Trump. At the Match Group which runs 20 of the world’s most popular apps including Tinder and Hinge, he is responsible for building guardrails against fake ids, data theft, financial scams, physical and sexual assault.

It’s a tough job and Roth revels in it.

On Safer Internet Day, tune in to this conversation in which he talks, among other things, about the radical transformation in Indian dating communities.

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Corner Office Conversation with Sunil D'Souza MD & CEO, Tata Consumer Products

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Tata Consumer Products has been on a transformative journey, evolving from a tea and salt company into a diversified FMCG business. With changing consumer preferences, rising competition, and the rapid growth of digital commerce, the company is navigating a dynamic landscape while expanding its footprint across multiple categories. Host Ratna Bhushan talks to Sunil D’Souza, CEO & MD of Tata Consumer Products discussing the company’s ambitions to become an FMCG leader, earnings, urban vs. rural demand trends, the evolving premiumization landscape in India, Starbucks, acquisitions, Trump and much more.
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Corner Office Conversation with Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson & CEO, Salesforce India

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Agentic AI—or an artificial intelligence system that can think, plan, navigate complex workflows and decide for itself—is at the forefront of the AI revolution.

Companies across the world from Siemens to JP Morgan are investing in and finding use cases for agentic AI.

Satya Nadella has said it will lead to the death of Saas, while Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce has said his biggest focus right now is to supply a billion agents to the world: agents that will soon be bigger than the internet.

In this conversation, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson and CEO of Salesforce India talks about the many use cases of AI for this market: from banking to farmers.

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Taxes, Trump and Tariffs with Swaminathan Aiyar

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Between finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s tax sops for the middle class and Donald Trump’s tariff missiles on three countries he really dislikes, it’s been a largely eventful three days. And as usual, The Morning Brief is buzzing with questions: From tax cuts and fiscal discipline to capital expenditure, is the so-called “impossible trifecta” too good to be true? Why was a tax bill introduced separately from the budget? Is the government pivoting from corporate India to the middle class? Trump’s latest executive decision can put global trade in limbo and has thrust the world into very uncertain times. What lies ahead? Host Arijit Barman talks to Swaminathan Aiyar about it all. And more…

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DeepSeeking Power: China’s AI Gambit

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

A little-known Chinese AI startup just sent shockwaves through the global tech world—wiping off $593 billion from the market value of one of the world’s most valuable companies and challenging Silicon Valley’s dominance. How did DeepSeek, a newcomer, manage to rattle AI behemoths like OpenAI and Nvidia? And what does its rise mean for the future of AI, economics, and geopolitics? In this episode, Anirban Chowdhury and Dia Rekhi break it all down with Conor Grennan, chief AI architect at NYU Stern School of Business and Jeffrey Ding, assistant professor at George Washington University. They dissect DeepSeek’s cost-efficient AI model, its implications for U.S.-China tech rivalry, and whether this marks the start of a seismic shift in AI’s power balance. Is DeepSeek the future, or just a flash in the pan? And should Silicon Valley be worried? Tune in to find out.

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ET@Davos: Corner Office Conversation with Nicolai Tangen

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

At the Davos World Economic Forum Arijit Barman had an insightful conversation with Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, about managing one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. From the rise of AI and Big Tech dominance to the impact of geopolitical tensions and shifting energy policies, Tangen breaks down the forces shaping global finance. He also shares insights on the role of India in the investment landscape, the risks of market concentration, and why transparency is key in managing $2 trillion.

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ET@Davos: The India Inc NexGen Adda

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Parth Jindal, Managing Director, JSW Cement and Priya Aggarwal Hebbar, Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc talk to Arijit Barman about the yeas and nays of Davos 2025, the most interesting people they met there, overdoing AI, navigating China and ESG and wokeism in the Trump era.

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ET@Davos: Corner Office Conversation with Adar Poonawalla

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Arijit Barman is joined by Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India, at the World Economic Forum 2025 where he sheds light on concerns around Trump’s pullout from the WHO, progress in achieving vaccine equity, status of key projects like the HPV vaccine to combat cervical cancer, and upcoming vaccines for malaria, dengue, and chikungunya. He also discusses the institute’s $2 billion investment in cutting-edge research and facilities, the use of AI to aid clinical trials, and the development of needle-free vaccine delivery methods. Beyond healthcare, Poonawalla highlights his strategic diversification from financial services and insurance to films and music labels.

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Indians Study Abroad ‘Undebterred’

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Dreaming of studying abroad as an Indian student? The path to global education is becoming increasingly fraught with soaring tuition fees, inflation, and a depreciating rupee. From onerous education loans to repayment challenges, we’ll discuss whether these global degrees are worth the investment. Are there cost-effective destinations offering quality education, or is the dream becoming unsustainable? Host Neil Ghai talks to Piyush Kumar, Regional Director, South Asia at IDP Education and Aniket Dani, Director of Research at Crisil Intelligence as they uncover the growing financial pressures faced by Indian students pursuing international degrees.

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India vs TB: Where are we at?

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:29:48 +0000

India reported 24 lakh TB cases last year, despite a government program launched in 2018 aiming to eliminate TB by 2025. This conversation examines critical advancements, including innovative diagnostics, improved treatment regimens, and public-private partnerships. Host Vikas Dandekar is joined by a distinguished panel comprising Dr. Urvashi Singh, Deputy Director General (TB) from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Dr. Randeep Guleria, Former Director of AIIMS and a public health advocate; Dr. Alpa Dalal, Head of Pulmonary Medicine at Jupiter Hospital and Honorary Chest Physician at Sewri TB Hospital, Mumbai; and Mr. Sriram Natarajan, Director and CEO of Molbio Diagnostics. Together, they address key challenges such as stigma, treatment adherence, and the role of nutrition in recovery. Learn how India is leveraging technology, community involvement, and government initiatives to tackle one of its most pressing public health challenges. What progress has been made, where do we stand, and what’s next in the fight against tuberculosis? Tune in to find out.

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Maha Kumbh: Business in Blessings

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From Eveready torches to luxury tents, and from ash-smeared sadhus to Instagram-worthy holy dips, a spiritual extravaganza like no other, where over 400 million devotees, brands, and marketers converge in Prayagraj. They discover how spirituality is shaping India’s consumer culture. With record-breaking revenues and global attention, the Maha Kumbh has become the Super Bowl of India for marketers. Host Ratna Bhushan Talks to Shuvadip Banerjee, Chief Digital Marketing Officer at ITC, Sandeep Goyal, Managing Director at Rediffusion and Anirban Chowdhury talks to Manan Bajoria, Vice President, Growth Marketing at Ixigo.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: India’s Space Odyssey 2025, How will the H-1B furore pan out?, Building India’s $30 Trillion Future By 2047, Mint Street’s New Maestro, Explaining the Food Inflation Debate, India’s Big Dubai Probe and more!

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X or Exchanges? Should Market Disclosure Rules Taper Down?

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Ola Electric’s recent announcement of its expansion plans on X before the exchanges and the resultant spike in its stock price has earned it the regulator’s ire. Sebi has accused it of flouting market disclosure norms.

Are new age listed companies lax about sharing material information on social platforms for quick impact?

Or should the regulator move with the times and make disclosure norms more inclusive of other more accessible platforms?

Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET Prime Editor Shishir Prasad and its markets editor Pravin Palande as well as Sandeep Parekh, former Sebi board member and managing partner at Finsec Law Advisors.

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Why Chinese Cos Have Been “Indianising” Themselves.

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Chinese companies are embracing ‘Indianisation’ strategies. Because of an unsaid mandate from the Indian government, wary of security concerns that Chinese presence brings to the country’s industry. Over the last one year, Chinese giants in consumer electronics and automotive have been establishing joint ventures with Indian companies and appointing Indians on the boards of their units. The alternative is an endless wait for visas for Chinese executives or worse, an outright refusal to set up shop here. Will their efforts be enough to convince the govt? Also India needs Chinese presence to cut its trade deficit with its neighbour. But can it afford a deluge of Chinese expansion here?

Host Anirban Chowdhury tries to explain the dichotomy with Writankar Mukherjee and Sharmistha Mukherjee of ET and Amit Bhandari, Senior Fellow, Energy, Investment and Connectivity at Gateway House.

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Investing for Retirement: How Soon, How Late

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

A financial void post retirement can be a scary possibility if you don't start to plan early. How early? Well the day you join your first job preferably. There is a clear math on how much you should save, where you should invest and how frugally you should live, depending on how early you want to retire.

Bringing you all those details in this episode of ET Wealth and Beyond is ET’s markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan, M Pattabhiraman, Associate Professor at IIT Madras & Founder of Freefincal and Ravi Saraogi, Co-founder, Samasthiti Advisors.

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About ET Wealth & Beyond: In partnership with The Economic Times, BSE presents the "Wealth and Beyond" podcast, a six-episode series designed to demystify the rules of investor engagement, awareness, and protection. As retail investor participation surges, navigating the complexities of securities markets and making well-informed decisions is critical. This series will feature renowned market experts, who will share insights on The Art of Investing, Traps of Tip Trading, Navigating Futures and Options and more.

By addressing these key topics, this podcast series aims to equip retail investors with the knowledge and tools they need to protect their investments and thrive in today’s markets. As securities markets evolve and the number of retail investors skyrockets, there is a need for greater awareness around investor rights, market structures, and the growing array of investment products. Investors today have access to a variety of information channels but are often exposed to unsolicited advice and promises of quick gains, leading to potential pitfalls. This series will help Educate Investors, Promote Market Integrity, Enhance Market Confidence.

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Corner Office Conversation with Sandip Patel, MD, IBM India & South Asia

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

As global tech layoffs make headlines, IBM is charting a different path in India with ambitious plans for talent expansion and innovation. The tech giant is doubling down on tier-two cities like Kochi and Ahmedabad, building labs, and partnering with startups to leverage AI and hybrid cloud technologies.

In this episode, Dia Rekhi speaks to Sandip Patel, Managing Director for IBM India & South Asia, about how IBM is capitalizing on India’s tech talent, its growing market importance, and its vision for the future. From new use cases for watson X to the role of AI in driving innovation, discover IBM’s evolving strategy in the world’s largest tech talent hub.

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Clearing the Air on HMPV Virus

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

From debunking myths about the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) to highlighting the importance of decentralized surveillance systems and rapid vaccine development, host Vikas Dandekar talks to Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, Chairman, Research Cell, Kerala State IMA, Dr. Vinod Scaria, Chief Data Officer, Karkinos Healthcare, and Dr. Raches Ella, Chief Development Officer (Cdo), Bharat Biotech. They discuss the evolving landscape of viral outbreaks, greater pandemic preparedness, and the need for vaccine innovations.

Credits: CNNNews, Firstpost, WION, IndiaToday

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How India’s New Data Rules Protects its Children

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, is finally here, setting the stage for a new era in data privacy and security. The most interesting aspect of the rules is how it seeks to e-protect children. The act, among other things, mandates verifiable parental consent of children below 18 years of age for them to access social media, e-commerce sites and gaming apps.

In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Aashish Aryan, Deputy Chief of Bureau, Technology at ET, Geetika Kapoor, a consultant school psychologist and founder of EdEssential, and Nehaa Chaudhari, Partner at Ikigai Law, to break down this key aspect of the Act. From how data fiduciaries will ensure age gating to how they will detect lies and misrepresentations.

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The Pros and Cons of Passive Investing

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Welcome to the world of index funds and ETFs. Thanks to diversified holdings, lower costs and higher accessibility passive investments have really caught the fancy of investors in the last few years. They have grown at a CAGR of 55% in the last five years. Passive assets are expected to account for 40% of overall assets in India by 2027 up from 13% in 2022.

Tune in to this episode as ET’s markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan, Pratik Oswal, head of passive business, Motilal Oswal and Feroze Azeez, deputy CEO, Anand Rathi take you through the fascinating new wave of investments.

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India’s Space Odyssey 2025

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India’s space program is poised for a transcend in 2025, marking its most pivotal year yet. With ISRO leading missions such as Gaganyaan’s uncrewed test flight, the Chandrayaan-4 lunar return mission, and the ambitious SpaDex docking experiment, India is set to join an elite club of spacefaring nations. Collaborations like the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite will advance climate science and strengthen India’s global scientific standing. Meanwhile, the private sector is gearing up for landmark contributions through cutting-edge satellite launches, propulsion technologies, and public-private partnerships. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Chethan Kumar, Senior Assistant Editor (Space, Science & Defence) at TOI, about these initiatives, which promise to redefine India’s space exploration capabilities and cement its leadership on the global stage.

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India Plans China-style Dorms for its Workers

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +0000

India is eyeing a manufacturing leap, aiming to raise the sector’s GDP contribution to 25% by 2047. But inadequate housing near industrial hubs threatens this ambition. Enter dorm-style worker housing, inspired by successful models in China and Vietnam. Tamil Nadu is leading the charge with large-scale projects like Foxconn's Sriperumbudur campus housing 18,000 employees.

Join Dia Rekhi and Dhruv Shekhar, Senior Associate at Koan Advisory Group, as they discuss this new industrial housing wave, its societal implications, government incentives, and lessons India can learn from global examples.

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How Will The H-1B Furore Pan Out?

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Sriram Krishnan recent high profile appointment in Donald Trump’s government has sparked a row on immigrant employment and H-1B visas in the US. This episode examines the broader implications of the ongoing debates around immigration, and the gap it exposes between the US’ requirement for a skilled workforce and its immigration policies.

Hosts Annapurna Roy, in conversation with Poorvi Chothani, Founder of LawQuest, and Anirban Chowdhury, speaking with Stuart Anderson of NFAP, unpack how these events may shape the future of U.S. immigration policy, and influence the dynamics of the American workforce.

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Trader Trajectory: Navigating the World of Futures & Options

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:01:30 +0000

The exponential growth in markets and investment activity has also led to a surge in the number of traders.

These are the skilled craftsmen of the trade, one ear firmly on the ground of India Inc the other on the reverberations of money movements. The massive growth brings its shares of opportunities but also challenges in terms of regulations, tech innovations and newer risks. The world of F&O has especially been in the news for its ballooning numbers as well as losses. How does a trader navigate?

Join ET markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan as he talks about all this and more with

Piyush Chaudhry, founder of Wave Analytics and Prashant Shah, founder and CEO, Definedge Solutions. Only on the latest episode of ET Wealth and Beyond.

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Move Aside Tech Bros!

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

More and more women are stepping into top leadership roles at Indian tech cos, primarily at Indian units of global tech firms. Recent high-profile appointments highlight a reversal of the long-standing narrative of gender disparity at the executive level. While global tech giants are making strides with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, the question remains: are Indian IT firms keeping pace? How has the rise of GCCs contributed to this trend, and what do the workforce participation numbers reveal? Host Dia Rekhi talks to Munira Loliwala, VP of Growth and Strategy at TeamLease Digital and Harish Bijoor, Brand and Business Strategist as they unpack these questions and explore how the industry can close the gender gap at the highest levels.

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Body Positivity in the Age of Weight Loss Drugs

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Body positivity–which once held the promise of being a revolutionary movement that redefined beauty standards and empowered millions to embrace self-love–is now facing an unexpected challenge–the rise of weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

As these drugs dominate global markets and reshape perceptions of “ideal” body types, their ripple effects are being felt across industries. From shrinking plus-size influencers to shifting apparel trends, from mental health implications of these transformations to the deeper societal questions they raise – what does the future hold for body positivity?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Shabori Das navigates cultural and commercial crossroads with candid insights from plus-size influencer Neelakshi Singh, fashion entrepreneur Kartik Sapra, marketing expert Denish Shah, and aesthetician Pauline Brown. Together, they unpack the evolving dynamics of beauty, business, and self-worth.

Is the body positivity movement on the wane? Or can it survive the sweeping changes brought about by these new “miracle” drugs? Tune in to find out.

If you like this episode from Shabori Das, check out her other interesting episodes on: Corner Office Conversation With Ipsita Das, Managing Director, Moët Hennessy India, Sephora Kids: Why are Children Buying Anti-Ageing Creams, Quick Commerce vs E-Commerce - The Need for Speed in Retail, Decoding Doom Spending and Loud Budgeting, The Commerce of Concerts: All Play No Profits? and more!

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Building India’s $30 Trillion Future By 2047

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

By 2047, India aims to become a $30 trillion economy as it celebrates 100 years of independence. Despite recent GDP slowing to 5.4% and inflation concerns, the India Progress Report 2024, co-authored by The Economic Times and Crisil projects stable growth, with the economy expected to hit $7 trillion by 2031. Driving this are infrastructure investments, manufacturing growth, and renewable energy expansion. While challenges like geopolitical risks and trade uncertainties persist, hopes arr pinned on private investments being unleashed and policy reforms. In this episode which is part of ET India Ascends, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist at Crisil, Josh Foulger president of consumer electronics business at Zetwerk, and Anmol Jaggi Co-Founder of Gensol Group, about how India can navigate risks and utilise opportunities to achieve its ambitious goals.

Credits: Narendra Modi

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My Portfolio, My Rules: The Rise of the Woman Investor

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:40:29 +0000

We are way past the time when women used to stash their savings in cash and gold. The new woman investor is wealthy, ambitious, savvy and not averse to taking calculated risks. Over the last few years their number has grown several multiples to now account for a fifth of the overall investor universe.

Join ET’s markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan as he talks to two doyens of the industry: Amisha Vora, chairperson and MD, Prabhudas Lilladher and Lakshmi Iyer, CEO, Investment & Strategy, Kotak Alternate Asset Managers LLP. They share their wisdom and experiences in the latest episode on ET Wealth and Beyond.

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One Nation, One Election, Many Contentions

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The Parliament was abuzz earlier this week as MPs debated the introduction of a landmark constitutional amendment Bill proposing simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies—widely known as One Nation, One Election.

Advocates claim it will streamline governance and save resources, while critics warn it could marginalise regional parties and centralise power.

In this episode, host Nidhi Sharma dives deep into the proposed 129th constitutional amendment–How does it aim to synchronise India’s electoral cycles, and what are its implications for federalism and democracy? What’s driving the NDA government’s push for this reform? Why is the Opposition so fiercely against it? And what’s next in this high-stakes political showdown?–with Members of Parliament, Manish Tewari, and Sanjay Singh and PRS Legislative Research’s Chakshu Roy.

Join us as we unpack the complexities of this contentious Bill, its historical context, and its potential impact on India's political landscape. Tune in for a balanced analysis of one of India’s most ambitious and debated legislative moves.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Polls On My Pod: Rumble in the Jungle of Jharkhand, Polls On My Pod: Haryana Potboiler: Caste Politics, Agniveer and Farm Distress, Polls On My Pod: J&K’s Decade-Long Wait Ends Polls On My Pod: Muted Manipur & The Tamil Nadu Triangle, Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest: An Opposition Shaken or Stirred? and more!

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Corner Office Conversation: The Mega Listing Of Vishal Retail

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode we are tracing the journey of Vishal Retail, from surplus apparel exhibitions to a business that brought global fashion to the masses at unbeatable prices, this narrative explores the challenges of rapid expansion, the risks of short-term debt, and the disruptions that reshaped the market. Host Arijit Barman engages with Gunender Kapur of Vishal Mega Mart, Manas Tandon of Partners Group, and Nishant Sharma of Kedaara Capital to uncover a compelling story of ambition, resilience, and the transformative evolution of affordable retail.

If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast: S. Jaishankar, Ravi Kant Jaipuria,Arjun Nohwar, Manoj Chacko, G.V. Prasad, Dara Khosrowshahi, Henry Kravis, Campbell Wilson, Warren K. Harris,Nithin Kamath, Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India and more!

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Mint Street’s New Maestro

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

With stellar credentials and a remarkable career trajectory, the new RBI Governor, Sanjay Malhotra, takes charge amid a two-year low GDP growth rate, persistent inflation, and growing debates on the monetary policy framework. In this episode, host Anirban Chowdhury explores Malhotra’s background and immediate challenges with insights from Deepshikha Sikarwar, National Editor (Economics) at Economics Times, Sugata Ghosh, Associate Editor at Economic Times, and Indranil Pan, Chief Economist at Yes Bank. From tackling inflation and growth to navigating the RBI’s stance on crypto and NBFCs, we unpack what lies ahead for the new central bank chief.

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TMB Rewind: Tabla, Tech and Triumph with Ustad Zakir Hussain

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:24:14 +0000

In this special episode TMB remembers percussion legend Zakir Hussain.

Tune in as we rewind to a rivetting conversation earlier this year between Arijit Barman and the maestro, fresh from his historic triple Grammy win. From his days as a young, wildly innovative table player in the US to his enduring musical relationships with maestros and rockstars across the world; from the spiritual genesis of Shakti to their latest album; from the rich legacy of Hindustani classical music to AI in music; from social media to social fabric, he talks about it all.

Hussain passed on Sunday night, Dec 15 in San Francisco. He was 73.

If you like this episode from Arijit Barman, check out his other interesting episodes on Mohamed Alabbar: Beyond Emaar, Burj Khalifa & Dubai, IPL STUMPVISION: Is Disney’s STAR still shining?, How fast can Apple bite into India?, Breaking The Taboo: Time To Regulate And Bet On Betting? And more!

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Meet BSE's Turnaround Man

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

When Sundaraman Ramamurthy became the chief of Bombay Stock Exchange, he found an organisation that was almost on the brink of irrelevance. He found highly dwindled cash market share, no opening in equity derivatives and a heap of operational issues.

Could he “make the elephant dance?” is the question many asked.

But from there, Ramamurthy led a remarkable turnaround of the bourses with a mix of strategic initiatives and basic steps: painstakingly going to hundreds of brokers and asking them what would make them start trading again. While issues still persist, especially in segments such as F&O, Ramamurthy has calm, tactical plans to tide over them.

In this episode of “ET Wealth and Beyond” ET’s markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan talks to Ramamurthy on the story of BSE’s resurgence, the strategy driving this transformation, and its future amidst evolving regulatory frameworks.

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ET CEO Roundtable

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The ET CEO Roundtable 2024 brings together India’s top business leaders, policymakers, and industry experts for a thought-provoking discussion on the year’s defining challenges and opportunities. From devastating global conflicts and economic downturns to the rapid rise of AI and shifting power dynamics, the conversation explores how India, despite its challenges, remains poised to harness the best of global disruptions. Against a backdrop of inflationary pressures and rural consumption concerns, the discussion centers on whether India should maintain cautious optimism or unleash its full potential to shape the new world order.

Listen in as ET’s associate editor Arijit Barman moderates a highly engaging discussion with:

Lakshmi Venu, Director, TAFE
Salil Parekh, CEO, Infosys
Zia Mody, Co-founder & Managing Partner, AZB & Partners
Uday Kotak, Founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals
Romal Shetty, CEO, Deloitte South Asia
Anish Shah, Group CEO, Mahindra Group
Rohit Jawa, CEO & MD, Hindustan Unilever
Nicolas Berggruen, Founder, Berggruen Holdings

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Will Musk’s Starlink Finally Come to India?

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India is on the brink of a telecom disruption as the government plans to relax entry barriers for satellite communication (satcom) technology. This could pave the way for global heavyweights like Elon Musk’s Starlink and Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper to enter the market. But the move has telecom majors—Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea—raising alarms over spectrum allocation policies and market disruption.

Join host Dia Rekhi as she decodes the significance of satcom, the potential impact on India’s data market, pricing concerns, and how players like Starlink and Kuiper navigate regulatory hurdles. With Siddhant Cally, Research Analyst at Counterpoint Research, and Ashutosh Sharma, VP, Research Director at Forrester. This episode unpacks the future of India's link with Starlink.

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Yuval Noah Harari On Information, Invasion, India

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book Nexus talks, among other things, about information networks and how they are taking humanity away from the truth.

The writer and historian has been one of the most prominent iconoclasts of recent times, turning time-honoured theories of human evolution, religion, governance and science on their heads. Harari has been one of the foremost warning voices on the dangers of letting technology rule over humanity. He says that unchecked and unregulated, AI has the potential to destroy humankind.

ET’s executive editor Sruthijith KK and editor, views, Indrajit Hazra catch up with Harari on his India visit to launch his latest book. They examine the growing chasm between information and truth, the breakdown of shared reality, dangers of the Trump government, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the biggest violation of the international order, why the Israel-Palestine conflict is everything that is not Zionism and how India can play a role in resetting the international order.

Check out other interesting episodes like: Choked Capital: Why Delhi Leads India’s Air Crisis, India’s Dangerous Misuse Of Antibiotics Pt 1 & Pt 2, COP29: Who will Pay for Climate Action?, Trump 2.0: America First, India….?, and more!

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The Art of Investing

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Investing has evolved over the last decade into something of an art: the canvas is complex and finding the right companies, knowing how much to invest, when to plunge in and pull back and maintaining a fine balance of risk and opportunities requires nothing less than an artist’s skill, precision and even creative thinking.

In this episode of “ET Wealth and Beyond”, The Economic Times’ markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan talks to Sunil Singhania, founder of Abakkus Asset Manager LLP and Kenneth Andrade, CIO of Old Bridge Mutual Fund to understand the fine brushstrokes that paint a picture of good investment.

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Explaining the Food Inflation Debate

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Is food inflation truly skewing the effectiveness of monetary policy? The government certainly seems to think so. A combination of volatile food prices, supply side inflation surge, and tame core inflation has led the government to think food inflation had best be excluded from the headline numbers. Now this can be massively consequential as its weightage in the consumer price index is 46%!. So does the change in framework make any sense? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Gaura Sengupta, Chief Economist at IDFC FIRST Bank about the Debate Over India’s Monetary Policy Framework.

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India’s Big Dubai Probe

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The Indian government’s recent access to data from Germany has unraveled a massive stash of undisclosed properties owned by wealthy Indians in Dubai—worth over ₹1,000 crore. In this episode, Anirban Chowdhury dives into the depths of this financial thriller with ET’s Rashmi Rajput and Sugata Ghosh.

They discuss the significance of this treasure trove, its implications for India's tax authorities and perpetrators, and how this could be the beginning of a larger global crackdown on undisclosed wealth.

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Should we re-examine India’s ‘Growth Story’?

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India’s economy just recorded its slowest growth in almost 2 years, with the fastest growing major economy coming back to Earth.

Manufacturing stagnated, mining declined, and even government spending—a key growth driver—remains muted. While services posted a strong performance, weak private consumption continues to weigh on the overall picture.

In this episode, we unpack the implications of these disappointing numbers. What went wrong? And why did experts—including the RBI—miss the warning signs? With the central bank’s policy meeting looming on Friday, critical questions emerge: Can India recalibrate its strategy to revive growth? Or is it time to fundamentally rethink the nation’s economic trajectory?

Join host Anirban Chowdhury as he speaks to renowned economist and former RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Ashima Goyal to explore the state of the economy, the factors behind this slowdown, and the road ahead.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Choked Capital: Why Delhi Leads India’s Air Crisis, India’s Dangerous Misuse Of Antibiotics Pt 1 & Pt 2, COP29: Who will Pay for Climate Action?, Trump 2.0: America First, India….?, and more!

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Tip Trading: Perks and Pitfalls

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

For the next six Saturdays (Nov 30-Jan 11), we will be dropping episodes from our special series ET Wealth and Beyond.

Stock tips have become a massive market investment catalyst. As wealth creation becomes a priority for more and more Indians, many are flocking to the bourses armed with nuggets of advice from market makers and financial influencers, aiming to make a quick buck.

But this prolific growth, fuelled especially by social media, has also led to high instances of fraudulent accounts posing as genuine market advisers and unreliable information from various internet sections. How does one navigate through the perks and pitfalls of tip trading?

In the first episode of this special podcast series ET Wealth and Beyond, ET’s Markets editor Nishanth Vasudevan talks to Kamala K, chief regulatory officer at BSE and veteran investor Vijay Kedia.

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The Economics of Terror

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Terrorism casts a long, wide shadow—crippling economies, tearing societies, and leaving nations to grapple with enormous costs. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Dia Rekhi dives deep into the costs of terror. Joining her are Thomas Morgan, Chief Research Officer at the Institute for Economics & Peace, who unpacks insights from the Global Terrorism Index, and Dr. Abhinav Pandya, a counterterrorism expert and Founder of Usanas Foundation, who breaks down the funding machinery of terror outfits.

How are terror organizations financed? What role do cryptocurrencies play in fueling extremism? And as nations pour billions into counterterrorism, are we really any safer?

Tune in for an eye-opening discussion on the monetary, social, and human toll of terrorism.

Check out Dia’s other interesting episodes like: Devious Genius: The “Digital Arrests” Scam Pt 1 & Pt 2, India's CCTV Crackdown, 'Apple' Ripe for Picking, Behind CCI’s Allegations Against Amazon, Flipkart, Can Hosur be a Jamshedpur Plus?, and more!

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The 2024 Gold Rush

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 03:00:00 +0000

Gold has had an extraordinary year in 2024, marked 40 record-breaking price peaks and a recent volatility…all influenced by geopolitical events, Fed rate cuts, central bank purchases and Trump’s return to the White House. India’s consumer demand was a standout despite price hikes and helped by a duty cut. Gold-backed ETFs gained traction, growing by 14 tons this year. And let’s not forget the growing demand for the yellow metal in AI technology. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Sachin Jain, Regional CEO, World Gold Council, Gayatri Nayak from ET and S Mehta of Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association to chronicle the new age gold rush.

Credits: NBC Bay Area, Firstpost, CNA Insider, CNBC-TV18, Mint.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Now RBI Wants Banks to Rethink their Business Models, What can Nvidia and India do for each other?, Hoax or Horror: The Unprecedented Surge in Flight Threats, Why The Indian Consumer Is Still Trapped In Dark Patterns?, and more!

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What Will Bitcoin 100k Mean For Indian investors?

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

As Bitcoin nears $100,000, Trump’s pro-crypto policies, including a proposed Crypto Czar and a U.S. “Bitcoin stockpile,” are reshaping global sentiment about this asset class. The EU and UK are advancing crypto regulations, while India’s capital markets regulator SEBI hints at a progressive framework despite RBI’s caution. Amid optimism, challenges like the WazirX hack highlight the need for stronger investor protection. Can India embrace a crypto-friendly future while safeguarding its investors? The world watches as crypto evolves in a rapidly changing landscape. Host Anirban Chowdhury discusses the ramifications with CoinDcx's co-founder and CEO Sumit Gupta and ET's associate editor Sugata Ghosh.

Credits: NBC News, CNBC Television, CryptosRUs

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How Two Companies are Helping Fill India's Skills Gap

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

With automation and generative AI reshaping industries faster than ever, half of the global workforce may need reskilling by 2025. In this episode, we delve into the urgent need for learning and development (L&D) programs to help Indian professionals stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. Drawing from eye-opening reports by the World Economic Forum, LinkedIn, and McKinsey, we explore how AI is transforming roles across sectors—while also creating significant skill gaps. Why is healthcare, one of the world’s largest workforce sectors, struggling with digital upskilling? How are organizations rethinking their strategies to embrace AI while bridging critical gaps? And what does India’s role look like in this global race for a future-ready workforce?

Join host Anirban Chowdhury as he unpacks the challenges and opportunities shaping the skilling revolution and uncovers how industries are gearing up to meet the demands of a tech-driven tomorrow with Coursera’s India and APAC MD Raghav Gupta & Carelon Global Solutions’ President Rajat Puri.

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Choked Capital: Why Delhi Leads India’s Air Crisis

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Delhi’s air has hit a new low—literally. With pollution levels crossing global safety thresholds, the city is gasping for solutions. Crop burning, rapid urbanisation, and political inaction have created a toxic cocktail choking much of India.

In today’s episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury hosts Frank Hammes, Global CEO, IQAir, Dr. Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Institute of Chest Surgery, Medanta, Karthik Ganesan, Fellow & Director, CEEW, and Anubhuti Vishnoi, Senior Editor, ET, to explore the causes, health repercussions, and potential solutions to India’s air quality crisis. Don’t miss this critical conversation on what it will take to clear the air!

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: India’s Dangerous Misuse Of Antibiotics Pt 1 & Pt 2, COP29: Who will Pay for Climate Action?, Trump 2.0: America First, India….?, Now RBI Wants Banks to Rethink their Business Models, and more!

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India’s Dangerous Misuse Of Antibiotics Pt. 2

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is escalating into a global health emergency, with dire consequences for humanity. As World AMR Awareness Week unfolds, Anirban Chowdhury hosts an insightful conversation with Vikas Dandekar and Dr. Manica Balasegaram, Executive Director at the Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership. Together, they explore the global response, innovative solutions, and India’s potential influence in combating this looming crisis.

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India’s Dangerous Misuse Of Antibiotics Pt 1

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Indians are ingesting too many antibiotics. As a result, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is becoming a serious public health crisis, as many commonly used antibiotics are losing their effectiveness. Currently, about 70% of antibiotic treatments fail to work against infections, making it increasingly difficult to treat conditions that once had straightforward solutions. Each year, more patients experience recurring infections, both in outpatient and inpatient settings, and mortality rates continue to rise among those requiring critical care.

Hosts Vikas Dandekar and Anirban Chowdhury talk to Dr Viny Kantroo of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, and Maneesh Paul of Orchid Pharma trying to understand if AMR could drastically alter healthcare as we know it, posing an unprecedented challenge to future generations.

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Check out our other interesting episodes like: Behind CCI’s Allegations Against Amazon, Flipkart, Can Hosur be a Jamshedpur Plus?, What Makes India The Emerging GCC Capital?, Taxing Times for Infosys, Quantum Computing: Understanding Qubits And The Future, and more!

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COP29: Who will Pay for Climate Action?

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

As COP 29 unfolds, the stakes are higher than ever. The focus this year is on new climate finance targets. The question is the same: Will developed countries pay up to help the poorer nations battle climate change? And where will the money come from?

Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Urmi Goswami, Special Correspondent at Economic Times, and Dr. Jai Asundi, Executive Director at CSTEP, to explore whether nations are walking the talk. From India’s evolving stance on energy transition to the G77+China’s position on NCQG, this episode deals with the most pressing issues.

Tune in to find out what COP 29 could mean for the future of global climate action.

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Polls On My Pod: Rumble In The Jungle Of Jharkhand

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Political instability and the constant flip-flopping of voters define the predicament of the Jharkhand State Legislative Assembly since the turn of the century when it came into being. Despite the last two governments completing their terms, no political party can claim with conviction that they have cracked the code in Jharkhand. Join host Nidhi Sharma as she and ET’s own Kumar Anshuman navigate the tricky electoral arithmetic of the state and bring to you the issues, parties and personalities that will decide the fate of one of the country’s most resource-rich states.

Don't miss out on this special election series – Polls On My Pod!: Polls On My Pod: Haryana Potboiler: Caste Politics, Agniveer and Farm Distress, Polls On My Pod: J&K’s Decade-Long Wait Ends Polls On My Pod: Muted Manipur & The Tamil Nadu Triangle, Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest: An Opposition Shaken or Stirred? Alliance Arithmetic: Decoding the Political Jigsaw of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, and more!

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Devious Genius: The “Digital Arrests” Scam Pt 2

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

In part 2 of our two part deep-dive series on digital arrests, we look at the complex global operations of the scamsters, how these gangs recruit and coerce Indians into crimes, the cross border treaties they exploit, existing legal guardrails against the cyber crime and new rules that have to be implemented to tackle it effectively.

Host Dia Rekhi talks nuances and solutions with Kanishk Gaur and legal specialist Khushbu Jain.

Check out Dia’s other interesting episodes like: Behind CCI’s Allegations Against Amazon, Flipkart, Can Hosur be a Jamshedpur Plus?, What Makes India The Emerging GCC Capital?, Taxing Times for Infosys, Quantum Computing: Understanding Qubits And The Future, and more!

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Devious Genius: The “Digital Arrests” Scam Pt 1

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Digital arrest scams are spreading fast, targeting unsuspecting victims with frightening precision. Scammers are using deep fake videos, posing as officials, and leaving victims isolated, sleepless, and financially drained. But how do these scams work, and why are people so vulnerable?

In this first part of a two-part series, host Dia Rekhi speaks with Dr. Muktesh Chander, Ex-DGP Goa, Cyber Security Expert and Chevening CyberSecurity Fellow from Cranfield University UK., alongside an anonymous victim of one such scam. Together, they delve into the tactics used and the emotional toll these scams inflict.

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Trump 2.0: America First, India….?

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Donald Trump is back in the White House, defying predictions of a close race by securing a comfortable win against Kamala Harris. His return has significant implications for the world—and for India. From trade and tariffs to immigration and foreign policy, Trump's decisions could shape the future of Indo-US relations.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET's diplomatic editor Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury to explore the potential impacts of Trump’s second term on India.

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Now RBI Wants Banks to Rethink their Business Models

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0000

The RBI’s latest draft guidelines stems from its discomfort in overlapping activities between banks and their subsidiaries. It says banks and not their units should do the core banking activity of lending and deposit taking. This will affect banks' structures, balance sheets and upcoming IPO valuations.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury breaks down the implications with ET’s Banking Editor Sangita Mehta and Sachin Gupta, Chief Ratings Officer at CARE Ratings Ltd.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Why The Indian Consumer Is Still Trapped In Dark Patterns?, Is mafia extortion returning to India?, India vs Canada: Season X, Noel Tata’s Task Ahead and more!

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What can Nvidia and India do for each other?

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

What happens when one of the world’s most valuable companies comes with big plans to the world’s biggest tech talent pool?

That’s what the world witnessed last week when Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang landed in Mumbai.

Huang extolled the virtues of India’s unique talent pool, storehouse of data and national will for innovation and development. He said AI will fuel the next phase of digital transformation in India.

Needless to say, there was a barrage of announcements from the company including a tie up with Reliance to build AI infrastructure in the country.

So what can Nvidia and India do for each other? Listen in as host Anirban Chowdhury discusses with ET’s tech expert Suraksha P and Jaspreet Bindra, founder AI & Beyond.

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Hoax or Horror: The Unprecedented Surge in Flight Threats

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India’s airlines are facing a never-before, nowhere-else crisis. Close to 100 bomb threat calls in just 7 days, numerous flight delays, and hundreds of crores in losses—India's airline industry is in turmoil. What’s causing this surge in threats, and why is it so difficult to tackle? Will it lead to a fear of flying among passengers, and how are airlines and the government responding?

Join host Anirban Chowdhury as he speaks with The Economic Times’ airline tracker Arindam Majumder, Shyamala D., former DIG of the Central Industrial Security Force, and Rajesh Chandra, former head of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, to break down the situation, its impact, and the measures being taken.

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Why The Indian Consumer Is Still Trapped In Dark Patterns

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Ten months after the government stipulated guidelines to curb them, dark patterns continue to be used by ecommerce companies in India-from travel to health tech. These deceptive design strategies are used to manipulate users into sharing personal information or making unintended purchases. With India’s e-commerce market expected to reach $350 billion by 2030, this is a menace that needs to be prevented. But how? Anirban Chowdhury and Dia Rekhi talk to Manisha Kapoor of ASCI, Nidhi Khare, Consumer Affairs Secretary and Sachin Taparia of LocalCircles to understand the nuances and the way forward.

You can listen to our earlier episode by Mugdha Variyar on Why dark patterns are under the surveillance spotlight?

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Trains to Turbines: How India is Harnessing Hydrogen, Is Bajaj Housing’s High Valuation Sustainable?, Corner Office Conversation with Antonoaldo Neves, CEO, Etihad Aviation Group, Has ONDC Managed To Take On Amazon And Flipkart?, and more!

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SEBI’s Crackdown On F&O Gambles

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

SEBI’s new curbs on the high-stakes world of Futures and Options trading mean tighter restrictions for retail traders, such as reduced weekly expiries and increased contract sizes. The game is about to change. Host Himani Kothari talks to Deepak Shenoy, Founder of Capitalmind, and Sudhakara Reddy, Associate Professor of Finance and Control at IIM-Calcutta, to break down why Sebi has implemented these steps, the alarming rise in retail participation, and the staggering losses traders have incurred.

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Is Mafia Extortion returning to India?

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India’s underworld, once dominated by figures like Dawood Ibrahim, is witnessing a resurgence with the rise of Lawrence Bishnoi and his gang. Once a small-time outfit, Bishnoi's criminal empire now wields significant power, with the recent high-profile killing of powerful Maharashtra politician Baba Siddiqui sending shockwaves across the country. Is India witnessing the return of an era where gangsters run the business of extortion and fear?

Join host Anirban Chowdhury as he talks to ET’s Rashmi Rajput and supercop D Sivandandan to uncover how the Bishnoi gang operates and what this means for the future of organised crime in India.

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India vs Canada: Season X

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India-Canada relations have hit an all-time low after Ottawa accused Indian diplomats of involvement in the assassination of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India’s retaliatory expulsion of Canadian diplomats has only fueled the crisis further. With global players like the US, China, and the Five Eyes alliance involved, the stakes are high. Join host Anirban Chowdhury as he speaks with Harsh V Pant of the Observer Research Foundation and ET’s Pranab Dhal Samanta to break down the geopolitical, economic, and political factors at play.

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Noel Tata’s Task Ahead

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Following the passing of Ratan Tata, the Tata Group has appointed Noel Tata as the new chairman of Steer Tata Trusts. While Noel has built Tata's retail business into a ₹2.85 lakh crore entity, his new role at the helm of the Trusts comes with different challenges. From managing a complex board of shareholders to navigating the group’s relationship with the SP Group, all eyes are on how Noel will steer the Trusts and its vast influence over the ₹34 trillion Tata empire.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury discusses with ET’s Kala Vijayraghavan on what Noel Tata’s leadership means for the future of the Tata Group.

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China’s Market Resurgence, India’s Loss?

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

With Chinese equities being among the cheapest globally, they have sparked renewed interest from value investors. The bull run seems to have had a negative impact on Indian markets. But with past rallies fizzling out, will this time be different? Host Nishanth Vasudevan talks to Manish Bhandari of Vallum Capital Advisors about the historical patterns of Chinese market rallies, the government’s efforts to rebuild trust, and how China’s evolving economic strategies could impact its neighbour.

Credits: South China Morning Post, CNBC-TV18, CNBC Television, WION, Bloomberg Television

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Bollywood’s Big Budget Bugbear

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Bollywood is facing turbulent times, with over 40 big-budget projects shelved or stalled—double the pre-pandemic numbers. Big names like Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Akshay Kumar, and Deepika Padukone are affected as rising star fees, weak scripts, and the waning bankability of A-list actors weigh heavily on the industry. After a promising bounce back in 2023, uncertainty now looms large. Join host Anirban Chowdhury as he delves into the reasons behind this freeze with ET’s Rajesh Naidu, Suniel Wadhwa of Karmic Films and producer Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment.

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Trains to Turbines: How India is Harnessing Hydrogen

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India is betting big on hydrogen-powered mobility. From the Indian Railways’ plans of hydrogen trains on heritage routes to govts commissioning of dedicated hydrogen ports to initiatives by auto companies such as Tata Motors and M&M, India has a lot going for its green hydrogen mission.

In this episode, we discuss potential, opportunities and challenges. We also trace the global history of hydrogen transportation, from early innovations in the 1960s to today’s advancements, and ask the question: Can hydrogen-powered transportation truly go mainstream? Host Anirban Choudhury talks to Anuraag Nallapaneni, Program Manager (Hydrogen) WRI India and ET’s Twesh Mishra.

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Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Has ONDC Managed To Take On Amazon And Flipkart?, Shein, Luxshare, Huaqin..why are Chinese cos returning to India?, SME IPO Frenzy: Boom or Bubble?, and more!

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Polls On My Pod: Haryana Potboiler: Caste Politics, Agniveer and Farm Distress

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

As Haryana heads to the polls, we dive deep into the state’s political landscape, where the Jats have long held sway. Once a battle between Congress and INLD, Haryana’s political scene has seen new players emerge in recent years. Our special election series Polls On My Pod explores the dynamics of this small but crucial agrarian state. Join host Nidhi Sharma and ET’s Jatin Takkar as they break down the key factors that could shape the vote.

Check out the other interesting episodes like Polls On My Pod: Muted Manipur & The Tamil Nadu Triangle, Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest: An Opposition Shaken or Stirred?, Alliance Arithmetic: Decoding the Political Jigsaw of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, and more!

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India's CCTV Crackdown

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The recent pager explosions in Lebanon have led the Indian government to fasttrack the implementation of its guidelines regarding surveillance equipment, which came out earlier this year. The fresh guidelines are likely to come into effect this month and will likely affect Chinese vendors who make up a bulk of the CCTV market in the country. The new guidelines prioritize security, data protection, and the promotion of “Make in India” products. In this episode, we discuss the implications for Chinese players like Hikvision and Dahua, the rise of domestic companies like CP Plus, and how these measures are in line with other governments too which are cracking down heavily on Chinese CCTV equipment. Host Dia Rekhi is joined by Varun Gupta of Counterpoint Research and Ausma Bernot, Expert of Surveillance Tech & Governance to understand how India is reshaping its surveillance landscape.

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Can the market digest its multiple mega IPOs?

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India's primary market is set to witness back-to-back billion-dollar IPOs, including Hyundai's record-breaking Rs 25,000 crore issue. With heavyweights like Swiggy and Afcons Infrastructure also preparing to go public, investors are closely watching the potential market impact. Will these big IPOs sail through smoothly, or are we looking at short-term market disruptions?

Join host Nishanth Vasudevan, as he discusses the road ahead with Aditya Sood, Fund Manager at Incred Asset Management, on this episode of The Morning Brief.

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Polls On My Pod: J&K's Decade-Long Wait Ends

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:04:09 +0000

The last time the people of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) elected their representatives to the state assembly was nearly a decade ago. In 2014, the electoral landscape was markedly different. For starters, J&K was a state that included Ladakh, it enjoyed a special status as per the constitution of India and there were fewer seats in the fray. Turn to today and much water has passed under the bridge. J&K is now a union territory that will have a bigger legislative assembly with truncated powers. Join host Nidhi Sharma–along with ET’s own Anubhuti Vishnoi and Hakeem Irfan Rashid–as she tracks one of the shortest elections the region has seen and the issues, parties and personalities resonating with the electorate.

Don't miss out on this special election series – Polls On My Pod!

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‘Apple’ Ripe for Picking

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Symbolic of India’s affinity to Apple, a week ago, hordes eager to get their hands on the shiny new iPhone 16 pro queued up in front of stores. With all the business that the company is getting from India, it is reciprocating the love in the form of jobs generated from manufacturing phones and allied components–6 lakh jobs by the end of FY25, including 2 lakh direct positions by March with a special impetus on diversity, equity and inclusion. But why is Apple eyeing India? Where does the country stand when it comes to the company’s largest markets? How is Apple doing in a price-sensitive market? What kind of value addition is India doing and how will it change? Join host Dia Rekhi as she seeks answers to these questions and more with Tarun Pathak, research director at Counterpoint Research and Ekta Mittal, senior analyst at CCS Insight.

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Much Ado Over Ladoo

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The controversy surrounding the iconic Tirupati laddoos has sparked a political firestorm. What began as allegations of adulterated ghee has escalated into a major showdown between Andhra Pradesh’s political figures, N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy. Host Nidhi Sharma speaks with YSRCP’s Rajampet MP P V Midhun Reddy and TDP’s Vizag MP Mathukumili Sribharat to break down how this controversy took a sharp religious twist, and its broader implications for temple management, food safety, and the faith of millions. Join us as we dissect the politics, religion, and facts behind the laddoo scandal.

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Is Bajaj Housing’s High Valuation Sustainable?

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Bajaj Housing Finance just had a record 6,560 crore rupees IPO, setting records for both demand and applications in the Indian primary market. The issue was oversubscribed 64 times, attracting bids worth 3.23 trillion rupees—surpassing Coal India's 2010 record. Bajaj’s valuation is several multiples of its peers although its financials don’t beat theirs in every instance. Is the company overvalued? Is the valuation sustainable?What price will it settle at? How should investors take this frenzy?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury explores all of this with ET’s Saloni Shukla and Jignesh Shial, Director - Research and Head of BFSI Sector at InCred Capital.

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Corner Office Conversation with Antonoaldo Neves, CEO, Etihad Aviation Group

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Etihad Airways Group CEO Antonoaldo Neves has the precarious job of balancing growth with profitability and margins. Neves is the rare premium airline chief who talks of saving $150 million a year—through the minutest of cut downs like double catering of food—even as he aims to double his airline’s size and keep it as premium as it has always been.

Etihad’s net profit grew fivefold to $143 million in 2023 (it turned around in 2022 from losses worth billions of dollars) but it remains a fraction of earnings clocked by rivals Emirates and Qatar. Neves however isn’t bothered about “our friends in the Gulf” too much. As he overhauls Etihad’s network, India features among its top three markets globally.

In the latest Corner Office Conversation, Neves talks to hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Forum Gandhi about the flight path he has planned for the airline.

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Behind CCI’s Allegations Against Amazon, Flipkart

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Nearly four and a half years ago The Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh, a traders association alleged that e-commerce giants were playing favourites. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) soon took cognizance and passed an order asking the director general to investigate both Amazon and Flipkart for anti-competitive practices. Turn to today, an exhaustive report on alleged anti-trust activities of Amazon and Flipkart has been submitted, though not made public. The findings include charges of preferential treatment to a select few, deep discounting undercutting competition and giving certain listings priority. In today’s episode, host Dia Rekhi turns to Viswanath Pingali, faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, to understand whether digital platforms are indeed hurting small businesses and legal eagle Gautam Shahi, partner at Dua Associates, to explore the ramifications of what could potentially be a landmark judgement.

Check out Dia’s other interesting episodes like: Can Hosur be a Jamshedpur Plus?, What Makes India The Emerging GCC Capital?, Taxing Times for Infosys, Quantum Computing: Understanding Qubits And The Future, Understanding India's New Criminal Laws, and more!

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Has ONDC Managed To Take On Amazon And Flipkart?

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Exactly a year ago, ONDC, the government-backed, open-source commerce network, was launched nationwide. Its twofold purpose: to onboard small sellers who couldn’t afford to be on the platforms of e-commerce giants; and to challenge the supremacy of these giants. The platform has quietly been achieving one milestone after another, spreading to more than 200 pin codes, adding 2 lakh sellers, and attracting prominent names such as Paytm and Ola. But is this enough? What are the challenges? Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s tech expert, Suraksha P, explore answers to these questions with ONDC’s MD and CEO, Thampy Koshy

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Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: The Telegram Problem, Why The GST Official is India Inc’s New Boogeyman, Bangladesh Battered, Taxing Times for Infosys, Will OLA Electrify the Markets?, and more!

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Shein, Luxshare, Huaqin..why are Chinese cos returning to India?

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein, one of the companies banned in India in 2020, is set to make a comeback, this time under a licensing agreement with Reliance Industries. Other Chinese entities like HKC and the Adani Group’s new subsidiary in China hint at a possible shift in India’s business approach towards its neighbour. Do all these point to a change in Indo-Chinese relations, at least as far as business is concerned?

Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Dia Rekhi discuss the dynamics with ET Prime’s Shabori Das and public policy and China expert Amit Bhandari.

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Energy, Electrification, Environment with US’ Deputy Secretary

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

A year ago, President Joe Biden and PM Narendra Modi launched the India-U.S. Renewable Energy Technologies Action Platform (RE-TAP), deepening cooperation on clean energy. With over a decade of collaboration and billions in U.S. investments, how can the two countries drive the future of renewables and rural electrification?

Join ET’s Sanjeev Choudhary as he speaks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk about the next steps in this critical energy partnership.

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SME IPO Frenzy: Boom or Bubble?

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India's SME IPO market is on a tear, with companies like Amic Forging, Bondada Engineering, and Resourceful Automobiles delivering triple-digit gain multiples and driving a 176% surge in the BSE SME IPO index over the past year. Retail participation is at an all-time high, with applications soaring from 408 in 2019 to over 2.13 lakh per IPO today. But behind the headlines, concerns are growing. Volatility and rapid price swings have sparked debate about whether this is a healthy market or a bubble waiting to burst.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by ET Prime Reporter Himadri Buch, Capital Mind’s Deepak Shenoy, and IIM Calcutta Professor Sudhakara Reddy to analyse the drivers behind the SME IPO boom, the emerging risks, and what regulators are watching closely.

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Why does Chandrababu Naidu want people to have more children?

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu recently met with top CEOs at Sri City, Tirupati, to rally investment, but his unexpected focus on population growth stole the spotlight. Earlier in August, his Cabinet scrapped the two-child rule for local elections, prompting questions about his strategy. Why is a leader known for sharp political and economic insights now zeroing in on population management and the North-South divide?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Nidhi Sharma discusses Naidu's surprising policy shift and its potential impact with Telugu Desam Party MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayulu and Professor Sanjay Kumar from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.Stay tuned to understand what's driving these decisions and what they mean for Andhra Pradesh's future.

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Is the P2P lending industry dying?

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Peer-to-peer lending in India was supposed to be a game-changer—connecting borrowers and lenders directly and bypassing banks. But the business is now facing major turbulence.

On August 16th, the RBI issued a new mandate that could reshape the future of P2P lending in India, leaving many to wonder if this is a turning point or the beginning of the end.

Join The Morning Brief as host Anirban Chowdhury discusses what lies ahead for this emerging sector with ET’s fintech expert Pratik Bhakta and Mukesh Bubna of P2P lending firm Monexo.

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ET World Leaders Forum: Visa’s New Vistas with Vice Chair Kelly Mahon Tullier

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Payments giant Visa is bullish about India’s fast evolving digital payments landscape, the growth of small and medium enterprises and its fiercely independent women customers and stakeholders. In a riveting conversation at the ET World Leaders Forum, vice chair Kelly MahonTullier talks to ET’s associate editor Arijit Barman about Visa’s new vistas.

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If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast: S. Jaishankar, Ravi Kant Jaipuria,Arjun Nohwar, Manoj Chacko, G.V. Prasad, Dara Khosrowshahi, Henry Kravis, Campbell Wilson, Warren K. Harris,Nithin Kamath, Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India and more!

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Corner Office Conversation With Rajesh Jejurikar, ED and CEO, Automotive And Farm Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Mahindra & Mahindra is on top the SUV game. It’s the market leader by revenue and no. 2 by volumes. The company is on a launch spree. And is heavily invested in the EV story. But with heavy competition in the SUV space, a global slowdown in EVs and sporadic demand in India’s automotibe industry, how will it stay ahead of the game. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Shally Seth talk to M&M’s ED and CEO of auto and farm sector in this Corner Office Conversation. Listen in.

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Silent Struggles: Everyday Stories Of Women Doctors

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The recent incident at R G Kar Medical College has brought the larger issue of women’s safety, particularly in the medical profession, into sharp focus. We hear firsthand accounts from women doctors who recount the harassment and discrimination they face from colleagues, patients, and their families. Host Nidhi Sharma talks to Dr. Ammara Hasan, Radiation Oncologist and Anirban Chowdhury talks to Aparna Mittal, DEI advisor/ Corporate Lawyer, Founder Samāna Centre, on whether the legal framework is inadequate to protect women employees.

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Check out other interesting episodes : Bumpy Rides For EVs in India, Lethal Liquor Part 1: How Moonshine Devastated a Village, India Scorching Part 1, India Scorching Part 2, Will Chabahar Port open up India’s own Silk Route? and more!

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Corner Office Conversation With Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder, Fractal

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Fractal, India’s first AI analytics unicorn, is poised for an IPO at a reported valuation of $3 billion. From being founded 24 years ago long before AI became a buzzword every business wanted to log on to by five IIM batchmates, the company quickly gained traction amongst Indian and international clients. Within a few years however, it faced a leadership crisis with two of its founders exiting Srikant Vellamakani, whose CEO ship was the centre of a raging debate among the founder group, however, took the setback as not a “Why me?” lament but a “Why not me?” lesson instead. Soon enough he made a comeback as the CEO and 2022, the company entered the unicorn club with a $360 million investment from TPG. Along the way it came up with some ground breaking solutions for clients spread across more than 10 industries and 170 plus enterprises-including a solution that reduced railway track crossing accidents in Mumbai by a whooping 75%. In this corner officer conversation, host Arijit Barman talks to Srikanth Velamakanni about AI of today, tomorrow and the future. Will it be responsible or regulated? From maths to machine and the mind here is a freewheeling conversation, up, close & personal.

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The Telegram Problem

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:41:11 +0000

Telegram, the bad boy of social messaging, is in deep trouble. Its CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested by the French police on alleged failure to mitigate the misuse of its platform for criminal activities. When Telegram started, it was hailed as a champion of freedom of speech and information sharing. Over the last few years however, it has become a hotbed for the exchange of pirated content, child pornography and other alleged terrorism and criminal acts. Governments across the world have had problems with Durov and his platform. But there have never been so serious questions about its future as now. Host Anirban Chowdhury explores with Kevin Curran, Professor of Cybersecurity at Ulster University, Siddhant Jain founder of VdoCipher and an active voice against anti-piracy and ET’s Aashish Aryan.

Credits: BBC News, CBC News: The National, TechCrunch,

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Check out more episodes from the morning brief below: Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India, Bangladesh Quota Furore, Bumpy Ride For EVs In India, Sebi’s Bitter Pill for Zero Brokerage Startups

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Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Netflix’s India story is a growing piece of its global saga that spans 278 million subscribers and an annual revenue of more than $34 billion. Indian content on the platform has been attracting subscribers at home and abroad and has pushed into being a profitable entity. But content costs are growing, cinemas are filling and consumer dynamics are rapidly changing. In this episode, Monika Shergill talks about the Netflix India story and its upcoming episodes and seasons.

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Space For Everyone

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Many of us grew up dreaming of becoming astronauts, picturing ourselves floating among the stars. In today’s world, making that dream a reality is no longer the destiny of the select few. With private companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic making space travel accessible, anyone can now touch the cosmos. Join host Nirmal John as he sits down with Michael Edmonds of Blue Origin and Gopichand Thotakura, India’s first civilian astronaut, to discuss how you too can fly to space.

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Check out Dia’s other interesting episodes like: What Makes India The Emerging GCC Capital?, Taxing Times for Infosys, Quantum Computing: Understanding Qubits And The Future, Understanding India's New Criminal Laws, and more!

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Can Hosur be a Jamshedpur Plus?

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Hosur, a town in Tamil Nadu, is on the cusp of a transformation. With Tata Group’s ambitious projects and a rapidly changing landscape, some are calling it the next Jamshedpur. But what does that really mean? In this episode, host Dia Rekhi explores the vision behind Hosur’s development, the parallels with Jamshedpur, and the role of the state government in shaping this industrial town of the future. Joining her isTamil Nadu's Industries Minister Dr TRB Rajaa and Historian & Professor, Dr Arup Chatterjee.

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Corner Office Conversation with Akasa’s Vinay Dube & Praveen Iyer

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Akasa Air, one of India's youngest carriers, has had a fairly good run so far. The two-year old airline was the fastest in India to start international operations and the fastest to scale up its fleet. It now operates more than 900 weekly flights to India and international locations, has a 4.7% domestic market share and 226 planes on order.

But piling losses, ruthless competition from the IndiGo-Air India duopoly and a slowdown in deliveries from troubled plane maker Boeing loomed large and threatened to impact its run.

What are Akasa’s plans ahead? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to CEO Vinay Dube and CCO Praveen Iyer.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Bangladesh Battered, Taxing Times for Infosys, Will OLA Electrify the Markets?, The Biggest Pharma Deal of the Decade, The Blue Screen of Death, and more!

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What Makes India The Emerging GCC Capital?

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

GCCs or Global Capability Centres are today among the biggest FDI vehicles cum job creators that few are talking about. Target, Maersk and JP Morgan Chase, Accenture, AstraZeneca are investing big on these centres making them the latest phenomenon to push India as a global talent hub. Host Dia Rekhi explores how GCCs are driving digital innovation in India for the world’s biggest brands. With Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, Partner, Catalincs and Bala Sankaranarayanan, CEO, Thryve Digital Health LLP

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Why The GST Official is India Inc’s New Boogeyman

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Of late, GST sleuths have come knocking on the doors of real estate and construction companies, tech service providers, foreign airlines, insurance companies and many other conglomerates. Corporate India has cried foul and labelled this an exercise in tax terrorism. Despite being 7 years old, why is the CBIC ramping up tax demands on companies across sectors? What’s leading to the dissonance between companies and the taxmen? Are the dockets of the GST appellate tribunal about to overflow? Host Anirban Chowdhury answers these questions and more with ET’s Rashmi Rajput and tax expert and CEO of Dhruva Advisors LLP, Dinesh Kanabar.

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Navigating The Perfect Markets Storm

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Sharp currency fluctuations and renewed geopolitical tensions triggered a wave of selling across global equities. We explore the factors that led to this near-perfect storm, the Bank of Japan’s crucial intervention, and the lessons investors can learn from this volatile period. Join Host Nishanth Vasudevan has he talks to Ritesh Jain, Co-founder of Pinetree Macro about the recent upheaval in global financial markets and what it means for the future of global investments.

Credits: Firstpost, NEWS9 Live, BBC News, CNN

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Bangladesh Battered

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Bangladesh is facing its worst crisis in recent times. The government has broken down, PM Sheikh Hasina has escaped, law and order is in complete disarray as mob violence and vandalism continue to rattle several parts of the country. As talks of an interim government hang in the air and security concerns loom large, what are the concerns for India, a friend to Sheikh Hasina, but not necessarily to the political forces that now hold sway in the state?

Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Kingshuk Chatterjee, professor, department of history, University of Calcutta and ET’s executive editor, politics Pranab Dhal Samanta.

Check out Anirban’s other interesting episodes like: Will Ola Electrify the Markets?, The Biggest Indian Pharma Deal of the Decade, Risk or Respite: RBI Sets Rules On Fraud, The Blue Screen of Death, Bumpy Rides For EVs in India, and more!

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Credits: CNBC-TV18, Firstpost, WION 1, WION 2, Business Today

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Deconstructing Quota Within Quota

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

On August 1, the Supreme Court of India delivered a groundbreaking verdict, empowering state governments to sub-categorize castes within the Scheduled Castes based on socio-economic backwardness. This 6:1 decision addresses the issue of certain communities monopolising reservation benefits. Host Nidhi Sharma breaks down the complexities of this ruling and its implications. We explore the historical context, political dynamics, and the contentious debates surrounding the quota within quota system with Kadiyam Srihari, former Social Welfare Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and R. Subrahmanyam, former Secretary of the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

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Taxing Times for Infosys

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

IT services major Infosys has been slapped with a pre-show cause notice from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) for alleged tax dues of over ₹32,000 crores, the biggest ever such number for an Indian IT company. Infosys has cited a recent circular from the CBIC to say the services received from its overseas branches are not taxable.

Why would the DGGI send the notice? What is Infosys' response? And what impact could this have on the company and the broader IT industry? Dia Rekhi and Anirban Chowdhury delve into these questions with tax veteran Ketan Dalal and ET Prime's ace reporters Jochelle Mendonca and Manu Toms.

Check out Dia’s other interesting episodes like: Quantum Computing: Understanding Qubits And The Future, Understanding India's New Criminal Laws, How Nvidia Became the World’s Most Valuable Company, Murder, Mayhem, Money: Why True Crime Sells, and more!

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Will Ola Electrify the Markets?

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The highly anticipated IPO of Ola Electric Mobility is set to open for subscription on August 2nd. Backed by Softbank, Ola Electric is India’s leading electric two-wheeler manufacturer, and this IPO marks a significant milestone in the country’s EV revolution. But there are concerns: losses, cash burn and previous incidents with its products.. Listen in as host Anirban Chowdhury talks with ET’s auto experts Sumantra Barooah and Manu P Toms, unpacking what this means for investors and India’s electric vehicle two-wheeler market.

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Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Bumpy Rides For EVs in India, Lethal Liquor Part 1: How Moonshine Devastated a Village, India Scorching Part 1, India Scorching Part 2, Will Chabahar Port open up India’s own Silk Route? and more!

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The Biggest Indian Pharma Deal of the Decade

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Mankind Pharma has announced it will buy biotech company BSV for a whopping Rs 13,630 crore. The deal brings together a master of mass market products and an intrinsic innovator in the high entry barrier spaces of the healthcare market. It’s an expensive buy and Mankind has gone for broke, raising equity and debt and stalling other planned purchases. Why is the deal so important and how will it transform Mankind Pharma’s position in the industry?

Host Anirban Chowdhury, ET’s pharma expert Vikas Dandekar, Sheetal Sapale from Pharmarack, and Mankind co-founder Rajeev Juneja weigh in.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Risk or Respite: RBI Sets Rules On Fraud, The Blue Screen of Death , Bumpy Rides For EVs in India, Lethal Liquor Part 1: How Moonshine Devastated a Village, India Scorching Part 1, and more!

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Bangladesh Quota Furore

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Unrest in Bangladesh has erupted following a controversial court ruling reinstating a 30% government job quota for the descendants of freedom fighters. The decision has led to nationwide protests, over 200 deaths, and severe disruptions. Host Prachi Verma delves into the origins and escalation of this crisis, its impact on regional stability and global trade, with insights from Former Foreign Secretary, Harsh Vardhan Shringla and ET's Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury. Tune in as TMB explores the complexities and broader implications of this turmoil.

Check out other interesting episodes like: Exploring New Horizons: The Indian Travel Takeoff, Heat on NEET, K-Pop to k-colleges: Korea Craze Continues, Hidden Talent Pool: How Companies Are Embracing Transgender Inclusion and more!

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Budget Baatein with Swaminathan Aiyar

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Investments, employment, and consumption are the three burning issues facing India in 2024. Did the government’s latest fiscal budget deliver on all three? At a deeper level, should a fiscal budget solve problems on these aspects? You have read, seen and heard all the immediate analysis and number crunching around Budget 24. Listen in for a deeper analysis of what lies beyond these numbers, the allocations, the promises and the balancing. Can the government really create jobs? Have PLIs been successful? Should we worry about concentration of wealth, falling FDI and declining govt spend as a percentage of GDP? Should the budget document be fiscally prudent and little else? Join host Arijit Barman as he speaks to economist, columnist and dissector extraordinaire of the Indian economy Swaminathan Aiyar on all this and more.

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Bumpy Rides For EVs in India, Lethal Liquor Part 1: How Moonshine Devastated a Village, India Scorching Part 1, India Scorching Part 2, Will Chabahar Port open up India’s own Silk Route? and more!

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Quantum Computing: Understanding Qubits And The Future

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

There are three kinds of people in the world: those who understand quantum computing, those who dont..and those who do and don’t. Quantum computing goes beyond the world of binaries, into the smallest units of calculations fathomable. It can simulate chemical reactions and optimize AI, financial service and healthcare beyond the range of current human thought. It is into this realm that India wishes to take a leap. It launched the National Quantum Mission with a budget of over Rs. 6,003 crore (approximately $730 million) for 2023-2031. It is building an indigenous quantum computer, of 6 to 7 qubits. Like in other tech capabilities, India is a late starter with super charged ambitions. Host Dia Rekhi, Robert Sutor, Vice President at The Futurum Group and Ajai Chowdhry, Chair of the Mission Governing Board of the National Quantum Mission delve into this fascinating world and analyse India’s place in it.

Credits: IBM Research, World Leader

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The Blue Screen of Death

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:34:37 +0000

In an unexpected twist, Friday, 19th July, brought a mini tech apocalypse that left air travel, banks, retail, hospitals, TV channels, and stock markets reeling from disruptions. The culprit? A problematic update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which led to widespread system crashes and the infamous Blue Screen of Death.

In this special weekend episode, host Anirban Chowdhury breaks down the chaos with insights with a global tech veteran, Peter Bendor-Samuel, CEO and founder of tech research firm Everest Group and an independent cyber security expert and the author of Philosophy of Cyber Security, Lukasz Olenjik. Discover how this outage unfolded, why fixing it isn’t as simple as it seems, and what this incident reveals about the importance of quality checks, testing, and implementation in tech.

Credits: Republic World, NBC News, Mirror Now, CNA, Today

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Risk or Respite: RBI Sets Rules On Fraud

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The RBI has set new rules to pre-empt, prevent and penalise banking fraud. Instances of fraud in the sector have nearly trebled in the last year. Interestingly, the central bank’s new guidelines give more scope to the accused to clear their names. The new rules, for instance, give three weeks to the borrower to respond to allegations before it’s tagged as a fraud account. Host Anirban Chowdhury discusses the pros and cons with Abizer Diwanji advisor, Neostrat Advisors LLP, Dhruv Chawla, Partner Forensic Services, PwC and ET’s Sangita Mehta.

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Power Play: AP's Vendetta Politics

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Andhra Pradesh (AP) is in the spotlight with N. Chandrababu Naidu back in power. Known as the "CEO" Chief Minister, Naidu is on a mission to attract investments and eliminate political opposition. Allegations of politics are rampant too. In just a month, Naidu has demolished YSRCP’s under-construction central office. He has also released white papers criticising the Jagan administration's handling of major projects, escalating the political battle. Host Nidhi Sharma explores these developments and their implications with Nara Lokesh, TDP General Secretary and Andhra Pradesh's HRD and IT Minister and P.V. Midhun Reddy, Member of the Lok Sabha, YSRCP.

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Credits: India Today

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Bumpy Ride For EVs In India

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Electric vehicle sales are slowing down in India, following a global trend they had bucked until as late as June.Champions of the EV story like Tata Motors are revising their sales guidance downwards, even as challenges of limited charging infrastructure and range loom large. Host Anirban Chowdhury analyses the problem and discusses possible solutions with Rajeev Singh, leader, consumer industry, Deloitte India and ET’s Sharmishtha Mukherjee.

Credits: Bloomberg Technology

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Fame: EV Subsidy Scam Or Schemed Sabotage?, Chip Country: How Tata Group Is Powering India’s $1 trillion Electronic Dream

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Corner Office Conversation With Ipsita Das, Managing Director, Moët Hennessy, India

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

French alcobev manufacturer, and part of the largest luxury group in the world Moët Hennessy is planning to expand its India focus. After being in the country for over two decades, the company now has their own sparkling wine production facility in India, and an Indian managing director, for the first time ever - Ipsita Das. The company’s sharper India focus is in keeping with the country’s fast-growing premium liquor market

Host Shabori Das talks to Ipsita Das about Moët Hennessy’s plans for India, and how luxury alcobev is growing in the country.

If you like this episode from Shabori Das, check out her other interesting episodes on Sephora Kids: Why are Children Buying Anti-Ageing Creams, Quick Commerce vs E-Commerce - The Need for Speed in Retail, Decoding Doom Spending and Loud Budgeting, The Commerce of Concerts: All Play No Profits?, Rewriting India's Toy Story, and more!

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Sebi’s Bitter Pill for Zero Brokerage Startups

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 02:13:26 +0000

India’s capital markets regulator Sebi has asked online brokerages to move away from any kind of slab pricing to their clients and levy one, uniform charge. It has sweeping implications for fintech startups in the online stock brokerage space. Companies like Zerodha, Groww, and Shoonya, known for their zero brokerage models, face potential revenue disruptions and valuation shifts. As SEBI continues to enforce stringent regulations aimed at enhancing market accountability and oversight, how will these fintech players adapt? Hosts Nikhil Agarwal and Anirban Chowdhury talk to Arun Chaudhry, CBO of m.Stock by Mirae Asset and ET’s Pratik Bhakta to explore the ripple effects of this mandate, the strategic pivots these companies might need to make, and whether this is part of a broader regulatory trend targeting online brokers. Tune in.

Check out other interesting episodes like: How Nvidia Became the World’s Most Valuable Company, Gold is Old: How Rich Indian Women Invest Now, Hyundai’s Mega IPO, India's Big Bond Breakthrough, Why Are Banks Worried About RBI’s New Project Finance Rules?, How Wall Street Algos are Eating Indian Option Traders’ Lunch?, and more!

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Battleground Cement: Adani vs Birla

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Adani group’s recent acquisition spree in the cement space has reshaped the competitive landscape by challenging Aditya Birla Group’s long-standing lead with UltraTech cement. Aditya Birla Group has continued its aggressive expansion strategy through its recent buyout of India Cements indicating its intent to continue being a market leader. As both companies increase their production capacities against an increasing demand from housing projects and government infrastructure spending, there are key questions that occur. Join host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Vipul Prasad, Founder, Magadh Capital Advisors LLP and Arijit Barman from ET on seismic shifts in the Indian cement industry brought about by the giants.

Credits: CNBC-TV18, Business Today

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Corner Office Conversation with Roland Busch, Global CEO of Siemens AG

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Did you know Siemens is the world's largest industrial software company? The Morning Brief podcast explores how this German giant, known for smart cities, cutting-edge green factories, and innovative energy solutions, is transforming to meet today's challenges. Host Arijit Barman sits down with Siemens' Global CEO Roland Busch as they discuss industry, innovation, and the future of industrial software, with a special focus on India. Dr. Busch discusses Siemens' journey, the mega trends on every global CEO's mind, and the company's strategies. Tune in for this enlightening conversation to uncover the truth behind Siemens' transformation and what lies ahead in the industrial landscape!

If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast: S. Jaishankar, Ravi Kant Jaipuria, Arjun Nohwar, Manoj Chacko, G.V. Prasad, Dara Khosrowshahi, Henry Kravis, Campbell Wilson, Warren K. Harris, Nithin Kamath, and more!

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Lethal Liquor Part-2: Raisen’s Children with Melting Hands

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 03:19:25 +0000

In the second part of this eye-opening episode of The Morning Brief, we delve into the disturbing case of child labor at Som Distilleries in Madhya Pradesh. Around 100 minors worked 12-hour shifts in hazardous conditions, disguised in school uniforms and exposed to harmful chemicals, until a government rescue intervened. Shockingly, operations resumed shortly after suspension. Why did local authorities fail to protect these children? What happens to the victims now? And what does this incident reveal about the glaring gaps in India’s child protection laws? Join Anirban Chowdhury as he investigates these urgent questions and uncovers the truth behind this egregious violation of children's rights with Manish Sharma, director, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, activist & lawyer Bhuwan Ribhu, Priyank Kanoongo, chairman NCPCR, and Abhijit Agrawal, excise commissioner of MP.

Check out other interesting episodes like: Lethal Liquor Part 1: How Moonshine Devastated a Village, India Scorching Part 1, India Scorching Part 2, Will Chabahar Port open up India’s own Silk Route? and more!

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Understanding India's New Criminal Laws

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India has enacted three new laws to replace its colonial-era criminal laws, marking a significant shift in its criminal justice system. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replaces the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replaces the Indian Evidence Act. This overhaul aims to create a more victim-centric system, addressing terrorism, hate crimes, and mob lynchings while removing sedition. However, the changes have sparked public concern. What will happen to ongoing cases? Is chaos imminent? Criminal lawyers Tanveer Ahmed Mir and Amit Desai weigh in on the necessity and impact of these changes, questioning the extension of police custody to 90 days, the practicality of end-to-end digitisation, and the readiness of India's infrastructure. Join the conversation on The Morning Brief podcast with host Dia Rekhi!

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Corner Office Conversation with Sanjeev Kumar Bijli of PVR Inox

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0000

PVR Inox, India's largest multiplex chain, is at a critical juncture amid a challenging year for the film industry. Despite a sluggish start to 2024, impacted by weak content, heatwaves, elections, and the IPL T20 tournament, analysts are optimistic. A Nuvama Equities report forecasts improved ad revenues and margins for FY25, potentially benefiting PVR Inox, which secures 30-35% of its ad revenues from long-term deals. PVR Inox is actively focusing on debt reduction, capex-light models, real estate monetization, and exploring alternative business models. Innovative partnerships, like those with KFC and Pizza Hut operator Devyani International, are also in the works.

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Rethinking Risk: The New Strategy of Indian VCs

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

VC firms in India have been shifting their strategies, mirroring the cautious approach of private equity peers. The growth-at-any-cost mentality has faded post-2021. VCs are now focusing on startups with clear paths to profitability. Is this shift a temporary response to the funding winter, or a fundamental change in Indian venture investing? Are VCs now content with modest returns instead of high-risk, high-reward ventures? Apoorva Mittal speaks with Abhay Pandey of A91 Partners, Anand Lunia of India Quotient, and ET’s in-house VC expert Digbijay Misra to explore these questions. Tune in to The Morning Brief to hear about the evolving landscape of venture capital in India!

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Exploring New Horizons: The Indian Travel Takeoff

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

From planning the perfect destination to capturing Instagram-worthy moments, travel thrills us all. Travel not only reduces stress but also boosts happiness, a trend backed by the Mastercard travel report showing 97 million passengers through Indian airports in just the first three months of 2024! Join ET's Prachi Verma on this episode of The Morning Brief as she dives into the latest travel trends and upcoming hot destinations. Hear from Madhavan Menon, Chairman of Thomas Cook, Rajesh Magow, co-founder and group CEO of MakeMyTrip, and Santosh Kumar, Country Manager for India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia at Booking.com. Discover why Munich, Tokyo, and Albania are trending summer destinations and get inspired to choose your next adventure, whether it's beaches, mountains, or cultural escapades. Tune in to The Morning Brief!

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Tech Glitches: An Uncalculated Market Risk?

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Remember the market chaos during the last election? A massive upswing after the exit polls, followed by the biggest plunge in four years. Investors rushed to capitalise on the dip, but a technical glitch delayed transactions, causing missed profit opportunities. Imagine your screen freezing during a critical trade, or not being able to access your demat account when the market is volatile. Market glitches like these, while not frequent, can lead to losses worth hundreds of crores and impact discount brokers to full-scale brokers, and even commodity traders at MCX, which faced a four-hour outage in February. In today’s episode, we delve into the causes and impact of these glitches. Are they a Dalal Street peculiarity or a global phenomenon? Has the regulator noticed, and what actions are being taken? Join Anirban Chowdhury and Nikhil Agarwal as they discuss these issues with NSE's former CTO Sankarson Banerjee and ⁠Sivakumar Jayachandran, Founder & CEO, Oi Pulse & 1Cliq.

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Lethal Liquor Part-1: How Moonshine Devastated a Village

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Trigger warning: This episode contains mentions of death, addiction and substance abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

This episode of The Morning Brief podcast dives into the tragic hooch incident in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, which took 55 lives and left over 200 people battling for survival. We tell the story through the eyes of those who lost their loved ones and others who are hoping upon hope that their family members pull through and come out alive. So, why is hooch so popular and how is it made? How does bootlegging work in India? How common are hooch tragedies, and is prohibition the solution? How does prohibition impact states that rely on alcohol revenue? Dr. Sukant Khurana and Dr. Brooks Robinson who have co-authored the book ‘A Case Against Alcohol Prohibition in India’, shed light on the making and dangers of illicit liquor with host Dia Rekhi. Tune in!

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Cost vs. Quality: The Debate on Generic Medicines

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Government-run Jan Aushadhi Kendras and chains like Generic Aadhaar offer medicines at a fraction of market prices, but pharma giants warn of quality risks. So, why is the All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) advocating for the promotion of generic medicines despite quality concerns? How do pharmacy chains like Generic Aadhaar ensure the quality and affordability of their generic drugs? In the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast, host Kiran Somvanshi delves into the heated debate over low-cost generic medicines with Dr. Gopal Dabade from the Drug Action Forum, Arjun Deshpande of Generic Aadhaar, and ET's pharma expert Vikas Dandekar to explore the pros and cons of this pivotal policy move. Tune in!

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How Nvidia Became the World’s Most Valuable Company

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Nvidia has dethroned Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company! Tune into The Morning Brief podcast to explore its meteoric rise, its dominance in the AI sector, and the strategic brilliance of CEO Jensen Huang. With a $3.335 trillion market cap and GPUs in high demand, Nvidia’s stock has soared 182% this year. What sets them apart and their future prospects in the AI-driven world? Host Dia Rekhi asks Bob O'Donnell, President of TECHnalysis Research and Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Wayve Capital and one of Nvidia’s earliest investors. Tune in!

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Gold is Old: How Rich Indian Women Invest Now

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Women investors are breaking the mold with gold. As more affluent women take charge of their wealth, they diversify into varied asset classes like listed equity, structured debt, and hermes bags as revealed in a recent study by Waterfield Advisors. In the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast, host Apoorva Mittal explores this trend with insights from Nupur Garg, founder of Winpe, Suhasini Sampath, co-founder of Yoga Bar, and Priti Rathi Gupta, Founder of Lxme. Discover how wealthy women are redefining investment strategies and taking a more active role in wealth management. Tune in!

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Hyundai’s Mega IPO

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Get ready for what could be the biggest IPO in India this year! Hyundai Motor India, the nation's second-largest automaker, is hitting the market. The car maker may raise between ₹21,000 crore to ₹25,000 crore. The listing could surpass LIC's record-breaking IPO of ₹20,600 crore! Why is India crucial for Hyundai's growth and how could this mega IPO pave the way for more global giants to enter the Indian market? Join Anirban Chowdhury on The Morning Brief podcast with Mahantesh Sabarad, a senior equity analyst, Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics, and Sharmishtha Mukherjee of ET to explore what's in it for investors, Hyundai's ambitious expansion plans in India, and their promising electric vehicle strategy. Tune in!

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Heat on NEET

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India’s medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 is at the centre of a major controversy. Allegations of paper leaks, dubious marks, and inconsistencies surround one of the world’s largest competitive exams by number entrants, affecting millions of aspiring doctors. In the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast, host Prachi Verma explores the uproar with insights from TOI’s Manash Pratim Gohain, Dr. Sai Sairam from Sri Ramachandra Medical College, and Nitin Kukreja, CEO of Allen Career Institute. How did we get here, and what’s next for the future doctors of India? Tune in!

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India's Big Bond Breakthrough

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India’s government bond market is on the cusp of a massive transformation. Last September, JP Morgan announced the inclusion of Indian government bonds in its Emerging Market Bond Index, marking a major milestone after a decade of discussions with Indian authorities. In today's episode of The Morning Brief podcast, host Bhaskar Dutta dives into what this means for our economy, the potential influx of $20-40 billion of foreign investment, with G. Mahalingam, Former Executive Director of RBI, and Saket Banka from HSBC India. Tune in to understand the euphoria and risks of India’s global bond index inclusion!

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India Scorching Part 2

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Over the last three months, India faced at least 56 deaths from 25,000 heat stroke cases, with 5,000 occurring in May alone. Shockingly, this data excludes severely affected states like UP, Delhi, and Bihar. In the first part of this episode, we explored the devastating effects on agriculture, labor, and daily life. In the second episode, we focus on the challenges of detecting and tackling heat waves, and the urgent need for better data and solutions. Listen to host Anirban Chowdhury in conversation with Aditya Valiathan Pillai of SFC, Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Chairman - Research cell, Kerala state IMA, and Dr S Chatterjee, Internal Medicine Physician, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi, in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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India Scorching Part 1

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Heat is scorching India, with temperatures in northern regions reaching unprecedented levels of 50 degrees Celsius. Delhi has seen highs of 52.9 degrees, while early monsoon drizzles in Bombay bring uncomfortable humidity. This escalating crisis threatens India's economy, with projections indicating a 4.5% GDP reduction by 2030 due to rising heat. Vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected, and over 25,000 lives were lost to heatwaves between 1990 and 2020. This two-part episode of The Morning Brief podcast explores the devastating effects on agriculture, labor productivity, and public health. Host Anirban Chowdhury discusses with Avinash Kishore of IFPRI, Aditya Valiathan Pillai of SFC, Saransh Bajpai of WRI India and Ratna Bhushan of ET. The inadequate responses like increased air conditioning and highlight the urgent need for robust heat action plans. Listen to this very crucial episode as experts propose comprehensive strategies for developing a heat-resilient nation, aiming to safeguard both people and the economy from the relentless heat. Tune in!

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Meme to Maverick: The Rise of Brand Rahul Gandhi

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Rahul Gandhi's comeback in India's blockbuster general elections defied every exit poll and expert prediction. Once the target of the ruling party and its IT cell’s jokes, Gandhi walked across the country..literally..twice..into many more hearts than people had given him credit for. From bearing the dynast cross to taking countrywide barbs in his stride to leading an opposition that snatched unbelievable swathes of political territory from the NDA in elections 2024, the rise of Brand RaGa is a story to tell. Host Ratna Bhushan does that with Prathap Suthan, the man behind campaigns like Incredible India, brand specialist Santosh Desai, and senior editor CL Manoj of The Economic Times!

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Polls On My Pod: The Conclusion

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

After a whirlwind seven-phase election spanning from April 19 to June 1, India has delivered a stunning verdict. Against all exit poll predictions, BJP faced a crushing defeat in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, while regional giants like Mamata Banerjee in Bengal and the DMK-INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu rose to prominence. With BJP falling short of the 272-seat magic mark, coalition politics is back after a decade. Now, the party's future hinges on the unpredictable support of allies like Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar. Join Nidhi Sharma with Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor at The Economic Times, Aditya Khemka, Fund Manager at InCred Asset Management, and Sanjay Kumar, Professor and former Director of CSDS as they dissect the election results, their implications for Modi 3.0's economic policies, the future of smaller political parties, and the anticipated market reactions. Tune in to this insightful analysis on Polls On My Pod!

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Polls On My Pod: Reporter's Diary

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The epic 7-phase election has concluded, and India’s choice will soon be revealed. Join us as the Economic Times' political bureau recounts their in-depth coverage from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in our special election series – Polls On My Pod. In this final episode, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Nidhi Sharma take you behind the scenes, sharing untold stories and experiences from their travels across constituencies. Get the scoop on the chase for big interviews and hear from top journalists CL Manoj, Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi, Kumar Anshuman, Jatin Takkar, Vatsala Gaur, and ⁠Krishna Thevar. Tune in for an exclusive peek into the adventures and anecdotes that shaped our election coverage!

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Murder, Mayhem, Money: Why “True Crime” Sells

Fri, 31 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Remember the sensation that was India's Most Wanted with Suhaib Ilyasi in the late 90s and early 2000s? Or maybe CID was your go-to for crime and comedy? Today, true crime has exploded onto streaming platforms, becoming one of the hottest genres. In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, we dive deep into its deliciously murky world, exploring why it’s the flavour of every season. Also, the rise of true crime on OTT platforms, its production value, and the gripping stories that have us hooked. Join Dia Rekhi in a conversation with Aryaan Misra and Aishwarya Singh, Hosts of Desi Crime Podcast, Tom Wright, Co-Founder, Project Brazen, and Christo Tomy, Director of Curry and Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case. Tune in!

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Sephora Kids: Why Are Children Buying Anti-Ageing Creams

Thu, 30 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The skincare landscape in India has been significantly reshaped since the pandemic. Terms like serums, active ingredients, double cleansing, guasha tools, glass skin, and the Korean clear skin regime have become household names among skincare enthusiasts. A new phenomenon, ‘Sephora Kids’ is now making waves in the US, where preteens and early teens are increasingly using anti-aging products. This trend appears to be making its way to India, raising questions about its implications for the Indian skincare market and the young consumers embracing these practices. Host Shabori Das dives deep into this emerging trend with Denish Shah, Marketing Professor at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Dr. Chytra Anand, CEO of Kosmoderma, and Shankar Prasad, CEO and Founder of Plum Goodness. Tune in to this insightful episode of The Morning Brief for an in-depth analysis of the skincare revolution among Gen Alpha in India!

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Polls On My Pod: The Adversaries In Punjab And Bengal

Tue, 28 May 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal exchange sharp accusations as the battle intensifies in the last leg of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections. In this episode of Polls On My Pod, we explore the unique electoral landscapes of Punjab and West Bengal, where local issues and state policies shape voter sentiment. From the farmer protests in Punjab affecting BJP’s prospects to Mamata Banerjee’s dynamic campaign in Bengal, we analyse the key factors at play. Join host Nidhi Sharma as she reports from the ground, offering insights into the complex political dynamics and the voices of the electorate. Tune in to The Morning Brief podcast as she speaks to ET’s Jayatri Nag, along with two farmers!

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Polls On My Pod: Kashmir Finally Speaks Up!

Tue, 28 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

A small revolution has taken place in Jammu and Kashmir! Record numbers of people, from first-time voters to those who have boycotted elections for decades, came out to vote for a new government. Even Kashmiri migrants returned home to participate. In this election special series ‘Polls On My Pod’, we explore the implications of these elections, the highest turnout in 35 years for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, and the significant changes since the revocation of Article 370 in 2019. Listen to host Anirban Chowdhury in conversation with Anubhuti Vishnoi, Senior Editor at ET, Rahul Tripathi, Editor (Internal Security), ET, and Hakeem Irfan, Journalist, ET (Jammu and Kashmir). Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Weaving Woes: Why are Tiruppur’s Textile Mills Shutting?

Fri, 24 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The ripple effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has stretched far beyond its epicenter, reaching as far as Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu -- India’s knitwear capital. Tiruppur, often dubbed ‘Dollar Town,’ is renowned for contributing over 50% to India’s knitwear exports. However, the city now faces a crisis. Rising energy costs, inflation, reduced Western consumption, and local challenges like insufficient government support and high yarn prices have taken a toll. Factories are closing, jobs are vanishing, and the city's once-bustling industry is grinding to a halt. Is this solely a Tiruppur issue or a broader industry problem? Can India achieve its ambitious $100 billion textile export target by 2030? Why is India’s textile industry losing to competitors like Bangladesh? Tune in to The Morning Brief podcast with host Dia Rekhi, M P Muthurathinam, President of Tiruppur Exporters and Manufacturer Association, Raja M Shanmugham, President of Tiruppur Exporters Association, and Neelesh Hundekari, Partner in Consumer & Retail Practice at Kearney. Tune in!

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Why Are Banks Worried About RBI’s New Project Finance Rules?

Thu, 23 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) proposed changes for project financing could significantly alter how infrastructure and real estate projects are funded. The central bank has suggested increasing the provisioning for all project-backed loans to enhance accountability and project viability. A recent government survey of 1,873 projects revealed substantial delays and cost overruns, highlighting the need for stricter regulations. Yet, the new guidelines have sparked debate among banks and companies, who argue that higher provisions could impact profitability and increase capital costs. With stakeholders invited to comment until June 15, host Anirban Chowdhury delves into whether these norms will ultimately benefit or hinder the sector. Tune in to The Morning Brief podcast for an in-depth analysis from Anil Gupta, head of financial sector ratings at ICRA, Shravan Sampath, a renewable energy sector professional, and ET’s Sangita Mehta.

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Polls On My Pod: Ground Check on Delhi, Haryana Elections

Wed, 22 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Taunts and titters are flowing thick and fast as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections heat up after the apex court’s recent interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. In this episode of The Morning Brief's special election podcast, 'Polls On My Pod', we dive into the elections in Delhi and Haryana – two small but crucial north Indian states. Here, the fight isn't just about numbers; it's about prestige. Listen to Nidhi Sharma in conversation with ET’s Jatin Takkar, BJP’s Praveen Khandelwal and Congress’ Jai Prakash Aggarwal. Tune in!

Credits: AamAadmiParty, Narendra Modi, Indian National Congress

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Munch Kings: The Haldiram’s Story

Tue, 21 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Haldiram's, a bhujia maker that started from a modest shop in Bikaner, is now a multi-billion-dollar business wooed by private equity giants, at valuations topping a staggering Rs 70,000 crore.

What makes Haldiram's so attractive? Is public listing a possibility too? Can its GenNext continue to steer the group towards more growth?

In this episode, host Ratna Bhushan explores the group’s fascinating story of nearly nine decades: from Ganga Bhishen Agarwal’s vision to a thriving snacks empire. With Pavitra Kumar, author of Bhujia Barons, and ET’s associate editor Arijit Barman. Only on The Morning Brief. Tune in!

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Will Chabahar Port Open Up India’s Own Silk Route?

Fri, 17 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

After years of relentless effort, India has signed a contract with Iran to operate its port of Chabahar. The port can potentially give India a firm foothold in global trade opening up easy routes to Afghanistan, and access to Central Asia and Europe.It will help India rival Pakistan’s Gwadar port and China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. But US’ sanctions on Iran and its trade partners loom very large and could unsettle the project. Host Anirban Chowdhury analyses with Arun Kumar Gupta, former Managing Director of India Ports Global, and ET’s P Manoj in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in now!

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How Wall Street Algos are Eating Indian Options Traders’ Lunch

Thu, 16 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

US-based trading firm Jane Street Group has taken 2 former employees to court for allegedly stealing a confidential and immensely valuable trading strategy for the Indian derivatives market that helped it rake in a billion dollars. This has raised questions about trading firms’ profits coming at the expense of unsophisticated mom-and-pop traders. The Morning Brief’s latest episode lays threadbare why 90% of active retail traders lose money on derivatives and how trading firms are emerging as playground bullies wrestling away your lunch money as daily expiry compounds your problems. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Nikhil Agarwal talk to index options expert, Chetan Panchamia and head of technical and derivative research at JM Financial Services Ltd, Rahul Sharma.

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Polls On My Pod: The Jal, Jungle, Zameen Struggle

Wed, 15 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

For this episode of Polls On My Pod, we travelled through India's coal belt, where mining threatens elephants & villagers. Tribals, facing crop destruction, demand solutions. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, a once Naxal-controlled region recently held elections. Villagers, for the first time, voted in their own villages, boosting turnout!

Is development possible without harming the environment? Can communities rebuild after Naxal influence? Catch Nidhi Sharma in the latest episode of the special election series by The Morning Brief podcast. She speaks to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar, and locals to understand the issues affecting the elections. Tune in!

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Corner Office Conversation with Abhishek Lodha, CEO of Macrotech Developers

Tue, 14 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Macrotech Developers, led by MD Abhishek Lodha, is aiming to be more than just a sales-topping builder. Lodha wants the company to be a consumer goods firm, focusing on accessibility and desired locations for homebuyers. This comes with a boom in India's luxury housing market and a predicted threefold growth in the realty sector by 2034. Listen to Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Kailash Babar on The Morning Brief podcast for the full interview where Lodha discusses the potential of India's real estate market, challenges of urbanisation, and sustainability in the sector. Tune in!

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K-Pop to K-Colleges: India’s Korea Craze Continues

Fri, 10 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

From BTS to Bibimbap, K-culture is taking over India's Gen Z! But it's not just K-Pop and K-Dramas anymore. Studying abroad in South Korea is becoming super popular. But why the sudden surge? Host Prachi Verma dives into the reasons behind the "K-College" craze! South Korea offers high-quality education, lower costs compared to Western countries, and a chance to experience the Korean culture firsthand. Is South Korea the next big study abroad destination for India? Listen to Shantanu Singh, Director of EduCandor, and Rohin Kapoor, Partner - Management Consulting at BDO. We also get you the voices of two Indian students, one who is pursuing higher education in South Korea and the other on her way to South Korea. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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IndiGo’s New Avatar

Thu, 09 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Budget airline IndiGo is shaking things up! It just ordered a bunch of giant Airbus A350 planes, which translates to things the LCC has never offered before: long haul international flights and a semi premium product. This could be a game changer for Indian aviation, given it controls more than 60% of the market. The new planes are expensive to own and fly, competition is fierce, and it'll take time to turn a profit on those long trips. Can IndiGo make it work? Anirban Chowdhury asks Kapil Kaul, CEO of consultancy firm CAPA India, and ET’s aviator-in-chief Arindam Majumder in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Polls On My Pod: The Rae Bareli Fight & Gujarat’s Rajput Agitation

Wed, 08 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Rahul Gandhi's strategic move to contest from Rae Bareli, a seat steeped in history, sets the stage for intense electoral drama. From interesting contests in Madhya Pradesh to the new factor of Rajput agitation in Gujarat and the nationwide impact, host Nidhi Sharma dissects the battlegrounds and issues shaping the upcoming elections. Tune in for exclusive insights and expert analysis from ET’s C L Manoj and D P Bhattacharya on the evolving political landscape. Also, listen to what Digvijaya Singh told ET’s Jatin Thakkar about contesting his last election. Don't miss out on the gripping narrative unfolding in India's democratic arena with TMB's special election series Polls On My Pod!

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Democracy, Diplomacy, Discourse with S. Jaishankar

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar talks about his role in the elections, Biden’s “xenophobic” remark, terror elements in Canada, problems in Pakistan and Myanmar, his critique of Nehru’s foreign policy and what OTT series he is currently watching with ET.

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Unpacking Wipro's Woes: Can the IT Giant Bounce Back?

Fri, 03 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Wipro, a leading Indian IT company, has been under the spotlight for a string of high-profile exits. CEO Thierry Delaporte's abrupt resignation before his term's end follows a trail of senior departures, including CFO Jatin Dalal and growth officer Stephanie Trautman. Can Wipro's new captain, veteran Srinivas Pallia, navigate the choppy waters? This episode of The Morning Brief podcast dives deep into Wipro's challenges. Was it a leadership crisis under Delaporte's restructuring efforts? How will global economic uncertainties impact them? Host Dia Rekhi speaks with two ace analysts - Phil Fersht of HFS Research and Peter Bendor-Samuel of Everest Group to decode the issues and explore what it'll take for Wipro, under Pallia's leadership, to reclaim its former glory as an IT bellwether. Tune in!

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Swiggy vs Zomato, Coming Soon on Stock Exchanges

Thu, 02 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Food delivery giants Swiggy and Zomato are set to battle it out on the stock exchange! But can Swiggy challenge the reigning champion Zomato? Hosts Mugdha Variyar and Apoorva Mittal dive deep into this delivery duel as they analyse Swiggy's story, Zomato's dominant market share, and what it all means for investors. Hear from market analyst Karan Taurani of Elara Capital and cloud kitchen brand Ghost Kitchen’s Founder Karan Tanna on whether Swiggy can close the gap or if the IPO will be a hit.

Buckle up for a juicy financial showdown as they discuss it all on the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Election Commission's Challenge: How To Make Indian Elections Credible

Wed, 01 May 2024 00:30:00 +0000

In this episode of The Morning Brief’s election special series “Polls On My Pod," we delve into the recent challenge of credibility surrounding the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. As the battle of rhetoric escalates between political heavyweights, the Election Commission of India has taken the unprecedented step of serving notices to the BJP and Congress for alleged violations of the model code of conduct by their star campaigners: PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. Join your hosts Nidhi Sharma and Anubhuti Vishnoi from ET and OP Rawat, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, as they dissect the implications of the EC’s actions.

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The Kotak Kerfuffle

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The RBI has barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from signing up new customers through online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards. The move–a bankers’ biggest nightmare–has resulted in Kotak Mahindra Bank losing a billion dollars in market value, and third place in market cap to its nearest rival Axis Bank on the bourses. The Morning Brief’s latest episode sheds light on the reasons behind RBI’s unilateral action, what it means for Kotak and what’s wrong with the banking sector’s adoption of tech that attracts the ire of RBI over and over again. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s senior editor Sangita Mehta and Umesh Jain, Digital and Technology consultant, 9dots consulting partners. Former CIO & CTO Yes Bank, NSE.

Credits: NDTV

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Corner Office Conversation with Ravi Kant Jaipuria, The Man Behind Pepsi’s Fizz

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Ravi Kant Jaipuria, Chairman of RJ Corp is responsible for 1/6th of the world guzzling Pepsi. His company Varun Beverages is PepsiCo’s best bottler in the world. The markets love the company whose stock has surged by 300% in two years. But there’s much more to Jaipuria’s nearly $3 billion business empire: QSRs, tea parlours, stem cells and schools.

In a candid chat with host Ratna Bhushan on The Morning Brief, Jaipuria talks about how he keeps the fizz in his business intact after so many years. He also shares international expansion plans, acquisition ambitions, impact of climate change on his operations, Reliance as a rival and never before insights on succession.

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Age No Bar: Insurance Reforms Reach India’s Elderly

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The insurance’s removal of age caps for buying insurance policy can be the start of much needed reforms in this sector. But questions on expense and accessibility remain. In this podcast, we break down the intricacies of these regulatory amendments, especially for senior citizens with pre-existing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Anirban Chowdhury and Shilpy Sinha talk to Dr S Prakash MD and CEO Galaxy Health & Allied Insurance Company and Mahavir Chopra, Founder, Beshak.org.

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Polls On My Pod: The Low Voter Turnout Problem

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

On this episode of ‘Polls On My Pod,’ host Nidhi Sharma dissects the surprising turnout in the first phase of India's 18th Lok Sabha elections. With a notable 3% decrease compared to parliament election 2019, several questions arise: was it the scorching heat, voter fatigue, or a growing sense of apathy? This episode delves into the factors behind this decline and brings you firsthand accounts from the election trail in Bihar, Kerala, and Maharashtra. Don't miss this election special episode of The Morning Brief podcast for an in-depth analysis of India's democratic process with ET’s own Political Bureau reporters C L Manoj, Kumar Anshuman, Anubhuti Vishnoi and Jatin Takkar.

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What’s Wrong With India's Processed Food Industry?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Alarmed by recent reports of questionable ingredients in baby food, protein powders, and even masalas, The Morning Brief podcast delves into the state of India's processed food industry and its product safety system. Host Kiran Somvanshi dissects the issue with Dr. Arun Gupta, convenor of Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest or NAPi, Award-winning journalist Michael Moss, author of ‘Sugar, Salt, Fat’ and ET’s Ratna Bhushan. Together they probe into the condition of India’s broken food safety. Is it a case of not having food safety laws? Or is it about their poor enforcement? What prompts multinational companies from adopting discriminatory food standards across their different markets? And what should we in India be most worried about? Tune in to this must-listen episode!

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Corner Office Conversation with Arjun Nohwar, GM, South Asia, Warner Bros. Discovery

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The world of media and entertainment is going through an era of generational disruption. Some find it scary; others are excited at the fast and furious pace of mega consolidation. Host Arijit Barman sits down with Arjun Nohwar, the GM of Warner Brothers Discovery in South Asia to talk about content, commerce and cinema navigating this landscape. On a personal note, Arjun’s own career path is as interesting as his current industry. From being a key part of a legacy conglomerate like the House of Tatas, he moved to Uber when ride hailing companies, themselves were changing the rules of mobility in big and small cities world over. He joined Warner Brothers to launch its streaming services HBO Max – now rebranded Max -- in India but thanks to a mega merger with Discovery the plans got pushed. But with multiple lines of business – network, content licenses, movie distribution, streaming, consumer products and maybe even theme parks there is a lot to unpack. In between all this Arjun is also a champion golfer with several trophies and a handicap that’s everybody’s envy. So tune in and tee off for a frank and candid tête-à-tête.

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Polls On My Pod: Saturation States of Rajasthan & MP

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India gears up for its most extensive electoral journey yet! The 18th Lok Sabha elections kick off this Friday, April 19, spanning across seven phases. With 102 Lok Sabha constituencies up for grabs in the first phase across 21 states, the battle for governance begins! Join us for an exclusive two-part episode of The Morning Brief podcast diving deep into the heart of the electoral battleground.

In the second part of this episode, host Nidhi Sharma gets you ground reality from Rajasthan. She also gets you insights from Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi who travels through different constituencies of Madhya Pradesh.

Don't miss out on this special election series – Polls On My Pod!

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Polls On My Pod: Muted Manipur & The Tamil Nadu Triangle

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India gears up for its most extensive electoral journey yet! The 18th Lok Sabha elections kick off this Friday, April 19, spanning across seven phases. With 102 Lok Sabha constituencies up for grabs in the first phase across 21 states, the battle for governance begins! Join us for an exclusive two-part episode of The Morning Brief podcast diving deep into the heart of the electoral battleground. In the first part of this episode, host Nidhi Sharma gets insights from Shantanu Nandan Sharma and Bikash Singh as they travel to Manipur and Dia Rekhi as she explores multiple constituencies of Tamil Nadu. Don't miss out on this special election series – Polls On My Pod!

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A Bird, A Bureaucrat, & A Big Judgement

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The Great Indian Bustard, a majestic bird on the brink of extinction, is caught in a conflict between conservation and renewable energy. Out of this battle has come a landmark judgement from the Supreme Court: the fundamental right against the adverse impact of climate change. Host Anirban Chowdhury explores both sides of the legal tussle and analyses the newly adjudicated fundamental right. Can it truly protect those affected by climate change? With Shravan Sampath a renewable energy sector professional with stints in Reliance, Equis Funds Group and Brookfield; former bureaucrat and wildlife conservationist MK Ranjitsinh Jhala who’s leading the fight to protect GIB; Shibani Ghosh Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court, and visting fellow, Sustainable Futures Collaborative and Kanchi Kohli, author and environmental law and policy researcher. Tune in!

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From LOL to ROI: Decoding Moonshot with Devaiah Bopanna

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Ever wondered how the guys behind those outrageously funny AIB sketches became the masterminds behind crazy-effective ad campaigns? Buckle up, because in this episode, we dive into the world of Moonshot with Deviah Bopanna himself! Deviaha, along with his fellow AIB writers, took their signature brand of sharp wit and unapologetic humor and turned the advertising world on its head. Host Apoorva Mittal cracks the code on Moonshot's magic formula. How they take care-a-damn content and turn it into client gold, and how they convince even the biggest stars to get their goofy on. Get ready for a insightful conversation with Devaiah Bopanna, Co-founder, Moonshot, on the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Vistara In Turbulence

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Vistara pilots are unhappy with a new contract which makes many of them fly more and earn less. Several have stayed away from work, leading to flight cancellations and travel headaches. The airline has maxed out pilot schedules, leaving no wiggle room for contingency rostering. This mess highlights the challenges of merging Vistara with Air India, known for its own labor issues. It's not uncommon - airlines worldwide struggle with mergers and acquisitions. What issue do pilots have with the new contract? Will things get worse before they get better? What can Vistara learn from past airline mergers and the Tata Group's own integration struggles? Host Anirban Chowdhury gets into the details with John Strickland, Founder & Director - JLS Consulting, Mahantesh Sabarad, an independent market expert, and ET’s aviation expert Arindam Majumder in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Is India's Audit Profession at a Point of Inflection? The Challenges and the Future

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India's audit profession is at a critical juncture. From risks rising for auditors, increased public scrutiny, audit fees becoming a bone of contention and a decline in students pursuing Chartered Accountancy.. the list of challenges galore. However, the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is driving positive change, and the demand for specialized forensic audits is growing. Host Kiran Somvanshi explores the challenges and the rewards of this profession with Vishesh Chandiok, CEO - Grant Thornton Bharat LLP. They also discuss the impact of new technologies that are revolutionizing the field and whether a career as a Chartered Accountant is still worth it? Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Alliance Arithmetic: Decoding the Political Jigsaw of Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi rallying his troops with the war cry of "Ab ki baar chaar sau paar," the stage is set for a gripping electoral showdown. From the BJP's strategic moves, including partnerships with regional heavyweights like Chandrababu Naidu's TDP, Jayant Chaudhary's RLD, and others, to the intricate balancing act of the Opposition's INDIA bloc, host Nidhi Sharma talks about the evolving political landscape in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. How crucial are these alliances? Can they tilt the scales in favor of one coalition over another? And what implications might they hold for the future trajectory of Indian politics? ET’s political experts Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi and C L Manoj answer all these questions and more. Tune in!

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Founders, Talkers: The Rise of Entrepreneur Podcasts

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

We all know content is king, and Indian entrepreneurs are taking the podcast world by storm. But why? Are these shows just a branding and marketing exercise disguised as content for their hosts and guests?

Apoorva Mittal gets into the details with Ankur Warikoo, Entrepreneur and Content Creator, and Shantanu Deshpande, Founder of Bombay Shaving Company & Host of The Barber Shop Podcast. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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T+0 is Sebi's Quick Commerce Moment

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Indian stock market is testing for same-day trade settlement (T+0), which will make it among the fastest stock markets in the world: faster than Wall Street which takes 2 days to settle trades. While still optional and limited to a few stocks, it’s an aggressive move. The layers of its complexity were recently compared by Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch to peeling an onion. But cutting onions brings tears. And sure enough, not everyone is happy. Foreign investors that bring in big money to the market have called transitions to T+1 and T+0 too fast and unsettling. But Sebi,under Buch, is firm. Will FPIs come round? How will it impact intra-day traders and brokers? And how long before T+0 moves to instant settlement?

TMB’s latest host Nikhil Agarwal discusses all of this threadbare with Sunil Sanghai of NovaaOne Capital, Nilesh Sharma of Samco Securities, and ET's Associate Editor Sugata Ghosh. Tune in!

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Quick Commerce vs E-Commerce - The Need for Speed in Retail

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy’s Instamart seem to have alarmed the e-commerce OGs Amazon and Flipkart as quick commerce is not just about onions and tomatoes now. There’s a lot more added to the cart! While shopping for groceries, you can also add jewellery, cosmetics, clothing, and toys to your basket. And all this in just under 15 minutes. So, can quick commerce take on the e-commerce behemoths? Mugdha Variyar and Shabori Das discuss with Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha. Also listen in for analysis from Devangshu Dutta, Founder, Third Eyesight Retail Consultant. Tune in to The Morning Brief podcast!

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Chip Country: How Tata Group Is Powering India’s $1 trillion Electronic Dream

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The Tata Group is investing a whopping Rs 91,000 crore to build India's first semiconductor fabrication plant! Semiconductors are the brains of modern devices, from toasters to phones to electric vehicles. The Indian government aims to make India a $1 trillion electronics hub in 5 years, and Tata – also the only Indian supplier to Apple – is at the forefront of this mission. Are the conglomerate’s bets truly audacious? Dia Rekhi talks about strategy, possibilities, and challenges with Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman - India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), Neil Shah, Partner & Co-Founder - Counterpoint Research, and Sunil Mithas, Professor.

Credits: CNBC-TV18

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Hidden Talent Pool: How Companies Are Embracing Transgender Inclusion

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Did you know? 9 out of 10 transgender individuals in India face barriers in earning a livelihood, while a staggering 60% have never attended school? Discrimination, harassment, and social rejection are everyday realities for many. But amidst these challenges, there are rays of hope. Firms like Tata Steel, Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, Publicis Sapient, are leading the charge towards inclusion. Join Prachi Verma on The Morning Brief podcast as she explores the trajectory of transgender individuals in India Inc. Listen to Vieshaka L Dutta Director - Diversity Equity and Inclusion, India and APAC, Publicis Sapient, Akshay Tyagi,Head- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, and Shiv Shanker, Head HRBP at Tata Steel, West Bokaro and several transgender employees. Don't miss the stories of struggle and survival ahead of March 31st, International Transgender Day of Visibility.

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Climate Change: From Biosphere to Board Rooms

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Warmer winters, unseasonal rains, and extreme summers seem to be the norm. And worse, much of it seems unpredictable. From clothing brands to dining tables to boardrooms, businesses are talking about adapting all-weather strategies. Some of the large corporations have already collaborated with weather forecasters. Even as we are bracing for red hot times, weather events also lead to new technology and out-of-box solutions. Is climate the single biggest risk on balance sheets today? What are the solutions? And, what does it mean for India? Host Ratna Bhushan talks to

Harkirat Singh, Managing Director - Woodland,
Shiv Shivakumar, Operating Partner - Advent International, and
Jatin Singh, Founder & Chairman, Skymet Weather Services

Tune in!

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Will JSW-MG Bring More Chinese Car Makers to India?

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The JSW Group-MG Motor wants to bring the “Maruti moment” to the Indian EV industry. The steel major and Chinese auto giant have ambitious targets of flooding the market with new, flashy models and clocking 1 million sales volume by as early as 2030. The number is several multiples of the total EVs sold in India last year. Are these realisable targets? Will the partnership help MG to expand in a market that doesn’t look kindly to Chinese entities? Are there more Indo-Chinese auto partnerships in the offing?

Host Anirban Chowdhury breaks it down with Puneet Gupta, Director - S&P Global Mobility, Shally Seth Mohile, and Rajiv Ghosh of Economic Times. Also listen to excerpts of an exclusive interview with Rajeev Chaba, president, MG Motor India only on the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest: An Opposition Shaken or Stirred?

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

While India is about to see the dance of democracy, AAP’s only national face Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested. Kejriwal is the fourth AAP leader to be arrested and his incarceration comes as the biggest blow to the Aam Aadmi Party. Can he govern and mobilise from behind the bars? On the flip side, it could potentially galvanise the BJP’s opposition like never before just ahead of the polls. Host Nidhi Sharma discusses challenges and possible outcomes with Anurag Dhanda, AAP National Spokesperson and Senior State Vice President of AAP Haryana as well as Shailaja Chandra, Delhi's First Chief Secretary in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Bengaluru to Mumbai: A Deepening Water Crisis

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

In the tech hub of India, Bengaluru, the reality for many is a daily scramble – not for coding glory, but for a sip of water. Mumbai is feeling the pinch too, with taps running dry 15% of the time. But with a growing population and thirsty industries, isn't there a way out of this water crisis? Climate change is just adding fuel to the fire. Can technology be our knight in shining armor, or can a simple shift in habits turn the tide? Kalpana Pathak sits down with Nitin Bassi, Senior Program Lead, Sustainable Water, Council on Energy, Environment and Water to understand how to deal with the challenge. She also talks to Sandeep Garg, MD, Welspun Enterprises on how his company is helping municipalities recycle water, and ET’s Archana Rai on how Bengaluru is addressing its water problem in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Corner Office Conversation with Manoj Chacko: The Man Behind India's Latest Airline Fly91

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Fly91 – India’s newest airline – has taken flight. The regional airline flies into a dynamic, fast growing, cut throat, semi-oligopolistic market which has been the burial ground for more companies than it has nurtured. Almost no regional airline has survived here. But Manoj Chacko’s airline is backed by his crystal clear vision, a simple expansion plan, a brilliant main team and a solid initial financial thrust. Can Fly91 break the mould of regional carriers in India? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Chacko about his journey from setting up Emirates operations in India to setting up his own airline. And the flight path for Fly9.

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AI in Music: Whose Voice Is It Anyway?

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

From production tools to actual music creation, AI is tearing into every segment of the music industry. The latest fad is the scarily accurate regeneration of artists’ voices: from Drake to Kanye West, Michael Jackson to SP Balasubrahmanyam. But the trend has raised excitement and alarm in equal measure. So while AR Rahman has done it the right way in a recent Rajinikanth film: with permissions and proceeds; the music directors recreating SPB’s voice have earned themselves a lawsuit.

Who owns an artist’s regenerated voice?
Should voices be patented? What copyright laws cover such products?

Get all the details in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast hosted by Dia Rekhi as she gets you insights from - Ashish Pherwani, EY India Media & Entertainment Leader, ⁠Anshuman Sharma and Aditya Kalway, A Producer-Singer Duo, ⁠Kavitha Deenadayalan, Lawyer, and ⁠Gautam KM, Partner at K Law.

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Credits: A.R. Rahman, Vivek Sagar - Topic, Permit Room, The Music Podcast

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Getting Frank & Fearless with A.M. Naik

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

A.M. Naik, a legend in Indian industry, rose from L&T engineer to Chairman. Over 58 years, he transformed L&T into a global giant, building essential infrastructure and iconic projects like the Statue of Unity, India's 1st nuclear submarine, the K-9 Vajra, Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Anil Manibhai Naik described winning ET’s Lifetime Achievement award as the crowning accomplishment of his professional career. Catch his uncut interview with host Arijit Barman as he recalls defending L&T from takeover attempts by Reliance and the Aditya Birla Group. Tune in to The Morning Brief podcast!

If you like this episode from Arijit Barman, check out his other interesting episodes on Tabla, Tech and Triumph with Ustad Zakir Hussain, Mohamed Alabbar: Beyond Emaar, Burj Khalifa & Dubai, IPL STUMPVISION: Is Disney’s STAR still shining?, How fast can Apple bite into India? And more!

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Everyone Wants a Piece of Ranjan Pai

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Ranjan Pai, the head of the Manipal Education and Medical Group, has been quietly but aggressively backing tech unicorns in recent months. Firstcry, Bluestone, Purplle - the list goes on! He has also made a reappearance at troubled companies Pharmeasy and in a way in Byju’s through the latter’s acquired company Aakash Institute. So, what makes him such a sought-after investor? And how does someone who keeps such a low profile, beat aggressive investors to land the hottest deals? Know more about this billionaire doctor with an eye for tech. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast hosted by Mugdha Variyar as she speaks to Mayank Ruia, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at MAIA Estates, Anirudh Pandita, Founder - Loco & Pocket Aces, Sunil Jain, Founder - Sprout Capital Advisors, Shailesh Ghorpade, Founding Managing Partner & CIO at Exfinity Venture Partners LLP, Archana Rai, Editor - South, The Economic Times, and Arijit Barman, Associate Editor, The Economic Times.

Credits: ET NOW and CNBC-TV18

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India’s Breakthrough in Cancer Cure

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Thejna John is a happy woman. Last year, the relapse of an acute form of blood cancer despite a bone marrow transplant, had made her doctors give up all hope.

In October, came a breakthrough. India approved the CAR T-Cell therapy, a revolutionary treatment for some forms of cancer. Thejna was one of the first cancer patients to undergo treatment in India. She is now cancer-free.

The potential of CAR T-cell therapy is significant. And Pharma majors from Dr Reddy’s to Biocon are pouring in money into their own CAR T-Cell projects. But it’s early days. And questions remain: on efficacy, relapse, neurotoxicity and high costs.

Join the conversation with host Anirban Chowdhury, Vikas Dandekar, ET's pharma expert, along with CAR T-Cell pioneer Dr. Hasmukh Jain, Associate Professor - Tata Memorial Centre, and Shirish Arya, Chief Business Officer - ImmunoACT as they discuss the future of this life-saving treatment on The Morning Brief podcast!

Credits: TED

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Clean-Up or Crackdown: RBI's Noose on NBFCs

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The RBI's recent actions on certain fintech businesses have sparked debate. Is it a necessary clean-up or an excessive crackdown? Host Anurpiya Nair explores this hot topic as she delves into the recent strict orders and what it means for the future of fintech in India. Is this a positive step towards a healthier financial ecosystem, or an unnecessary hurdle for innovation? Listen to R Gandhi, Former, Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Abizer Diwanji, Head, Financial Services at EY, and Pratish Kumar, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors for a nuanced discussion on the evolving relationship between the RBI and fintech businesses on The Morning Brief podcast!

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DRL at 40: Corner Office Conversation with Co-Chairman & MD, G.V. Prasad

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Celebrating 40 years, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories stands out in the Indian pharma industry for its focus on governance and innovation. Founded in 1984 by scientist Dr Anji Reddy, the company has had a history of bold moves like early public listing, investing in drug discovery or hiring an expat CEO. Little wonder that the company has ended up being a CEO factory for the Indian pharma industry. The company has also been open about its mistakes and challenges like a large acquisition that fell short of expectations. Join hosts Kiran Somvanshi and Arijit Barman in a candid conversation with G.V. Prasad, Co-Chairman and Managing Director on Dr. Reddy's journey and future on The Morning Brief podcast!

If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast: Henry Kravis, Campbell Wilson, Warren K. Harris, Nithin Kamath, CaratLane, Adam Selipsky, Suresh Narayanan and more!

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Decoding Doom Spending and Loud Budgeting

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Social media fuels global aspirations for Gen Z, but wages stay flat. The result? "Doom spending" - stress shopping with credit or BNPL. Can "loud budgeting" - publicly declaring financial goals - be the answer? Will Gen Z find financial freedom through social media... or get trapped in debt? Is loud budgeting the key? Host Shabori Das dives deep into these opposing trends on The Morning Brief with Manish Maryada - Founder & CEO at Fello, Krishan Mishra, - Chief Executive Officer at Financial Planning Standard Board India, and ET’s Alekh Angre. Tune in to the latest episode!

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Google vs Apps: The 3-Year Long Fight Just Heated Up!

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Over 150 Indian apps vanished from Google Play Store after they refused to pay the big tech giant higher fees. The apps were re-instated after govt intervention but the battle rages on. Developers say Google's new billing system is an imposition. The charges are too high. Google says over 200,000 app developers are paying up. Why do only ten have a problem? With Bharat Matrimony founder Murugavel Janakiraman, who’s leading the fight, and competition law expert Rahul Rai, host Dia Rekhi dissects this tech tussle in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Corner Office Conversation with Dara Khosrowshahi: Uber's Turnaround Chief

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's CEO, is steering the company towards profitability, a feat many doubted possible. In an exclusive interview with ET, he dives deep into Uber's India strategy. He stated that one of the complications in India is that regulations often change locally from one locality to the other and how unlike competition, Uber continues its sharp focus on its ride hailing business. What will it take for Uber to crack the India market? What are the strategies and policy framework? We get to know all in this exclusive conversation. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks to ET’s Executive Editor Sruthijith KK, Assistant Executive Editor Vinay Pandey, Editor of Emerging Markets Samidha Sharma, Tech Editor Surabhi Aggarwal and Senior Assistant Editor Pranav Mukul.

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New House for the Mouse: The Game Changing Reliance-Disney Merger

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The Reliance-Disney creates a $8.5 billion media behemoth that will have the lion’s share of every business segment: broadcasting, streaming, content, sports and advertisements. How will the entity reshape India’s media landscape? And isn’t the competition watchdog concerned?

Host Anirban Chowdhury analyses with:
1) Daoud Jackson, Senior Analyst - Omdia
2) Shreevardhan Sinha, Senior Partner - Desai & Diwanji
3) ET’s Arijit Barman.

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Tabla, Tech and Triumph with Ustad Zakir Hussain

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Join us in a rivetting conversation with rhythm legend Ustad Zakir Hussain, fresh from his historic triple Grammy win. From his days as a young, wildly innovative table player in the US to his enduring musical relationships with maestros and rockstars across the world; from the spiritual genesis of Shakti to their latest album; from the rich legacy of Hindustani classical music to AI in music; from social media to social fabric, he talks about it all.

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AI and Elections: Deepfaking Democracy

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

AI-generated misinformation is a major threat to elections, warns the World Economic Forum. Deepfakes can manipulate our perception of reality, cause unrest and erode trust in institutions. As 40+ countries hold elections this year, are platforms and governments equipped to handle this potential "tsunami" of fake content? Tech giants like Google and Meta signed a voluntary accord to develop detection tools, but is this enough? What are the short-term and long-term solutions? Join Apoorva Mittal in conversation with Sam Gregory, Technologist and Human Rights Advocate - WITNESS, Divyendra Singh Jadoun, Founder - Polymath Synthetic Media Solutions, and Nikhil Pahwa, Founder - MediaNama. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast! Credit: Scripps News, BuzzFeedVideo, NDTV and CNBC-TV18.

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Dialling Doha – How an LNG deal is reshaping global politics

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India and Qatar signed a $78 billion deal to extend their LNG supply agreement for 25 years. Shortly after, Qatar released eight former Indian Navy personnel who were previously sentenced to death for alleged espionage charges. This was followed by Prime Minister Modi's visit to Qatar. Is there a possible link between these events? Host Arijit Barman and Kalpana Pathak get you all the answers from Indrani Bagchi - CEO - Ananta Aspen Centre, and Vandana Hari - Founder & CEO - Vanda Insights. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast! Credit: DD India and WION.

If you like this topic, here are some recommendations from TMB: Kremlin & Crude: India's oil bill lower but fuel bills still running high, Lithium: India's Quest for White Gold, The Uncertain Fate Of Asia’s Largest Refinery, E-20 Explained: The blender’s pride or bane? and more!

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Byju's: From Ed-Tech Empire to Endgame?

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Byju's, once the poster boy of Indian ed tech, stands on the precipice of collapse. Byju Raveendran, the educator turned entrepreneur pushed it to wild limits of growth, with 28 rounds of fundraising that ultimately valued it at $22 billion and a debt-fuelled spree of acquisitions. Now many of the moves have backfired. The company’s cash reserves are razed; it faces legal wrangles; has antagonised investors and is struggling to raise money. With angry investors calling for Raveendran’s ouster, is it the final chapter for this unicorn?

Host Anirban Chowdhury talks too:
1) Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, head of consumer and internet at Aletheia Capital,
2) ET’s Samidha Sharma, Manu Toms, and Rashmi Rajput.

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Farmers Dig In on Punjab-Haryana Border

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Roadblocks, barricades, and resolute farmers have transformed Khannauri on the Punjab-Haryana border into a mini village. Around 3 lakh Farmers, mobilized by Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, were expected to reach Delhi but were halted at the border. Now, camped at Shambhu and Khanauri, they demand an MSP guarantee legislation and await a new formula from the government. Team TMB reached their camps to understand how the protest is different from the 2020 sit-in at the Singhu border. Listen to Host Nidhi Sharma as she talks to Inderjeet Singh of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Manoj Jaglaan of Bharatiya Naujawan Kisan Sangathan, and ET’s Jatin Takkar. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast! Credits: ANI Clip 1 and ANI Clip 2

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Teens and Mental Health in India

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India's young adults are breaking taboos by seeking help for depression, anxiety, and stress. This is a positive step, but the surge in antidepressant use and "cool" mental health merch raises questions. Are we normalizing panic attacks? What's driving this surge in mental health issues? Academic pressure, social media, or deeper societal issues? Even students as young as 7 are battling depression and anxiety. What are schools doing about this? Host Ratna Bhushan talks to Geetika Kapoor, School Psychologist and founder of EdEssential, Ayesha Syal, Senior Faculty and Lead Educator, St Xaviers School, along with ET’s in-house expert Teena Thacker. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast! Credit: Abhi and Niyu, ABC News (Australia) and Indiatimes

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Pakistan's Democracy Debacle

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Democracy in Pakistan hangs by a thread: with rigged elections, a hung parliament, the opposition fighting from a virtual exile, widespread political unrest on the streets, an economic slowdown, international relations in need of urgent repair and a puppeteer military pulling all the strings. Join Anirban Chowdhury as he dissects the messy aftermath of Pakistan's elections. How will India talk to its crumbling neighbour? Catch Tilak Devasher, Member, National Security Advisory Board, Joan Hoey, Editor, Democracy Index, and ET’s political editor Pranab Dhal Samanta in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!
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Election Expenditure: Bonds banned, What Next?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Tune in to the latest episode of "The Morning Brief" as host Anupriya Nair, alongside Anubhuti Vishnoi, and Raghav Ohri, delves into the aftermath of the Supreme Court's verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme in India. With election expenditures skyrocketing to alarming figures, reaching ₹60,000 crores in 2019 as per reports and projected to hit ₹1 lakh cr in 2024, the conversation navigates the complex intersection of money and politics in India. Can the funding flaws in electoral finance be fixed? We seek insights from former Chief Election Commissioners S.Y. Quraishi, OP Rawat, and Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd.) IN - 1967, Transparency Campaigner on whether clean and non-corrupt electoral funding is achievable or if it remains an elusive goal. Listen now for a nuanced exploration of the feasibility of fixing funding flaws in Indian elections!

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Mission Admissions

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

"Mission Admissions" - a rollercoaster of google searches, frantic form-filling, and the entire fam chasing deadlines. But it is not easy for Gen Z. Hiring slowdowns are adding spice to this already fiery mix. Top colleges, even the IITs and IIMs, are struggling to secure those juicy job offers for their grads. So, what are the options? Fly abroad for a foreign degree? Stay desi and explore private colleges or government colleges?

Host Prachi Verma gets you the answer sheet from

Dr Ananya Mukherjee, Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University
Piyush Kumar, Regional Director for South Asia and Mauritius at IDP Education
Adarsh Khandelwal, Co-Founder, Collegify.

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The ABCs of Building AI in India

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Companies are jumping on the AI (Artificial Intelligence) bandwagon to appear cutting-edge. Some are even scrambling to add ".ai'' to their names, including a tile company. Yes, you read that right. But gone are the days when the suffix ‘AI’ sufficed to impress investors and consumers. And amidst the hype, some crucial questions arise – who's actually doing real AI? And who is merely just jumping at the trend? How are investors evaluating AI companies? And where is India in the AI cycle? Host Mugdha Variyar differentiates ‘artificial’ from ‘artificial intelligence’ with Hemant Mohapatra, Partner at Lightspeed India and Vivek Raghavan, Co-Founder at Sarvam.ai. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Uniform Civil Code: Why the division in uniformity?

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

As Uttarakhand clears it's uniform civil code, it raises questions about whether India needs a Uniform civil code and if so why now and in which form? Is uniformity a camouflage for oppression of religious rights or is the political debate drowning the need for a more modern and progressive civil society in India? Host Kiran Somvanshi gets answers from Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, legal experts Arghya Sengupta, and Mihira Sood, along with ET’s Anubhuti Vishnoi in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Apple Takes The Bite Out of The DMA

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Apple's walled garden crumbles! Apple has announced changes to its App Store and iOS ecosystem in compliance with the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act which now allows users to download apps on rival app stores and pay outside their system. This could have been huge for users, developers, and the future of tech but developers didn't seem to think so. Why were developers up in arms? Will the curated App Store experience disappear? Will other regulators follow the EU's lead? Host Dia Rekhi talks to Tom Smith, a specialist in competition law and digital regulation, and Eric Seufert, an independent analyst and investor at Heracles Capital. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

If you like this episode from Dia Rekhi, check out her other interesting episodes on BabyBus: Is the TikTok for Toddlers gobbling your personal data?, ET Investigates: Escalating Child Sexual Content Accessibility in India, Brand SRK: The Baazigar of Bollywood, Business of Sleaze: The Dark Side of Live Streaming? And more!

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Paytm vs RBI: Nightmare or Wake-up Call?

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Paytm's regulatory snag feels like a never-ending nightmare. Other payment companies under the scanner should definitely be sweating! Even as Paytm is scrambling to fix compliance issues, will it be enough to appease the RBI gods? The clock is ticking on new user growth, and rivals are circling like sharks. So, what's next? Anirban Chowdhury gets into the details of this hot potato with ET’s fintech expert Pratik Bhakta and ET’s banking editor MC Govardhana Rangan and Srinath Sridharan, Independent financial services expert. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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The Religare Rollercoaster: Burmans vs Saluja & Board

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +0000

What is the conflict between Burmans and the board of Religare that took just one knight to push through an open offer to get a seat at the table? Why did the board, amid questions of compensations and ESOP, back the CEO and sideline the single largest shareholder? Tune in as Arijit Barman and Kiran Somvanshi break down a corporate takeover that has become a full-blown, all-out war between a doctor and the Daburs.

Throw in the board, a betting scam, ED sleuths, and SEBI in the mix, and you have a blockbuster battle. What can the board do, and whose court does the ball move to next? Shriram Subramanian, Founder & MD of InGovern, and ET’s Reena Zachariah and Rashmi Rajput break it down with the TMB hosts.

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Paytm a 'Touch Me-Not' After RBI Clampdown?

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:56:08 +0000

Paytm Payments Bank is set to come to a grinding halt as the RBI halts almost all services, citing persistent non-compliance and ongoing supervisory concerns. Late into the night at 1:30 am, One97 issues a press release, pivoting away from the payments bank arm. However, can the company pivot from the punishment imposed by the RBI? What will happen to the 330 million+ customers at Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s payment arm? What caused this significant clampdown, and did Paytm have it coming? Will lenders and customers flee due to growing governance concerns? Tune in as ET’s Anupriya Nair and Pratik Bhakta break down the ban in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Does India Need A Second Green Revolution?

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

As India eagerly awaits the 2024 budget announcement, Host Shambhavi Anand sits with Dr. Seth Meyer, Chief Economist, United States Department of Agriculture to discuss the concerns about the potential impact of climate change on global food security. The conversation delves into challenges faced by farmers in adapting to extreme weather, the necessity for climate-resilient policies, and the implications of export restrictions on commodities. Dr Seth Meyer also expresses his optimism about India's agricultural potential but highlights the need to address challenges and prioritise productivity for a sustainable future.

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“Cashless Everywhere”: Will it really work?

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The insurance industry comes together to ease the cashless chaos with a new punchline “cashless everywhere”. As the restrictions of empanelment are lifted will it really ease the pain or is it a cosmetic catchphrase? ET’s Shilpy Sinha speaks to Anuj Tyagi, Joint MD - HDFC ERGO General Insurance to understand how it will be implemented and gets a ground reality check Dr Sudhir Naik, Past President Association of Medical Consultants Mumbai and current Chairman of Medicolegal cell on the challenges faced by hospitals and nursing homes to execute the announcement. Tune In!

If you like this episode from Anupriya Nair, check out her other interesting episodes on Evergreening & AIFs: An impractical solution to a genuine problem?, Outlook 2024 with JPMorgan: Will Cuts be the Catalysts for Macros and Markets? India’s Surge In Satta: How cheap options can turn very costly, and much more!

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The Highs And The Lows of Energy Drinks

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Craving caffeine? Ditch the chai, reach for the wings! The energy drink game in India just got affordable. Sting & Charged are shaking things up, offering the same kick as Red Bull at one-fourth the price. But is this just a fad, or is India finally embracing the energy rush? Energy drinks are not the most regulated consumer category, by any food or beverage authorization up until now, and are being consumed by teenagers and athletes rampantly. What impact does it have on our bodies? Listen to host Shabori Das in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast as she asks all your questions about energy drinks to

Howard Telford, Head of Soft Drinks Research, Euromonitor International,
Dr Rupal Dalal, Paediatrician, Nutrition Specialist & Prof. at IIT Bombay,
Nitin Bhardwaj, Co-Founder, Radiohead Brands, which owns Jimmy’s Cocktails and Hustle Energy Drink

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Behind India’s Labour Recruitment Drive for Israel

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Hundreds of Indian blue collar workers are seeking jobs in Israel. Workers in Haryana and UP are queueing up for ongoing govt-driven recruitment campaigns. They are lured by salaries 12 times higher than what they earn at home, despite the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. But why send workers to a country at war? What are the laws that will keep them safe? Does it dilute India’s stance on the conflict? Host Anirban Chowdhury explores the economic motivations, the legal questions, and the potential consequences with Kunal Silku, Special Secretary, Labour Training And Employment, UP, Nicholas McGeehan, Director at FairSquare Research and Projects, Usman Jawed, consultant, Fairsquare. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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The IPO Bazaar: Should You Shop or Drop?

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Get ready for a 2024 IPO rush! Unicorns like Ola Electric & Firstcry lead the charge, with Oyo, Mobikwik, and more set to join the party. Kotak predicts 15-20 unicorns going public, but are they just chasing hype? Shaky finances and inflated valuations raise red flags. Will investors bite? Or will a market correction leave them holding the bag? Can shaky startups survive public scrutiny? Spotting the gems in this IPO haystack requires new metrics, not just hype. ET’s Mugdha Variyar talks to Samir Arora of Helios Capital to see if these tech darlings can enchant the market. Rajat Ranjan, Managing Director, Digital and Robotics Team, Kotak Investment Banking also shared his thoughts. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

If you like this episode from Mugdha Variyar, check out her other interesting episodes on Explained: Why dark patterns are under the surveillance spotlight?, COP28: Another cop or another cop-out?, Idlis & Innovation with iD Fresh Food, ESOP Fables: Risks and Rewards and more!

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Corner Office Conversation with Henry Kravis, KKR

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

An Indophile who doesn't hesitate to speak his mind, Henry Kravis, 80, is astounded by India's economic development, making him want to know more about the economy, meet young entrepreneurs, and mingle with policymakers every time he visits. One of the three founders of KKR & Co., Kravis was on a whirlwind tour of the country, meeting over 50 founders and CEOs in five days. In this exclusive podcast, Henry Kravis speaks to Economic Times' Arijit Barman and discusses KKR's big bet on India and how the mood of the money is changing.

Do check out the article by Arijit Barman: KKR will deploy its next $10 billion in India faster than before, says founder Henry Kravis

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BabyBus: Is the TikTok for Toddlers gobbling your personal data?

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Letting your child play with educational apps while you finish chores seems like a win-win. But what if those ‘fun’ & ‘entertaining’ games were secretly collecting your private information? That's the unsettling truth behind BabyBus, a popular Chinese app developer among kids, as a recent data privacy report highlighted. BabyBus apps have been labelled as among the most "data hungry" in the world. So, how did they skip the ban list after TikTok? And what exactly is at stake when it comes to data collection, especially by foreign companies? Dia Rekhi in conversation with Glenn S. Gerstell - Former General Counsel of the National Security Agency, and Kanishk Gaur, Cyber Security Expert and Founder - India Future Foundation in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

Credits: BabyBus - Kids Songs and Cartoons, ABC News, NEWS CENTER Maine, WION, PIX11 News and WRAL.

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Bitcoin Bites Into Wall Street

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Be it a “financial revolution” or a “delusion,” Bitcoins seem to be getting more and more acceptance. The US securities regulator giving green light for the first Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), is being seen as a turning point in the short history of cryptocurrencies. ETFs poured in from giants like BlackRock,Fidelity, Franklin Invesco. With institutions stepping in, will Bitcoin finally face its real test of being a true asset class? Will regulation reduce volatility or will it throttle the rise? And will India take its cue from the US? Tune in to The Morning Brief podcast with Arijit Barman and Apoorva Mittal as they speak to one of the sponsors of Bitcoin ETFs Bitwise Asset Management’s Juan Leon, along with Viram Shah of Vested, and Sandeep Goenka of Lightning Ventures. Tune in!

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ZEE-Sony: $10 bn Climax Countdown

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Zee's diverse content and Sony's global muscle promised a Bollywood blockbuster of a merger. But the highly romanticised story takes a dramatic turn! Rumours are swirling that the $10 billion mega-merger might be off. What are the hurdles? And what went wrong in the two years? Host Anupriya Nair tries to connect the dots with legal expert Vikram Raghani, Co-Chair of the Corporate Law Practice at JSA, and ET’s Arijit Barman in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast.

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Election 2024: Do Padayatras Lead to Power in India?

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

India's political landscape is dotted with the footprints of padayatras - long walks undertaken by politicians. From Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March to Rahul Gandhi's recent Bharat Jodo Yatra, these journeys have captivated the nation. But are they just spiritual quests or calculated election ploys? Host Nidhi Sharma talks to Digvijaya Singh, Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister & Congress Veteran, Shahnawaz Hussain, BJP’s National Spokesperson, and Nara Lokesh, Telugu Desam Party National General Secretary in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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From Brink to Boom: What’s Making Suzlon Sizzle?

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Winds of change for Suzlon from near bankruptcy in 2019 to becoming a net debt-zero company in 2023. How did India's biggest wind energy player course correct to become one of the best performing stocks up 277% in one year. Host Kalpana Pathak gets answers from Suzlon CEO JP Chalasani, market insights from Aaron Barr of WoodMackenzie and a breakdown of the balance sheet ET's Senior Editor Sangita Mehta. Tune in to The Morning Brief Podcast to know what's making Suzlon sizzle.

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Busted: The Myths Around Dopamine Detox

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Tired of the internet playing you like a fiddle? Dopamine detox might sound like the ultimate hack, but is it truly a key to happiness or just another social media mirage?

Join Shephali Bhatt in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast as she unmasks the myths behind this trending topic. Catch Dr. Manoj Sharma, SHUT clinic at NIMHANS, talking about what dopamine is and how it affects our brains, content creators Meghnad and Shreya Punj AKA The Editor Recommends about their experience with dopamine detox, and we also get a tech industry view from product expert Gauri Bansal.

So, let’s hear out the pros and cons of dopamine detox, and whether it's really a sustainable solution for screen addiction.

Tune in!

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Like, share, subscribe & vote: How Gen Z may turn Elections 2024

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Millions of young voters are coming of age for the 2024 elections, making them a goldmine for parties! Insta & YouTube are their political newsfeeds. Influencers are the new local news anchors. ️This election will be a battleground of clicks & shares. Who will win the Gen Z vote? Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast where host Apoorva Mittal talks to Devang Dave, Election Management Committee - Bharatiya Janata Party Maharashtra, Dhawal Vasavada, Political Consultant and Election Analyst - PoliticalEDGE, and Shailesh Lilhare, Youtuber and Instagram Influencer. Tune in!

Credits for Rahul Gandhi’s interview: On Ground by Samdish

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The Commerce of Concerts: All Play No Profits?

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Indian music festival scene is booming. The total number of attendees increased 80% over the last year to 13.5 million in 2023. Despite this growth, organisers face financial challenges. But then if the organisers are not making any money then who is? What is the commerce of music concerts? Listen to host Shabori Das in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast as she tries to understand the economics of running a music festival in India with Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn Festival, Jairam VG, Founder, Hyperlink Brand Solutions, Jay Shah, Vice President Cultural Outreach at Mahindra Group, and Dhruva Patodia, Founder, Sort My Scene. Tune in!

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Evergreening & AIFs: An impractical solution to a genuine problem?

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The regulatory dance around AIFs just got a double spin with both the RBI and SEBI making moves. The RBI has stated that Banks and NBFCs can't invest in AIFs funding borrowers they already have loans to. While SEBI has mandated all fresh AIF investments after September 2024 to be dematerialized. Even as it is a big step against the evergreening of loans, it could also affect ₹20,000-40,000 crore of AUM if lenders have to unwind their investments. Is this an impractical solution to a genuine problem? Host Anupriya Nair gets you details from Deepak Shenoy, Founder and CEO - Capitalmind, and ET’s Sugata Ghosh and Shilpy Sinha. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

Credits: Reserve Bank of India

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Patanjali's Slippery Slope: From Sensation to Scrutiny

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Patanjali, the ayurvedic empire helmed by Baba Ramdev, may be in need of a miraculous cure for its image after a Supreme Court smackdown for misleading product claims. Ramdev, however, dismissed it as yet another "doctor gang" conspiracy. But can Patanjali sustain its success solely on sensationalism? Or will the legal tide finally catch up? Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast with host Ratna Bhushan as she gets you all the answers from

Dr. Sharad Agarwal, President - IMA
Bharat Chugh, Advocate
Dhairyashil Patil, National President - All India Consumer Product Distributors Federation

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Shipping and the Red Sea Sharks

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Red Sea, a vital artery for global trade through the Suez Canal, is facing heightened tension due to attacks on commercial ships by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Major shipping companies and oil giants, like BP, have temporarily halted operations in the Red Sea. What are the economic and geopolitical implications of terror disrupting trade routes? Why should India be concerned about the stall at the Suez ? Host Anirban Chowdhury and ET Infra’s P Manoj gets the economic evaluation from Christian Roeloffs, Founder & CEO - Container xChange, Commodore Uday Bhaskar, retired Navy officer & Director of the Society for Policy Studies (SPS) and Sunil Vaswani, executive director at Container Shipping Lines Association breaking down the geopolitical risk for the region on The Morning Brief podcast.

Credits: CBS News, Al Jazeera English, BBC News, SKY News, Yahoo Finance

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Explained: Why dark patterns are under the watchdog's spotlight?

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Watch out for dark patterns lurking in your online shopping cart. Ever seen messages like "Only 2 rooms left!" or "Items in your cart will expire soon" while shopping online? You're not alone! These are called dark patterns. A common design tactic that manipulates or heavily influences users to make certain choices. But they are no longer lurking in the dark, India's consumer protection watchdog is cracking down and putting the spotlight on them but can they be stopped? Host Mugdha Variyar decodes the web of these patterns with a UX designer that weaves them in to lure users and questions the effectiveness of the guidelines with Prateek Waghre, Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

Credit: Yahoo Finance and WION.

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Fossil Fuel To Finance: COP28, A Success Or A Smokescreen

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

After two weeks of negotiations, with consultations that ran into the early hours, the climate conference ended with a potential farewell to fossil fuels. 200 nations agreed to a ‘transition away’. However, questions remain about the political and economic feasibility of this agreement. Where will the money come from? Was the climate summit truly influential, or was it merely a stage for influencers? Host Arijit Barman goes behind the scenes in Dubai with ET’s Urmi Goswami and Rachel Cleetus from the Union of Concerned Scientists to find out how the deal to ditch ‘dirty energy sources’ was finalised. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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The Economic Times CEO Roundtable

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

In a world where every shift matters, we are joined by leaders who are not just observers but active stakeholders across the economy. We bring you the insights from the Economic Times CEO Roundtable, where influential voices converge to shape the business landscape of India and identify the risks and challenges . Economic Times Executive Editor Shrutijeet KK sits down with N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman Tata Sons. Prabha Narasimhan, CEO of Colgate Palmolive India. Uday Kotak, Founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank. Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO of Salesforce India. Romal Shetty, CEO of Deloitte South Asia. Richard Premji, Chairman Wipro. Nitin Kamath, Founder & CEO at Zerodha. Lakshmi Venu, Joint MD, Sundaram Clayton, and Kunal Shah, CEO CRED.

Chapters in this Podcast

00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Satyen Gajwani, Vice chairman of Times Internet
05:23 - Shrutijeet KK, Economic Times Executive Editor

Opening remarks on global turmoil that you they familiar with and what India can do to thrive?

08:18 - Kunal Shah, CEO, CRED
09:08 - Lakshmi Venu, Joint Managing Director, Sundaram Clayton
10:56 - Romal Shetty, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte South Asia
11:56 - Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce India
13:16 - Uday Kotak, Founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank
15:29 - N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons
18:40 - Rishad Premji, Chairman, Wipro
19:58 - Prabha Narasimhan, CEO, Colgate-Palmolive India
20:51 - Nithin Kamath, Founder, Zerodha

Floor Opens for Discussion

23:26 - Nithin Kamath on Sustainable Strategies for Long-Term Customer Engagement in Capital Markets
24:49 - N Chandrasekaran on Navigating Risks in the Global Business Landscape & The Transformative Journey of Advanced Manufacturing
29:50 - Uday Kotak on India's Economic Landscape, Interest Rates & Balancing Financial Stability and Aspirational Growth
36:31 - Rishad Premji on The Evolving Landscape of India's Tech Market
39:43 - Arundhati Bhattacharya on The Transformative Potential of Generative AI
44:34 - Romal Shetty on The Impact of Digital Transformation on India's Business Landscape
47:27 - Prabha Narasimhan on Trends in Premiumization, Economic Stress, and Evolving Expenditure Patterns
49:15 - Lakshmi Venu on A Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Small and Marginal Farmers
54:43 - Kunal Shah on Challenges and Opportunities in the Evolving Landscape of Tech Business and Fintech in India
58:34 - Uday Kotak on Navigating Credit Opportunities in India
59:52 - Rishad Premji on AI in India and Unlocking Productivity Gains Through Data and Infrastructure Development

Which is the one thing about India today that delights them?

01:01:13 - Nithin Kamath
01:01:24 - Prabha Narasimhan
01:01:29 - N Chandrasekaran
01:01:48 - Uday kotak
01:02:08 - Arundhati Bhattacharya
01:02:44 - Romal Shetty
01:03:10 - Lakshmi Venu
01:03:39 - Kunal Shah
01:04:10 - Closing

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Keypad Warriors to Millionaires: The Rise of the Indian Gamer

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

These are exciting times for Indian gamers! In the last decade, gaming has exploded from a simple pastime to a $3 billion industry. The money poured into gaming is bigger than IPL. Worldwide it’s a $300 billion industry, bigger than TV and OTT. From humble beginnings to cult status, we explore the lives of young gamers who've transformed their hobbies into million-dollar careers. But behind all the fame and fortune, these young players are also grappling with a short shelf life, hectic schedules, performance pressure, and trolling. It’s a man’s world where female gamers deal with sexism and harassment. There are limitations of training infrastructure and reach. But the love for gaming conquers all. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s Himanshi Lohchab take you to a gaming house and get you the voices of the top players, top team owners and India’s first gaming venture fund. Listen to them in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

We spoke to:

Deepak Negi (Sensei) - Esport Player - Team Revenant
Harshit Mahajan (MJ) - Esport Player - Team Revenant
Nishant Singh Laspal (Apollo) - Esport Player - Team Revenant
Rohit Jagasia - Founder and CEO - Team Revenant
Animesh Agarwal (8bit Thug) - Founder and CEO - S8UL Esports
Kaashvi Hiranandani (KaashPlays) - Content Creator - S8UL Esports
Saloni Kandalgaonkar (Mili Kya Mili) - Content Creator - S8UL Esports
Salone Sehgal - Co-founder - Lumikai Fund

Disclaimer: This episode has some interviews in the Hindi language.

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Clip credits: Krafton India Esports and Revenant Esports.

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Outlook 2024 with JPMorgan: Will Cuts be the Catalysts for Macros and Markets?

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Central banks around the world are starting to signal a shift in monetary policy, hinting at potential interest rate cuts in 2024. This comes after months of aggressive tightening to combat rising inflation. Market projections suggest at least 100 basis points (bps) of cuts by the end of 2024 by the US Fed. The prospect of interest rate cuts has already begun to impact financial markets. Bond yields have fallen, while stock prices have rallied to record highs. So, will the party continue? What is in store for 2024? Will the US Fed fuel the market with rate cuts? Will India’s uneven recovery reveal a new risk? Listen to Jahangir Aziz, Head of Emerging Market Economics at JPMorgan as he shares insights with host Anupriya Nair in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Credits: CNBC Television 1, Bloomberg Television, The Economic Times 1, Yahoo Finance 1, CBC News, Daily Mail, NHK WORLD-JAPAN, The Economic Times 2, News9 Live, CNBC Television 2, Yahoo Finance 2

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Episode 500: The Big TMB Adda!

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

From national headlines to hidden local gems, TMB has covered it all. Groundbreaking reports, trendspotting ahead of the curve – we've been your ears to the ground for 500 episodes!

To celebrate this milestone, we got you the whole team behind your favourite podcast in a candid freewheeling conversation about the audio stories they loved to tell during the year gone by. And the work that went into telling those stories.

Listen to this fun conversation among the hosts of The Morning Brief podcast as they share behind the scenes and their experiences!

This incredible journey wouldn't be possible without YOU, our amazing listeners. We have had your ears, attention, and engagement through our journey.

We would also like to hear from you! What have been your favorite episodes? What topics would you like us to explore in the future? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Here's to the next 500 episodes and beyond!

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Inside the High-Stakes World of IIT Placements

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The placement pressure is on! Is Job Mela going to give a jolt of joy? Host Prachi Verma travels to the high-stakes world of IIT placements as she speaks to students, and placement directors to gauge the sentiment far more muted than last year. Those in charge of placements reveal the new pressure and change in strategy to attract new recruiters as the lists get lighter.

In this episode, Prachi Verma talks to:

Dr Dhiraj K. Mahajan, Head of Training & Placement, IIT Ropar,
Dr Lalit Mohan Pandey, Head of Centre for Career Development at IIT Guwahati,
Sreeradha Basu, Senior Assistant Editor, ET

Tune in as we take you through the pressure inside IIT placement cells.

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Family Feuds: From Living Room to Boardroom

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Singhania scandal and saga may be the headlines right now but Indian family feuds have seen showbiz scale drama over the past 2 decades. As siblings and spouses squabble, the silent sufferers are the shareholders. In this episode Host Kiran Somvanshi questions the role of the board and regulation that needs to step in to ensure living room battles don't impact the boardroom. Weighing in on the matter industry veteran Harsh Mariwala, Chairman - Marico and advisor to many family settlements Ketan Dalal, Managing Director - Katalyst Advisors, Tune in!

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Finding Riches In Rags: How Recykal Is Digitising Kabadiwallas

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India's informal waste management sector is a $100 bn opportunity. Recykal, a B2B tech startup, is trying to disrupt through a digital marketplace for the sale and purchase of trash. Tune in as ET’s Shishir Prasad and Richa Sharma speak to Recykal founder Abhay Deshpande to understand the marketplace for scrap, what caught the eye of marquee investors Morgan Stanley and Singapore-based Circulate Capital, among others and what it takes it to really clean up the mess. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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COP28: Another cop or another cop-out?

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) kicks off in Dubai, marked by rising temperatures, a global energy crisis and conflicting climate goals due to changing priorities. The planet briefly breached the 2-degree Celsius warming threshold just ahead of the summit. Meanwhile, several nations have slowed down on their climate commitments, while India has proposed to increase coal production to meet rising demand. And, this could also very be the COP of irony, as The UAE, the host of COP28, reportedly plans to discuss fossil fuel deals alongside climate talks. Will COP28 be a turning point for climate action or another cop-out? Host Mugdha Variyar talks to

Urmi Goswami, ET’s resident climate and environment expert
Dhanpal Jhaveri, Vice Chairman & CEO, Everstone Group and EverSource Capital

Tune in!

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Corner Office Conversation with Air India CEO and MD, Campbell Wilson

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Tata Group has a lot riding on the success of Air India. The original founder of the airline got it back in 2022 after 67 years of govt ownership. Since then, it has put its might behind shoring up the carrier’s fortunes-from placing a historic order of 470 Airbus and Boeing planes and putting in place a multi-billion dollar 5 year transformation programme, to appointing a top management team with global aviation experience. But legacy issues accumulated over two decades continue to haunt the carrier, even as it fast becomes one player in a fast forming airline duopoly in India. CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson tells host Anirban Chowdhury how he and his team are balancing the current challenges at Air India with its immense future potential. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Coca-Cola’s Mega Marketing Transformation

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

In an age of shorter attention spans and higher health hazards, Coca-Cola is rewriting its marketing mantra as the 136-year-old beverage behemoth faces fast-moving and changing Gen Z. In an exclusive conversation, Manolo Arroyo, Global CMO of Coca-Cola Co. spills the beans to host Ratna Bhushan on the future of fizz and using AI to overhaul capturing consumer attention.

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Nike to Plaeto: Legendary Designer Focuses on Indian Sneaker Heads

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Lace-up, Sneakerheads! We know you’ve got a Nike pair. But what if we told you we sat down with the man behind some of those kicks? Aaron Cooper, a former Nike designer, took us through his journey crafting sneakers for legends like Serena Williams, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. From responding to fan mails addressed to his office at Nike to taking on a new role as the Chief Design Mentor at Plaeto – an Indian footwear company, Aaron has remained passionate about affordable and empathetic design. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast hosted by Shephali Bhatt for an insider's view on sneaker culture.

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IPO Corner Office Conversation with the Tata Tech CEO

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Two decades after TCS, the Tata Group returns to Dalal Street with its 30th company ready to be listed. The investor interest is soaring much above the price band which is fixed at ₹475 to ₹500 per equity share. But aside from the ‘Tata Premium’ what does Tata Tech offer? What is the business model? Is Tata Motors being the promoter and biggest client a risk or a boost? Why should an investor pick it over group competitor Tata Elxsi or KPIT? Tune in as Tata Tech CEO, Warren K. Harris breaks it down to ET’s Anupriya Nair and Ashutosh Shyam in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast.

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Elections & Extremism: Ground report on the push for polling in the Naxal-infested Bastar

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Tribals protesting road development, miles through the jungle to reach a polling station and Election Workers being air-dropped and picked for security! Get the ground report tales for what it takes to do polls in Naxal-infested Bastar with host Nidhi Sharma along with Anubhuti Vishnoi and Rahul Tripathi from ET’s political bureau. Tune in!

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JLR Turning The Corner Full Throttle

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

From multi-billion pound losses to accounting for two-thirds of Tata Motors' consolidated revenue and profits, and over a third of Tata Motors share-price valuation, Jaguar Land Rover has pushed the pedal on both transformation and transition. The stock market pundits who were outright dismissive in the past are now cheering. What or who is steering JLR in to this mega aspirational money spinner for the House of Tatas? Will green make the balance sheet red once again? Catch host Arijit Barman in a conversation with Dr Charles Tennant, a Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors veteran from UK, and ET’s Rajiv Ghosh. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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India’s Surge In Satta: How cheap options can turn very costly

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

What was designed just as a hedge to the cash markets, the derivative markets is now 400 times to its underlying asset. And over 95% of these volumes are with Index options, a market flooded with fast-fingered first traders who are on average all below 30 years old. Is discount broking the devil in disguise? Have shorter contracts pushed debutant investors into the thrill of trading? Why is the regulator sounding an alarm but watching from the sidelines? Host Anupriya Nair speaks to Ashish Gupta of Axis Mutual Fund to understand what is aiding this gamification of equities. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Long Work Hours: Productive or Punitive?

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Infosys CEO Narayana Murthy’s statement over working hours has snowballed into not just social media arguments, but also reached the boardrooms, while many industry captains align with Murthy's vision of what it takes to build and grow, others talk about the much-needed balance and not stretching till you break. So, the biggest question here is – Is productivity calculated by the clock?

Host Prachi Verma speaks with Rajesh Padmanabhan, a Business Transformation Specialist, ET’s Kiran Somvanshi and a few employees who have faced burnout and those who chose to balance their work-life. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Indian Railways: How safe is it to travel?

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India’s biggest mover of things – its railways run more than 13,000 trains ferrying close to 400 crore people. Even with the rapid emergence of new and faster trains, the story has lately teetered on the brink of derailment. The Balasore accident, which happened in June, was India’s deadliest train crash in almost three decades. But who is to be blamed? Host Anirban Chowdhury talk about the safety issues with Ravinder Gupta, (Retired) Director General, Safety at Ministry of Railways, S K Choubey, East Coast Railway President - All India Loco Running Staff Association, M M Roly, National Vice President, All India Loco Running Staff Association Southern Railway, and ET’s Twesh Mishra. Listen to the latest episode of the Morning Brief podcast! Credit: CNN-News18 Newsclip, India Today Newsclip and CNN-News18 Newsclip 2.

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State Elections 2023: The Political Playbook You Need to Know

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

5 states and over 600 assembly seats up for grabs as Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, and Telangana go to polls. As the cage fight for Hindi heartland intensifies between the BJP and Congress, who will grab the chair and who will be left standing as polling kicks off? Will this election also be the last war cry for political veterans? ET’s Political Bureau brings you the must not miss playbook of state politics.

In this episode we hear from-:

(From 02:37) : Pranab Dhal Samanta Executive Editor, ET Politics on what makes state elections so significant and what you need to watch out for.
(From 9:56) C.L Manoj, Senior Editor, Economic Times: On what Congress is doing to ward of anti-incumbency and what these state elections could mean for the India alliance
(From 16:00) Nidhi Sharma, The Economic Times: Gets the pulse of polling from Chattisgarh, from the naxal belt of Bastar to the Mahadev betting scam . Will the Modi guarntee slogan outshout the Bhagel par bharosa ?
(From 29:30) Bikash Singh, The Economic Times: Takes us to Mizoram, where congress is hoping to make a comeback while a new party entering has changed the dynamic for the 40 seat battle in a state that is crucial in the central govt's bouquet.

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Idlis & Innovation with iD Fresh Food

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

iD Fresh Food has made a place for itself in many of our kitchens with its idli and dosa batter, parothas and coffee decoction. Its innovative packaging, as with its latest butter stick product, has also made the brand popular with customers. The company is now looking to serve up some batter on Dalal Street soon, after it crosses the Rs 1000-crore revenue mark. Host Mugdha Variyar sat down with iD Fresh Food founder and CEO PC Musthafa to dip into the company’s journey from batter to butter. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Kotak Succession: A Big Transition & The Challenges Ahead

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Indian financial landscape was taken by surprise when veteran banker Uday Kotak prematurely announced his resignation as the MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank in September this year. What raised even more eyebrows was the appointment of Ashok Vaswani to take control of the hot seat. Vaswani is an industry veteran but someone who has worked most of his life at international banks overseas. Was his appointment as per the original script or did the banking regulator RBI play a big role in the succession? Catch Arijit Barman in the latest episode of The Morning Brief as he discusses why this transition matters and the challenges that lie ahead for Vaswani who takes charge this December. Join him in conversation with ET’s banking and markets editor MC Govardhana Rangan,

and ET’s Associate Editor Sugata Ghosh. Tune in!

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Digital Payments: Making Lives Easy or A Fraudster's Paradise?

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Digital payments have made lives easy, right? Even the transactions rose from 10.2 billion in 2017 to 87.3 billion in 2022. But, this has also led to an increase in fraud. According to a report by the Reserve Bank of India, digital payments fraud amounted to ₹82.76 crore in 2021-22, up from ₹55.28 crore in the previous year. And phishing accounted for 40% of all the reported cases. Recently, Safexpay, a Thane-based payment gateway was in the news for losing around ₹25 crore to fraud attacks. So, are digital payments really making lives easy? Listen to Host Anupriya Nair on the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast as she along with ET's fintech expert Pratik Bhakta gets into a conversation with Rahul Jain, CFO at NTT DATA Payment Services, and Bharat Panchal, Chief Regulatory Officer at Discover Financial Services. Tune in!

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Mamaearth IPO - Litmus Test for Startups and the Street

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Mamaearth's parent company Honasa Consumers is finally hitting Dalal Street with a ₹1700 crore IPO. The company will raise ₹365 crore in fresh issue and the rest will be an offer for sale. What's surprising is that the company is seeking a valuation of over ₹10,000 crore - nearly 60% lower than the ₹24,000 crore figure that had gone viral on social media earlier in January. Why so? Why is the company going for a stock market listing now? While it sells products that compete with HUL, why are its financials more similar to Nykaa? Has its topline growth come at the cost of a healthy bottom line? And what can investors expect going ahead? To seek answers to these and many more questions, Host Kiran Somavnshi speaks to Mamaearth’s Chairman & CEO Varun Alagh, and CFO Ramanpreet Sohi in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast.

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Semaglutide: Decoding the hype around the weight loss wonder drug

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

From Elon Musk to several Hollywood celebrities, the weight loss wonder drug, semaglutide, is taking the world by storm. What was an unintended consequence of a diabetes control med, the emergence of significant weight loss has raised the expectation of the wonder drug becoming a $100 bn opportunity by 2030. While the drug’s innovator Novo Nordisk launched its oral version in India last year, Dr. Reddys Laboratories has now got approval to carry out bioequivalence studies of injectable semaglutide. So, what does this mean for India that has a huge disease burden of diabetes and obesity? Is the hype around the drug all worth it? Are there any side effects? Is it affordable? And who should be taking it? Host Kiran Somvanshi tries to understand from Dr. Ambrish Mithal, Chairman & Head - Endocrinology & Diabetes - Max Healthcare, and Nithya Balasubramanian, Director - AB Bernstein. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

Disclaimer: The analyst interviewed has a financial interest in Cipla and Lupin.

Credits: Ozempic Commercial and Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Vizhinjam Port: Can Adani make India a global shipping hub?

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Adani Group’s Vizhinjam trans-shipment port can put India on the global map as a shipping hub. It will also boost India's foreign reserves and can potentially rev up the country's woeful status in the global shipping world. Vizhinjam is Adani's toughest project yet. It is also critical to its ambition of becoming the world's biggest port operator by 2030. Why has India not had a successful trans-shipment port yet? What can Adani do that others haven’t been able to? And how will this project help its ambitions to rule the global ports business?

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Is climate change making you ill?

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Climate change is taking a toll on our health! Extreme weather events are leading to deaths and injuries. They are also exposing us to new illnesses and worsening existing ones.

If we fail to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°Celcius, there is a risk of approximately
15,000 new viruses, bacteria and other pathogens emerging. Mosquitoes, which are carriers of diseases like malaria and dengue, are now spreading to new areas due to rising temperatures, increasing the spread of infectious diseases. So is there a way out? Can we adapt and stay protected? Host Kalpana Pathak gets all the answers from:

- Dr Jaya Shreedhar, consultant at the W.H.O

- Dr Omesh Bharti, epidemiologist from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh,

- Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, epidemiologist and public health specialist.

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Crude Reality: Palestine, Petrol and Politics with Robert McNally

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

On the 50th anniversary of the first oil shock that led to the price of a barrel of oil quadrupling, the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has put the Middle East on the brink just as it did in 1973. Beyond the ever-rising body count, chances of a bigger global economic downturn have gone up. With the region being the world’s largest energy producer, price volatility can have bigger implications on growth and inflation, especially for large energy guzzlers like India. From geopolitics to energy economics and the impact on the upcoming green agenda of Cop28, host Arijit Barman gets answers from an energy expert who has served as George Bush Junior’s top energy advisor both on the National Economic Council and the National Security Council at the White House. Catch a candid conversation with Robert McNally, Founder of Rapidan Energy and author of Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices on this episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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ET Investigates: Escalating Child Sexual Content Accessibility in India

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Child Sexual Abuse Material or CSAM is spreading like a deadly virus on the internet. While there has been a growing awareness of the problem and a concerted effort by law enforcement and technology companies to combat CSAM, a significant increase in the production, distribution, and consumption of CSAM has been seen in recent years. A report also found that the average age of victims depicted in CSAM is decreasing, with nearly half of all victims now under the age of 10. What exactly is this content? How easily accessible is it really? What do these platforms have to say? What is the government doing? And most importantly, what can a layman do to safeguard children? Dia Rekhi put ET's Aashish Aryan and Wranga’s Ashish Jaiman in the hot seat and got them to explain why CSAM content on these platforms is NOT child's play. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

Disclaimer: This episode has references to and descriptions of partial nudity, pornography and sexual exploitation. Listener discretion is advised.

If you want to know more about Ashish Aryan’s ET article, check it out here. This is the article we discussed in the episode.

Highlights:
05:25 till 25:36 - What is CSAM, and how have social media companies warned of strict action regarding child abuse content? By ET’s Ashish Aryan.
26:27 till 35:02 - How is Gen AI impacting the dissemination of CSAM content on various platforms? By Wranga’s Ashish Jaiman.

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Bhilai to Burj: The Rs. 5,000 Cr Bollywood Studded Mahadev Book Scam

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

A juice seller and small time contractor from Bhilai who built a popular betting app are being chased by the cops for a 5000 crore rupees money laundering scam. Also involved are A- listers of Bollywood such as Ranbir Kapoor, social media influencers and India’s most popular standup comedian that endorsed their betting app. From a paan stall in Bhilai to the plush confines of Dubai, from hawala transactions to high-end weddings, this is the story of Sourabh Chandrakar, Ravi Uppal and Mahadev Book.

Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Zulfiquar Memon, Founder & Managing Partner - MZM Legal LLP, and ET’s tracker of financial crimes Rashmi Rajput. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

Credits: CNN-News18, TIMES NOW News 1, TIMES NOW News 2 and Zee News

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Caste Census: Data for Development or a Political Ploy?

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Bihar's caste survey results have provided a new poll plank to the Opposition. As India plans to start the decadal Census, the political parties are once again raising the demand for an all India caste census to enumerate the numerically strong Other Backward Classes. But in an era where data is the new oil, it is no surprise that the holy grail of the electoral system is uniting political parties in their demand for dividing voters into sub-categories. But will this data be used for development or will it rile up another round of reservation riots? From ET’s Political Bureau Nidhi Sharma debuts as host on TMB as she explores the politics and possible rationale behind the demand for dividing the democracy.

In this episode, we hear from:
1 - R Subrahmanyam, Former Secretary to Government of India
2 - Manoj Jha, Member of Rajya Sabha and RJD
3 - Sushil Modi, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rajya Sabha member of BJP
4 - M Veerappa Moily, Congress MP and Former Union Minister of Petroleum, Law, Power, Corporate Affairs.

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Copy vs Copyright: Whose Content Is It Anyway?

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Humans of Bombay opens the floodgates to the copyright conversation for creators while controversies around AP Dhillon’s Dil Nu to Made In Heaven script take centre stage. From voice identity to idea protection to direct reshares, creators are facing an uphill battle where copying is moving faster than copyright laws. When remixes and reshares become ripoffs - What options do creators have to protect their work? And is it even feasible? What role do platforms play that encourage engagement at ‘any cost’? TMB Host Apoorva Mittal opens the Pandora’s box of plagiarism with

Varun Duggirala, Content Creator
Anupriya Dhonchak, MPhil in Law, Oxford
Shephali Bhatt, ET's Internet Culture Reporter

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Pills vs Potions: The Ayurveda comeback to LiverDoc’s allegations (Part 2)

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

How alternative medicine is actually harmful for people, Dr. Abby Philipes explained all about it in the first part of this episode. For the second part, we speak with someone who suffered from Asthma in childhood and got treated through Ayurveda. Catch the full conversation between host Kiran Somvanshi and Dr. G. G. Gangadharan, the founder & director of Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda Hospital, Bengaluru in part 2 of this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Pills vs Potions: The LiverDoc’s Argument Against ‘Alternate’ Medicine (Part 1)

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The debate about the efficacy of Ayurveda versus Allopathy is not new. But this time it is playing out in the courtroom. Himalaya Wellness Corporation, a leading herbal health and personal care company, has in its suit stated that it has lost business due to defamatory allegations against its products made by LiverDoc through his widely followed social media account on the platform X. In part 1 of this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, host Kiran Somvanshi talks to Dr. Abby Philips aka LiverDoc, as he expresses his rationale for his dismissal of traditional medicine systems such as Ayurveda and Homeopathy. Listen in!

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The Young Chanakyas of Elections 2024

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Indian elections are a spectacle, a circus, and a battleground all rolled into one. And a new breed of young, savvy political consultants are changing the way these battles are fought. Coming from institutes including IITs and IIMs and from big tech cos and global consultants they are the secret weapon of Indian politicians. Together they craft strategies, design campaigns, and manage their messaging with a keen eye and analysis of the country’s voters. In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, we meet these poll planners who are quietly transforming political parties and their politics. Catch Prachi Verma in conversation with Pratik Jain, Co-Founder & Director, I-PAC, Bikramjit Bhattacharya, Principal Associate, I-PAC, ET’s CL Manoj, and Rica Bhattacharyya. Tune in! Credits: ET

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ET Startup Awards: Corner Office Conversation With Nithin Kamath

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0000

After disrupting the broking business, Nithin Kamath of Zerodha has his target fixed on the next big thing - the Mutual Fund business. What is going to be the game-changer? Will Zerodha have brick and mortar stores? And will the Kamath brothers ever consider giving up a piece of the chicken that lays the golden egg? Catch this candid conversation with host Suresh Venkat in the run-up to The Economic Times Startup Awards.

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The SME Sizzle: Success Story or a Smokescreen?

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The popularity of SME stocks is rising, and with that comes the scrutiny of the market regulator as well. The BSE SME IPO index has seen a 2300% increase since the end of 2019, with average returns of over 80% for SME IPOs listed in 2023. How could this avoid SEBI's attention? So, is it a case of manipulation? Or do good things really come in small packages? Host Anupriya Nair explores the market mania with ET Market's Nikhil Aggarwal and Kiran Somvanshi as the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast deep dives into the SME listing and returns in a tell-all conversation with SME Merchant Banker Ashok Holani, Director at Holani Consultants. Tune in!

Chapters in this podcast
00:00 - Intro
03:44 - Mainbody
04:16 - Nikhil Aggarwal
11:33 - Kiran Somvanshi
16:18 - Ashok Holani - Bilingual

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ESOP Fables: Risks and Rewards

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs, have played a key role in the Indian startup sector. But while some employees have been able to build wealth through ESOPs, others have seen little success with this tool. ESOPs can be a great way to attract and retain talent, and to incentivize employees to work hard for the company's success. However, ESOPs also come with risks. Risks that are associated with the valuation of the startup. In this episode of The Morning Brief, Mugdha Variyar and Prachi Verma talk to employees who have had different experiences with ESOPs. They get industry perspective from Kallan H, Vice President: Head - Talent Acquisition - Elevation Capital; Ashu Malhotra, Chief Human Resources Officer - RNM India, and Shankar Krishnamurthy, Associate Director, Product Management - Betterhalf. Tune in!

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Towards Equality: One-Third for The One-Half

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India's new parliament building was inaugurated with the passage of the long-awaited 27-year-old Women's Reservation Bill. Streamed live, the inaugural session buzzed with anticipation as the call for 'Naari shakti vandan adhiniyam' (Women's Reservation Act) echoed through the chambers. India's stark gender imbalance in the Lok Sabha, with just one in seven parliamentarians being a woman, in contrast to one in four parliamentarians being a woman globally, made this bill crucial. However, the contours of the bill and the nuances involved in its implementation raise questions about the bill's effectiveness. Should we celebrate or not?

Host Kiran Somvanshi talks to

Sanjay Kumar, Political Analyst & Psephologist
Nidhi Sharma, Economic Times & Author of She, the Leader: Women in Indian Politics
Kanksshi Agarwal, Founder of Netri

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Brand SRK: The Baazigar of Bollywood

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

There is no beating down Shah Rukh Khan!

In the latest turning point to a career as dramatic as his films, the “King of Bollywood” is back at the top with two runaway hits-Pathan and Jawan. SRK has built a billion-dollar career out of romancing women on screen. But people close to him, know him as a sports, video game and action freak. Naturally, the 57-year-old actor is having copious amounts of fun in his new high-octane action-hero avatar. And so is the audience: the two films together have already crossed a business of Rs 1,500 crore.

The twin successes come after a string of flops, a five-year hiatus and deep personal turmoil after the arrest of his son. For the Hindi film industry that has been in a “Kabhi Khushi, Kabhi Gham” phase itself, this level of excitement has come after years.

In this episode, we try to decode why Brand SRK keeps enduring. Is he truly “the last of the stars?” Host Dia Rekhi explores with

Anupama Chopra, Founder and Editor of Film Companion,
Komal Nahta, Film Trade Analyst,
Harish Bijoor, Business and Brand Strategy Specialist.

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Ticking Debt Bomb for Young India

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Household savings fall to a 50-year-low at a time when borrowing and spending are touching new records. The new mantra of lenders is to bank on Gen-Zers taking the lead on loans and spending. But with the demand, comes debt and default. Unsecured lending is booming at a record pace, with the market expected to top Rs 4.5 lakh crore by this financial year. Meanwhile, credit card default tops Rs 4000 crore and retail debt stress rises. Host Anupriya Nair explores whether India's demographic dividend is turning into a demographic debt disaster with

Ritesh Srivastava, Founder of retail debt resolution platform FREED,
A M Karthik, VP & Head of Finance Sector Rating, ICRA

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The Municipal Makeover

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Over the next decade, 17 of the 20 fastest-growing cities in the world are expected to be from India. At the heart of it all are our local municipal bodies that have historically been plagued by a lack of governance and financial discipline. But that is gradually changing! Municipal Corporations looking to seek financial autonomy & instill financial discipline are rushing to the bond market to fund their big & discerning projects. 25 years after the first-ever Indian Municipal Bond and less than 6 months after the doors were opened to retail investors, the Municipal bond market is looking promising. So, what is the attraction to raising funds from bond markets? Also, why would someone bet on Municipal Bonds? What are the returns and challenges? Host Kiran Somvanshi gets the answers from Arnab Choudhury of SBI Capital Markets, Kripanand Shukla of Kanpur Municipal Corporation, Kunal Mandwale of Pune Municipal Corporation and Madan Sabnavis of Bank of Baroda. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!

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Rewriting India's Toy Story

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

What should the world’s most populous country, with more than a fifth of its people aged below 10 have? A huge toy market. But despite a large customer base and deals like Reliance’s purchase of toy giant Hamley’s, we are still a hundredth of the global toy market. Two reasons: unorganised players account for most of the market and the organised players have always sold mostly imported toys. The government is trying to change this by stifling imports, especially from world no. 2 China, and incentivising local toy makers. Schools are encouraging toys in their curriculum, parents are looking for more educational toys and startups are rushing to fill that demand. Host Shabori Das explores the current landscape and future prospects with Ashwini Kumar of Smartivity Labs, Disha Katharani of Imagimake, and Jeswant R of Funskool India in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Brand Battles: Locals Vs The Giants

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Indian consumer market is seeing a dynamic shift, with the resurgence of local brands as formidable challengers to industry giants like Tata, Britannia, HUL and Nestle. Data from Kantar's Brand Footprint report showcases local brands like Sargam, Vidisha and Bhagwati making remarkable leaps in consumer brand rankings, shaking up the nearly $180 billion FMCG market. Karnataka-based brand Teju Masala, for example, has grown 65% in one year. But, what are these local brands doing differently? Should the biggies be threatened? Host Ratna Bhushan explores the ambitions of these challengers with K Ramakrishnan of Kantar, Sumit Aggarwal of Vitrak ExtendReach, and Girjesh Rungta of Rungta Tea in this episode of The Morning Brief. Tune in!

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The Economics, Politics & Possibility of One Nation, One Election

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

900 million voters, 545 Lok Sabha seats, 4123 State Assembly seats - Can India really synchronize this dance of democracy through One Nation, One Election? An old idea with a new decibel in debate. What is the economic, logistical, and political possibility of it becoming a reality? Host Kiran Somvanshi gets the pros and cons from:

Akshay Rout, Senior Fellow, NITI Aayog & Former Director General of Election Commission of India,
Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Professor & Founding Member of the Association of Democratic Reforms
Anubhuti Vishnoi, Senior Editor, Economic Times

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Diamonds in the Rough: Unravelling A Multi-Billion Dollar Crisis

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India's massive diamond industry is grappling with a prolonged crisis. Western sanctions on big miner Russia, inflation in the US and a downturn in China have hit the industry which cuts and polishes nine of ten diamonds in the world. Exports from the world's top diamond exporter are down; companies are cutting output, salaries and staff. In Surat, that controls 90% of India's diamond trade, the fates of thousands of workers hang in balance. Several have died by suicide. Team TMB travels to the heart of the diamond business and talks to merchants, brokers, workers, and a union leader to understand the issues that now face this centuries-old industry. Listen to this episode of The Morning Brief with host Anirban Chowdhury!

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How Zepto is delivering the results - an investor's insight

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Zepto - the quick climber in quick commerce! With a billion-dollar valuation, what is making this 2-year-old company zip in a race with others that are backed by big corporates? Get the scoop on how Zepto is capturing the Kirana corner in quick commerce from its investors. TMB Host Mugdha Variyar speaks to Vivek Subramanian of Goodwater Capital, a new investor in Zepto and a backer of several global quick commerce firms, as he answers what sets the company apart. Also ET Prime's Priyanka Sahay gives us the ground check on what is cooking next at the firm. Credit: ET Now

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Tight-lipped but Turbo Torrent Guns For Cipla

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India could soon see its largest-ever pharma deal as the 10th biggest pharma company by revenues -- Torrent -- is trying to buy the fourth largest one -- Cipla. But, is the bullet too big to bite for Torrent? Is the funding feasible? Will the compatibility not of portfolio but of philosophy, and people, be a challenge? Will Torrent’s M&A ambition extend beyond pharma and power to possibly once again finance? Host Anupriya Nair solves this complex bond along with Economic Times’ Arijit Barman, Kiran Somvanshi & Sangita Mehta in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Business of Sleaze: The Dark Side of Livestreaming?

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +0000

In a tell-tale journey, TMB Host Dia Rekhi takes you into the world of live-stream apps and in-app gifts for creators, exploring how the murky underbelly of 'content creation' is multiplying as explicit content exploiting the lack of a regulator. In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, we hear from Deepak Salvi, co-founder of a live streaming app Chingari which introduced the live-streaming model as an additional feature a few months ago and is now among the top 10 grossing apps in India. But, who is liable, the creator or platform? and what is obscene? Ashish of Capstone Legal and Nirali Bhatia, Cyber Psychologist answers all this. Tune in!

Disclaimer: This episode has references to and descriptions of partial nudity, pornography, sexual exploitation and verbal abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

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Why hemp is hot but still not happening!

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Cannabis culture is catching on and hemp businesses are sprouting everywhere. The global industry of cannabis is pegged at $57 billion but Indian startups are having a hard time exploiting it due to a lack of regulatory uniformity and clarity. What do you do if its fibres can be turned into fine clothes and sturdy ropes but its resin is a prohibited narcotic drug that can land you in jail? TMB Podcast host Apoorva Mittal explores this hazy subject in the latest episode of The Morning Brief with Sumit Shah of Bombay Hemp Company, Tarun Jami of GreenJams, Prasannan Namboodiri, Advocate and Former Narcotics Officer, and Stephen Murphy of Prohibition Partners. Tune in!
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Fatigued & Flying: Why tired pilots are a wake-up call

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Pilots are succumbing to fatigue. Long flying hours, night flights, apathy from employers, overdependence on AI and outdated regulations are leading to a health and safety hazard for aviators and flyers. Two Indian and a Chilean pilot died earlier this month. Five globally were incapacitated while flying. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to an IndiGo pilot who chose to be anonymous as he reveals the dark side of the aviation industry. Also listen to Dr. Koutilya Choudary, DGCA Class 1 Medical Examiner and Amit Singh, Former Chief of Pilot Training at IndiGo, Head of Safety at AirAsia and Founder of Safety Matters Foundation (NGO) in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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Corner Office Conversation with CaratLane

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The story of a diamond in the rough to dizzying valuations and a glittering exit - The Journey of CaratLane. In this podcast, ET's Samidha Sharma has a candid conversation with CaratLane founder Mithun Sacheti as he reveals the twists and turns in finding funding, almost missing Tiger Global, getting Tatas to the table, and the tough talk with guru Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. You don't want to miss it!

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Amchi Mumbai Welcomes IIM: NITIE Gets a Brand Makeover

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Aamchi Mumbai just got its first IIM, the much-needed B-school in the country's financial hub. The countless CAT exam aspirants are more excited, as it means more than 550 additional seats will be available for admissions. But why did a 60-year-old institute like NITIE have to seek the IIM tag? How will it leverage its new identity? And what's the significance of an IIM being in the country’s financial capital? Hosts Kiran Somvanshi and Kalpana Pathak take us through NITIE’s transformational journey of becoming IIM Mumbai in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Listen to:

Dr Manoj Tiwari, Director of IIM Mumbai,
Shashi Kiran Shetty, Chairman of the board of governors of IIM Mumbai,
Dr Shirish Sangle, Dean of Faculty Affairs at IIM Mumbai.

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Acing Space: After Chandrayaan 3, India Leaps for the Sun

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

As the final countdown for touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 begins, the whole world turns its eyes to the skies. With this, India's third moon mission looks to have learned from the past expeditions, as Vikram looks for a perfect landing spot even if everything fails. Amid a skyrocketing global space race, TMB host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Dipankar Banerjee of Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Barnik Maitra of Arthur D Little, and TOI’s Chethan Kumar to understand what is fuelling this ambition and if India is late to the party or can ISRO be a showstopper amongst space agencies. Tune in!

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Mohamed Alabbar: Beyond Emaar, Burj Khalifa & Dubai

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Step into the realm of Mohamed Alabbar, the orchestrator behind Emaar Properties and more. His canvas stretches far beyond bricks and mortar, reaching the heights of innovation. Amidst the awe-inspiring Burj Khalifa in Dubai, he crafts new chapters. But Alabbar isn't merely a virtuoso of architecture – he's redefining frontiers. A special edition of The Morning Brief catches him mid-flight from London to Riga as he delves into Emaar's Indian missteps, future real estate prospects, tech investments, and robust UAE-India relations. Listen to host Arijit Barman and ET's Kailash Babar as they set an appointment with Alabbar. Tune in! Credits: Mission Impossible Theme Music

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Biogas's Comeback in the New Age of Renewable Energy

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Biogas is not a bygone. In fact it may soon be the game changer to disrupt LPG and natural gas usage. Even as startups are setting up biogas plants, conglomerates like Reliance Industries and Adani Group are betting thousands of crores on this segment. With the world's largest manufacturing facility for biogas plant set up in Pune by global social enterprise Sistema Bio, Host Kalpana Pathak explores how India's oldest answer to fuel problems is finally getting the push. In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, we hear from Piyush Sohani of Sistema Bio India, Bharath Vetriivel of Avris Environment Technologies and Gaurav Kedia of Indian Biogas Association. Tune in!

Host Kalpana Pathak closely follows developments in the field of environment and renewable energy. You can listen to additional episodes on this topic below:
The New Forest Bill, Why is Plastic in India Ban-Resistent?, Investing in Earth, The Uncertain Fate Of Asia’s Largest Refinery & Are we also living in a Joshimath?

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Phoenixes of Partition: Startup Sagas from 1947

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Step back in time to June 1947, when Lord Mountbatten proposed a division of British-ruled India. The resulting partition birthed India and Pakistan but also ignited one of the most rapid and immense migrations in human history. Amidst the chaos emerged tales of resilience as individuals transformed adversity and made enterprises that are household names that still resonate today. Join Dia Rekhi on this Independence Day special episode of The Morning Brief as she revisits those stories and explores the entrepreneurial spirit with the actual voices of that time.

We hear from:

Dr Guneeta Singh Bhalla, Founder of The 1947 Partition Archive,
Ajay Kapoor, Managing Director at Hitkari Potteries,
Raman Mahadevan, Independent Researcher & Economic Historian.

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Data Protection Bill Explained with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

From an expert committee in 2017 to a law in 2023, the Data Protection Bill has been around the block a few times. But does the final rulebook protect and serve or has the debate diluted its purpose? ET’s Surabhi Aggarwal and Aashish Aryan get answers from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a candid conversation about the implementation and the critique of govt accountability and the scope of the new law.

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Unboxing the New Laptop Import Regime

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

A new licensing regime for laptop imports, which will be effective in November, has sent ripples through the tech landscape. Worried about soaring laptop prices? With over 70% of India's laptops imported, it's a valid concern. Are price hikes inevitable? Will the laptop sector face shortages? Will the government stick to its decision or do a Ctl+Z? And, could this move ignite domestic laptop production? Join ET Prime's Mugdha Variyar as she unravels the impact of this move on consumers, brands, and the industry at large In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast you will hear:

- Industry View with Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman, India Cellular & Electronics Association
- Analyst Insights with Navkendar Singh, Associate Vice President at IDC,
- Latest News with ET Journalists Writankar Mukherjee, Kiran Rathee, and Subhrojit Mallick

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Tesla's India Test Drive: The Facts vs Faff

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The Tesla tease has been ongoing for India since 2019, but a renewed relationship following PM Modi’s US visit has the Elon Musk backed EV giant recharging its plans for the world’s 3rd largest auto market. With a new land lease in Pune, an Indian-origin CFO, and a rumored affordable price tag, Tesla seems to finally be gearing up for India. Host Anirban Chowdhury engages in a conversation with Hormazd Sorabjee of Autocar India, Sunjay Kapur of ACMA, Koushik Bhattacharyya of Avendus Capital, and ET’s Twesh Mishra as they separate the news from the noise to explore if India is indeed ready for Tesla. Tune in!

Credits: Velocity, ABC News, Wall Street Journal, TD Ameritrade Network, Business Today, Firstpost, moneycontrol and ThePrint

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SEBI on Steroids

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India's capital markets regulator, Sebi, has been the talk of the town under the dynamic leadership of Madhabi Puri Buch. As the first woman and non-IAS individual to head Sebi, her tenure has been marked with bold orders and regulations, leading to increased proactiveness of the Sebi. While efficiency has increased, not all market participants are pleased, but few dare to air their concerns openly. From Mutual Funds to FPIs, AIFs to listed companies, all stakeholders are experiencing Sebi's reach. We discuss Sebi's hyperactivity, its impact on market participants, and the balance between compliance and ease of doing business. Listen to corporate lawyer Krishnava Dutt, Managing Partner at Argus Partners and former Sebi executive director JN Gupta now Managing Director at Stakeholders Empowerment Services as they shed light on the impact of Sebi's regulations with host Kiran Somvanshi in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

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The Karobar of a Bar

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India is the biggest whisky-guzzling nation in the world. But it’s also a market where people drink mostly in their homes and cheap bars fight for the remainder of the customers. Running a bar in India is a challenge. It’s a balanced manoeuvering of regulatory hurdles, costs, quality and presentation. And yet four Indian bars made it to Asia's 50 Best Bars this year.
In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, Shabori Das explores what it takes to run a successful bar in India.

We speak to:

- Aditi Dugar, Director and Founder, Masque and Urban Gourmet India. The company runs The Living Room in Mumbai and was ranked 48 on the list this year. She also runs Table, Sage & Saffron, Araku, Twentyseven Bakehouse, and Seesaw.

- Yash Bhanage, Founder & COO, Hunger Inc, the company that runs The Bombay Canteen, O Pedro, Bombay Sweet Shop, Enthycutlet (food magazine), and Veronica’s Bombay.

- Balakrishnan Subramanyan, Senior Brand Manager/ Product Application/ Resident Mixologist, Sakurafresh Beverage & Food, used to run a bar in Koramangala, Bangalore – The Old Fashioned Bar, which was shut down.

Disclaimer: Our discussion respects personal choice and does not promote alcohol consumption.

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Cipla Saga - Did The Doctor Prescribe A Sale?

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

There is a buzz again that Cipla is toying with the idea of selling out to private-equity firms Baring Asia and Blackstone, at least partially, if not seeking a full exit. In this episode of The Morning Brief, Vikas Dandekar, Editor - Pharma and Life Sciences at ET Prime, walks down memory lane.
Host Anupriya Nair also discussed in this episode why the speculated Cipla sale is not a mere M&A deal and what could be on the mind of founder Yusuf Hamied. But emotions aside, do the valuations add up to excite investors? ET's Arijit Barman gives us the buzz from the deal makers. Tune in!

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India’s Rice Ban - Bane or Boon?

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0000

From imposing an export duty in 2022 to taking rice off the export menu in 2023, the Indian govt has sent ripples across the global food chain. Even as the IMF urges India to reconsider the ban, the govt is steadfast in its policy decision.

Host Ratna Bhushan explores if India is facing a rice shortfall or if is this a protectionist measure. And the impact of the global food crisis and impact of India’s position as a global export leader with noted agri-economist Dr Ashok Gulati & Vinod Kaul, ED at All India Rice Exporters Association.

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ITC Demerger Drama: A Party-Spoiler for Investors

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The demerger of ITC’s Hotel business spoiled the party of the ITC stock rally which has taken the stock up 70% in the past one year. So, what was it about the demerger that irked the investors? Is it simply a buy on buzz and sell on rally or are shareholders feeling short-changed with the scheme? Why is ITC still holding 40% in the demerged entity?

In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, host Kiran Somvanshi delves into the ITC demerger seeking answers from:

1) Dipak Haksar the former CEO of ITC Hotels

2) Manu Rishi Guptha, CEO and Founder - MRG Capital - SEBI Registered PMS who has made headlines with his critique of the 'cigarette king'.

Credits: BQ Prime, CNBC-TV18

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Vile & Viral: Growing Toxic Work Culture

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

A toxic workplace is a silent intruder that's rotting organisations from within. Making headlines of late, viral videos exposed managers from HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finserv berating their employees, sparking a nationwide debate on workplace toxicity. Did you know an increase in toxicity is causing higher attrition rates? A common toxic trait seen at workplaces is superiors demanding 24*7 access to employees’ personal time. What are companies doing to detect and deter toxicity? Should the definition be expanded to include delivery expectations, work timings, and career progression?

Don't miss this eye-opening discussion in this episode of the Morning Brief as Apoorva Mittal talks to

Aparna Mittal, Founder of Samāna Centre for Gender, Policy & Law,
Hemindra Hazari, Independent Banking Analyst,
Tanmoy Goswami, Creator of Sanity

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Disney's Setting Star In India

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

As India leads the race in Disney's downfall with an exodus of over 4 million subscribers after it lost the IPL streaming rights to IPL to Mukesh Ambani-led Jio, the business is on a sticky wicket, and the market is abuzz with whispers of a split between Star and Disney. Comeback CEO Bob Iger seeks strategic options for its business, including a joint venture or a sale, as part of a broader cost-cutting and restructuring exercise at the company. As losses mount, is Disney set to change channels in India? Will Reliance - the biggest competitor of Disney - be the game-changing partner? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with:

Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at Wedbush Securities, to figure out Disney's global scenario.
Karan Taurani, Senior Vice President and Research Analyst at Elara Capital, highlights the complexities of Disney India.
Paritosh Joshi, Principal - Provocateur Advisory and Former Star CEO, provides insights on the media activities.
Javed Farooqui, Assistant Editor at The Economic Times, forecasts who might save Disney's sinking ship.

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The New Forest Bill: What's The Fury and Fire About?

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Over 100 former bureaucrats have written to the government as they try to sound an alarm against the new Forest (Conservation) Bill. Some believe that this bill, if passed in its current form, may lead to massive deforestation. Will there be more commercialisation under the garb of eco-tourism? Will the bill’s provisions displace the tribals? Will it support India's net-zero ambitions?

Host Kalpana Pathak raises these questions with:

1- Tushar Dash, Independent Researcher on Forest Rights Governance

2- Kanchi Kohli, an environmental law and policy researcher

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Jio Financial: What's Behind Ambani's Lending Ambition?

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

A new share from Reliance sets foot on Dalal Street -- making a special debut, Jio Financial Services comes out of the shadows of the parent company RIL after a much-awaited demerger. But street signs aside, what is Jio Financial Services? What is the business plan? Will the Ambanis gun for booming consumer lending or disrupt the B2B space? Can the financial sector replicate the telecom playbook or is the pricing game no good here?

Host Anupriya Nair talks to The Economic Times' Arijit Barman and Pratik Bhakta to get insights on the lending ambitions of India's most valued conglomerate.

If you like this episode from Anupriya Nair, you can check out more episodes of The Morning Brief Cheeni Kum: The Bitter Truth of Aspartame, Battle of the Bikes: Harley Davidson vs Royal Enfield, Tomato Tangle: Deciphering India’s Tomatoflation and more.

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Cheeni Kum: The Bitter Truth of Aspartame

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Can diet colas, sugar-free cookies, breakfast cereals, cough drops and even chewable vitamins cause cancer? A research arm of the committee for the World Health Organization declared that the world's most widely used artificial sweetener, aspartame, which is found in these products had a possible link to liver cancer. WHO later said these are 'safe, but within limits'.

Should you really be worried and immediately quit all these?

Host Ratna Bhushan gets all the facts and bitter realities as she speaks to Dr Ambrish Mithal, Chairman and Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Max Healthcare, Padma Bhushan awardee and the first Indian to be chosen for the Laureate Award and Dr. Harinder Singh Oberoi, Advisor, Science & Standards and Codex, at the FSSAI in this episode of The Morning Brief. Tune in!

Credits: News 1, News 2, News 3, News 4, News 5, News 6 and News 7

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Battle of the bikes: Harley Davidson vs Royal Enfield

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

American bike-maker Harley Davidson recently launched X440 in partnership with Hero MotoCorp, a bike which is specifically made for the Indian market. Also launched recently was the Speed 400, a bike co-built by the British giant Triumph Motorcycles with Bajaj Auto.

What makes it interesting is that these companies are tapping into a segment ruled by Royal Enfield in India. But why? Are companies expecting a rise in demand for the premium motorcycles in India? How will Harley straddle the premiumness and affordability in its brand identity and experience?

Host Anirban Chowdhury gets all the answers from industry experts as he speaks with Rod Copes, Ex-President - Royal Enfield and Harley Davidson, Sirish Chandran of Project GTO Publishing, Nikunj Sanghi of J.S. Fourwheel Motors, Harsh Man Rai of Helmet Stories, and Devesh Agrawal, a motorcycle enthusiast and Harley bike owner in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!

Credits: Fatboy sound, Street 750 sound, X440 sound, 1911 Harley sound, Harley Davidson Rally sound and Motorcycle Flyby sound

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Tomato Tangle: Deciphering India’s Tomatoflation

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

India is shocked with the alarming price hike of tomatoes, which have risen to a whopping Rs 200 per kilo across marketplaces. This dramatic price increase, more than five times the cost of last year, has shifted the attention away from onions and potatoes and towards tomatoes. Notably, the steep price increase has forced fast food major McDonald's to remove tomatoes off their menus in certain locations. Tomatoes are now more expensive than a litre of gasoline, placing them on level with fruits like apples and plums in terms of pricing. To throw some light on this matter,

Host Kiran Somvanshi engages in insightful discussions with industry experts

1) Sukhpal Singh, Professor of Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA)
2) Narayanan Renganathan, Vice President & Head of Procurement at Dabur
3) Maruti Chapke, Founder & CEO at go4fresh
4)Kapil Dev, Chief Business Officer at NCDEX

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Game of 'Threads'

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Threads have been the talk of the social media town. Excitement is all around, but not just for the newest social media platform. It has also triggered a fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

So, who is winning a cage fight between the two tech billionaires?

We stitch together everything you need to know about Threads and all that it brings.

Also, why does this matter for India?

Host Dia Rekhi talks to

- Matt Navarra, social media guru

- Neil Shah, top tech business analyst

- Mishi Choudhary, a prominent legal voice on online civil liberties

Tune in to this episode of ‘The Morning Brief’.

Credits: Colors TV

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Why India’s working women are logging out

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Multiple reports show that the female workforce participation has been dropping in the country. Some companies say the return-to-office mandate has also led to higher attrition among women. In this episode, host Mugdha Variyar analyses the complexities behind the falling share of women in the workforce and what needs to change. We speak to:
- Rituparna Chakraborty, Co-Founder - TeamLease Services Limited
- Shirin Sehgal, Deputy Chief People Officer - PwC India
- And some women professionals on their experience.

If you like this episode from Mugdha Variyar, check out her other interesting episodes on Rahul Yadav: Trouble Magnet or Troublemaker?, Will ONDC eat Swiggy, Zomato’s lunch?, Has milk politics turned sour in Karnataka? And more!

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Byju's: The Teacher Who Got Schooled

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

Too Big Too Fast - From funding FOMO to aggressive acquisitions to now vanishing valuations and a debt trap. The story of Byju's, which is far from over, has lessons for founders and funders. Where they just plain lucky to be at the right place at the right time? Is it a case of flawed processes and not fraudulent practices? Will debt be the death knell for educators' P&L?

Host Anupriya discusses the issue with

Salman SH,from ET Prime, as he details what is going on with Byju's behind the scenes and why directors and auditors are fleeing.

Sriram Somayajula, Co-Founder & CEO of IndigoLearn, explains Why Startups (especially BYJUs) Do Not Deserve Debt.

Get More on Byju’s on ET Prime:
Byju Raveendran treads a takeover tightrope against investors.
Byju's eventful week: Boardroom drama, layoffs, inquiry, revolt.

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The Great Indian Job Jhol

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The notorious 'bribe-for-jobs scam' has been an open secret, in the case of job recruitment in the competitive Indian job market. The recent scandal at a prestigious IT company, known for its ethical standards, and its global scale of recruitment, has sparked fresh concerns. Host Kiran Somvanshi explores why this malpractice continues despite increased scrutiny and accountability in Indian companies, the underlying factors facilitating it, the modus operandi, and the often-overlooked role of HR.

Kiran is in discussion with:

Dr Ganesh Shermon
K Sudarshan, MD, EMA Partners International (India)

And a bunch of HR professionals from companies as well as consultancy firms as they shed light on this sort of corruption in India Inc and discuss the potential solutions.

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Why is Plastic in India Ban-Resistant?

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

This July, India will complete a year of single use plastic ban. But it turns out that the pervasiveness of single use plastic is difficult to beat. Despite a year after the government imposed the ban, prohibiting its manufacturing, import, stocking, distribution, and sale, of plastic carry bags thinner than 120 microns, the material is still found to be in use. What is behind India’s persistent plastic problem? Lax enforcement of regulations? Absence of alternatives? Lack of incentives for waste processing? Host Kalpana Pathak and Team TMB talk to Akshay Gunteti, Head of Partnerships at Green Worms and Nandini Kumar, Senior Senior Consultant at CII and a host of plastic users and vendors.

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Chip Chase: Can India make the most powerful thing in the world?

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

American chip maker Micron’s announcement to set up an India plant gives the country a breakthrough it’s been seeking for four decades. Semiconductors power the modern world-automobiles to AI. Over the years, the tiny chips have become a strong geopolitical tool and a frontier for the deadly battle of superpowers US and China.

Its thawing relations with the US and penchant for standing up to China can get India global support in its chip ambitions. But are its own capabilities enough?

Host Anirban Chowdhury traces the semiconductor story across the years with

Chris Miller, Author of the corporate bestseller Chip War
Pranab Dhal Samanta, Associate Executive Editor, ET
Shelley Singh, Senior Editor, ET Prime.

Credits: CNBC-TV18, NBC News

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The A to Z of the Zee-Sony Merger Saga

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:30:00 +0000

The Zee-Sony merger in India has taken a dramatic turn. Neither the resignations of independent directors nor the demands raised by institutional investor Invesco prevented the merger agreement from being inked in 2021. However, an interim order from SEBI based on the past complaints raised by the independent directors has the potential to derail or delay the merger. While Zee has appealed against the order, its MD Puneet Goenka has shown a willingness to step down for the merger's success. The drama surrounding the Zee-Sony merger is intense, with high stakes involved. Host Kiran Somvanshi delves into the fate of the merger and the potential consequences of a failed deal and sheds light on the financial, legal, and governance aspects. We speak to - Hetal Dalal, President & Chief Operating Officer - Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Limited; Ashish Kumar Singh, Managing Partner, Capstone Legal; Karan Taurani, Senior Vice President - Research Analyst (Media, Consumer Discretionary & Internet) - Elara Capital and ET's Senior Assistant Editor - Maulik Vyas and Assistant Editor - Javed Farooqui. Credits: Zee TV

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What cheap fast fashion actually costs

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:30:00 +0000

The apparel and footwear market of India is expected to grow rapidly. And this growth is expected to come from the rise of affordable fast fashion consumption. Clothes are cheaper than ever, and hence discarded more frequently than ever before. However, where are these clothes going? What is the impact on the environment because of the rising love of cheap fast fashion? Host Shabori Das speaks with Abhishek Malhotra, Partner at McKinsey & Company and Anuradha Balasubramanian, Director & Head - Poshmark.

If you like this episode from Shabori Das, check out her other interesting episodes on Beauty Battles: Who will be crowned the retail royalty?, The Dating App Paradox: Low Success Rate, Booming Business, The Business of Whiskey and more!

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Ethical Hacking 101: The Bright Side of the Dark Web

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

In 2022 alone, India was prone to over 1300 data breaches and cyber-attacks becoming the second most cyber-vulnerable country in the world.

The recent news of the alleged CoWin data breach underlines the importance of data security awareness and laws. But the dark web has its bright knights: ethical hackers who work with governments and companies to make them stronger and fight dark-hooded creatures with keyboards who will stop at nothing to know your most intimate details-physical-to-financial.

Host Dia Rekhi talks to two such e-tectives:

Saket Modi, Co-Founder and CEO at Safe Security on his journey of ethical hacking
Vivek Ramachandran, Founder of SquareX to breakdown the layers of ethical hacking for you.

Credits: James Bond 007, Mr. Robot, The Recount

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The Dark Side of Green: Unmasking Greenwashing Tactics

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

As we all make smarter sustainable choices with what we consume, have you ever questioned if those choices are indeed green or if you’re a victim of greenwashing? In this episode, host Ratna Bhushan explores the fine line between tokenism and genuine environmental effort as the selling point of sustainability surges. Are green claims backed by data? Like the ISI mark, is there a need for a stringent standards-compliance mark for green claims? How can regulation step in and help consumers differentiate between genuine shades of green versus those using sustainability as just a selling slogan? We hear from Shriti Malhotra, CEO of The Body Shop, Manisha Kapoor, CEO of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and brand strategy consultant Harish Bijoor.

Credit: WION, Wall Street Journal

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Big cats, billions, bonds: India’s massive tiger economy

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Did you know, that if you were to invest 1 rupee in any an Indian tiger reserve, the return could be as high as 7,489 times? Tiger reserves in India—that house 3,167 or 75% of the world’s big cats—constitute a billion dollar economy.And almost nothing of it is accounted for in India’s GDP! Nevertheless, governments and corporates are fast becoming aware of the bounties of tiger habitats. More reserves are becoming carbon credit markets and interesting concepts like tiger bonds are being explored. But challenges-shrinking budget support, human-tiger conflict-remain. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks opportunities to Madhu Verma, Environmental Economist, Senior Economic Advisor, Iora Ecological Solutions; Gaurav Gupta, Senior Advisor, Conservation Finance - UNDP; and Richa Sharma - Assistant Editor, ESG - ET Prime.

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The Billion Dollar Baby: The Business of IVF

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

The birthing business is booming in India, with over 2,500 infertility treatment clinics spread across the country. On average, one new clinic is being added every week. Host Kiran Somvanshi goes behind the scenes to trace what is making infertility such a hot bet for investment? In this episode we hear from Vinesh Gadhia, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Ferty9, Dr. Somesh Mittal, CEO ART Fertility clinics, Brian A. Levine, MD, MS, FACOG, Founding Partner and Practice Director at CCRM New York and Dr. Nitiz Murdia, co-founder of Indira IVF and expert member of the National ART and Surrogacy Board

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Rahul Yadav: Trouble Magnet or Troublemaker?

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

IIT dropout turned entrepreneur Rahul Yadav has been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the last decade. Yadav, fired from his first startup, Housing.com, for brash behaviour, is now facing the wrath of Sanjeev Bikchandani's Info Edge, the majority shareholder of his new venture, Broker Network (4B Networks). Host Mugdha Variyar unfolds the drama with

Priyanka Sahay, Assistant Editor, ET Prime, recently interviewed Rahul Yadav on why investors are again experiencing a déjà vu of uncontrolled spending and a flameout after a dream start
Shriram Subramanian, Founder & Managing Director of InGovern, on the glaring rise of governance issues with many repeat offenders in the startup ecosystem.

Credits: CNBC-TV18, Moneycontrol/CNBC-TV18, OneIndia, ET Now

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The Economic Times Conversations with Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

In an open and candid chat, Sam Altman CEO of OpenAI and the unofficial leader of the AI revolution — deep-dives into the wider impact of the AI revolution in an exclusive conversation with Satyan Gajwani, Vice Chairman of Times Internet. Altman addresses questions from the audience as they delve into a wide array of themes — from the investor frenzy around generative artificial intelligence (AI) to the fears of rampant unemployment that would accompany the adoption of the technology.

00:00 Introduction
01:36 Who is Sam Altman?
02:57 What does OpenAI do?
04:23 What’s the most interesting thing about ChatGPT?
07:30 The two miracles happening in the world of AI
09:00 The fundamental question about AI - Is the content authentic or not?
11:03 How will the coming of ChatGPT affect our jobs?
14:11 Is the threat real - Will robots make humans extinct?
17:04 Sam Altman on the importance of making a non-biased, inclusive and multi-lingual product
20:48 What is OpenAI’s company structure?
25:05 What’s next for OpenAI?
27:43 What’s the most exciting thing coming ahead for the world to see?
28:51 Sam Altman on the importance of regulation for AI companies
35:45 Do you think OpenAI will reach singularity by 2045?
37:32 Will ChatGPT ever overpower the feeling of creative satisfaction?
41:52 Will AI ever be able to supersede humans in terms of love?
44:45 Should and can AI models offer emotional support?
48:00 What will AI’s future be when it comes to making ethical choices?
50:16 How important it is to have talent density in your company?
56:13 How best do we create a target state organization to have a soft landing?
1:02:09 What are some of the correct evaluation tests for an AGI?

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Fame: EV Subsidy Scam or Schemed Sabotage?

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +0000

As the government pulls the plug on its Rs 10,000-crore FAME-II subsidy scheme, we got behind the scenes to understand what really happened and why? Host Kalpana Pathak takes us through the twists and turns of untraceable emails, a whistleblower, alleged misappropriation of subsidies and a startup industry under stress.

Host Kalpana Pathak from The Economic Times talks too

Sohinder Gill, CEO at Hero Electric talks about why there was a need to import and how EV makers are struggling
Ashim Sharma, Senior Partner at Nomura Research Institute tells us what can India do to strengthen its EV ecosystem
Sharmistha Mukherjee, Senior Assistant Editor, The Economic Times tells us what is the government's view on the FAME II subsidy issue

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Finfluencer Regulation: Can SEBI really bell the cat?

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:51:01 +0000

SEBI’s crackdown on finfluencers has intensified. After PR Sundar, the markets regulator penalised Gunjan Verma for providing unregistered investment advice. But what is pushing SEBI to strike hard now and is there a grey area between education and advice? Which sort of content and conversation is acceptable and which is not? Is compliance too cumbersome? Does SEBI need to make compliance easier before ramping up regulation?

Host Apoorva Mittal from The Economic Times gets all the questions answered from

Pranjal Kamra, Youtuber on the impact in the world of finfluencers
Sandeep Parekh, Managing Partner, Finsec Law Advisors on the grey areas and the need to reduce compliance burden while adding regulation
Swapnil Saurav, CEO & Co-Founder, Rigi Club on what it will mean for monetising content from now onwards.

Credits: P R Sundar, Warikoo, INAVJOTBRAR, Devansh Rai, Akshat Shrivastava

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IPL STUMPVISION: Is Disney’s STAR still shining?

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Disney cites BARC data to claim this to be the most watched IPL ever on TV with almost 50 crore viewers, while Jio Cinema says 3.2 crore concurrent viewers watched the IPL finals between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans on May 29. But at the end of the day, it's always about the moolah. So host Arijit Barman sat down with Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports Disney STAR Network for a candid one-on-one on viewership growth to revenue targets and life beyond T20 and if sports on linear TV is still going strong, how long will it remain an outlier?

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Corner Office Conversation with AWS CEO, Adam Selipsky

Wed, 31 May 2023 20:07:12 +0000

In an exclusive chat with Economic Times's Romita Majumdar and Surabhi Agarwal, Adam Selipsky, who overlooks the $80 billion cloud computing arm of online retail giant Amazon, talks of the role of cloud during unprecedented global uncertainty. In this episode, the AWS CEO highlights the rising prevalence of local storage of digital data and points to AWS’s plans to take on Microsoft’s ChatGPT as well as Google’s Bard with its own generative AI platform. Tune in now!

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Rs 2000 Note Recall: Clean Note Policy or Dirty Politics?

Mon, 29 May 2023 18:42:02 +0000

On May 19th, India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), announced the removal of 2000 currency notes from circulation. Even as it gave the public a demonetisation Deja vu, the currency regulator assured its just business as usual. But does the 2000 rupee note wapsi an economic incentive or a political push and is the last big attempt to get the cash hoarders in the fold of the formal economy? In the episode we hear from-:
- R. Gandhi, Former Deputy Governor of RBI to understand what distinguishes the withdrawal of 2000 notes from the 2016 demonetization and why the need for a deadline
- Saravanan Annadurai, Official Spokesperson - DMK to get the political ringside view;
- Ajay Bansal, President - All India Petroleum Dealers Association (AIPDA) to discover how the elimination of the 2000 note is making it tough for petrol pumps around the country;
- M.C. Govardhana Rangan, Editor - The Economic Times on the economics of the policy and the intention of the central bank
- Sugata Ghosh, Associate Editor - The Economic Times on the impact of the ecosystem and if it changes anything for India's cash economy
Credits: Moneycontrol, NDTV, NDTV 2 and CNN-News18

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Is the NFT fad dead?

Thu, 25 May 2023 19:13:26 +0000

Over the last year, NFT has been praised as a tool for revolutionizing the entertainment, music, and gaming industries. Indians have participated in this technology to see if it is an insane attempt to become a crucial component of the digital age for the future? or is it just a passing fad? We decode whether is NFT losing its steam in India? How do NFT collectors and artists are keeping this space alive? Is there any taxation or legal system around it?

Apoorva Mittal speaks to:

Cyber Shakti, NFT Artist and Entrepreneur to understand the NFT as an art;
Ramesh Gopal, Blockchain Developer and NFT Collector to hear how he landed Amitabh Bachchan's NFT;
Kameshwaran Elangovan, COO & Co-Founder - Guardianlink to explore how his company turned NFT into in-game assets and
Ankit Wadhwa, Co-founder and CEO - RARIO to understand how NFT operators are sustaining in the current market

Credits: Jensen Tung, CoinDesk, NDTV and Oneindia Hindi,

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The WhatsApp ‘Con’ Calls

Wed, 24 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Almost all of us have been at the receiving end of incessant WhatsApp calls, texts and videos from anonymous international numbers in the last couple of months. They come from across the world-Indonesia to Vietnam, Malaysia to Kenya—with job offers, money-making opportunities, or lurid invites and compromising videos.

Why have the calls increased so much? Who’s behind them? How are they using WhatsApp business accounts so easily? How big and dangerous is the con? What legal recourse do you and I have? And can WhatsApp afford this menace in its biggest market with a user base of 488 million?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Dia Rekhi unravels the scam by talking to:

Sachin Taparia, Chairman and Founder of LocalCircles about the results of the recent survey on this issue
Kanishk Gaur, Cyber Security Expert on all the whys and hows of a WhatsApp scam

Credits: WhatsApp

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Pakistan in Penury

Mon, 22 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Pakistan is on the brink of bankruptcy and a civil war. With less than a month of reserves to continue importing fuel and food, Pakistan is at dire risk, with the highest inflation and the second lowest economic growth among 46 Asian nations. With the IMF playing hardball, what is the endgame for its economy? Host Kiran Somvanshi talks to S. Akbar Zaidi, Executive Director of the Institute of Business Administration, Shahbaz Rana, Economic Correspondent, The Express Tribune. Anchorperson at Express News. and Pranabdhal Samantha, Associate Executive Editor, The Economic Times.

Credit: DW News, Al Jazeera English, WION

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Will ONDC eat Swiggy, Zomato’s lunch?

Thu, 18 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) is being touted as the government’s next big digital initiative after UPI (Unified Payments Interface). The ambitious open-source network aims to connect all buyers and sellers in the e-com space and to more than treble the country’s e-commerce penetration to 25% of its 1.4 billion population. ONDC has recently been part of the internet chatter for the discounts on online food delivery that is massively undercutting Swiggy and Zomato. Are the discounts sustainable? Who’s funding them? Will more people take to this vast cluttered network? Is ONDC here to stay?

Anirban Chowdhury and Mugdha Variyar speak to:

T Koshy, CEO, ONDC to understand the potential and the next big plans of the platforms.
Anshoo Sharma, Co-Founder & CEO of magicpin

Credits: NDTV, Aaj Tak, India Today, Money Control

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Corner Office Conversation With Nestle India CMD, Suresh Narayanan

Wed, 17 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Nestle India has delivered its highest growth in a quarter in the last decade, but a lot more is brewing at the Maggi maker. Host Ratna Bhushan catches up with Suresh Narayanan, CMD, Nestle India, as they engage in a healthy debate on nutrition and the upcoming competition.

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Go First: The Insolvency Flight Path

Mon, 15 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Embark on a captivating exploration with The Morning Brief as we delve into the intriguing decision-making process behind Wadia's choice to navigate the treacherous skies of insolvency through the NCLT route. Uncover the motives and intricacies behind this daring flight path, where a seemingly perilous journey could ultimately lead to a flawless landing in the realm of insolvency. In this episode, we hear from

Rajesh Sharma, a former technical member of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), explains the legal ramifications of this insolvency.
Anirban Chowdhury, ET’s Aviation Journalist, describes the Pratt & Whitney troubles and the factors that led to Go First's demise.
Sangita Mehta, Banking Journalist at ET outlines the history of corporate insolvency in India.
Mohit Bhalla, Senior Editor at ET, examines how Mauritius-based Wadia Group, received a $300 million loan from Deutsche Bank.

Credits: Spanner Films, First Post, WION and Republic TV

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The Uncertain Fate Of Asia’s Largest Refinery

Thu, 11 May 2023 19:19:12 +0000

Team TMB traveled 400 kilometers to a site that was unknown to many but soon became famous for its protest. The site was proposed for setting up Asia's largest oil refinery, but soon became the epicenter of protests. In this episode we hear from villagers about why they don't want this refinery in Ratnagiri. Do they think the refinery will bring development and job creation to the region? They discussed the adverse effects that the refinery may have on the environment and much more. Host Kalpana Pathak talks to the villagers about their demands and expectations in this ground report episode. .

Credits: ABP MAJHA, The Indian Express, LOKMAT

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Beauty Battles: Who will be crowned the retail royalty?

Mon, 08 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

India’s $20 billion dollar beauty market has many suitors for the crown and it may not be a pretty or a petty bout. With the latest contestant Tira, arriving from the Reliance camp, the rules of the BPC business look to be getting a makeover with e-commerce firms setting up shops and veteran retailers looking to grab a piece of online sales. But looking at Nykaa’s not-so-pretty performance at the stock market one questions the business behind the buzz.

Host Shabori Das talks to:

Biju Kassim, President (Beauty) at Shoppers Stop, on balancing the online and offline market simultaneously

Dharmarajan K, Chief Business Officer (Beauty) at Tata CLiQ on the unit economics of a retail store

Arjun Anand, Managing Director & Head of Asia at Verlinvest on how the economics of beauty retails works in India
Arvind Singhal, Chairman at Technopak Advisors on the relevance of beauty as a category

Credits: Glamrs By Purple, Khushmag, Preity Prerna, Vogue INDIA

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Has milk politics turned sour in Karnataka?

Thu, 04 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Milk has become a boiling political issue in Karnataka ahead of the elections. Amul's potential entry is seen as a threat to the local brand Nandini. But what is the economics behind dairy politics? Host Mugdha Variyar travels through the milk belt of Karnataka in Mandya district to do a ground check on farmers' troubles, and to find out what the Amul-Nandini issue means for them.
We speak to:

Anitha Ramlingegowda, director of the women's dairy cooperative in Sunnadadoddi in Mandya district,
HK Putamma, women’s president of the Mandya District Bharatiya Kisan Sangha,
H Sudhakar, general manager of Mandya Milk Union, and
Madhu Chandan, founder of Organic Mandya, who is the Mandya candidate for the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.

Credits: NDTV, Narendra Modi Youtube Channel, NewsFirst Kannada 1 and NewsFirst Kannada 2.

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Reliance Capital: ADAG’s Dust, Hinduja’s Dreams?

Wed, 03 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Reliance Capital was the last big bastion to fall in Anil Ambani’s business empire. Once competing with the likes of ICICI and HDFC, it has been, for the last year, languishing in India’s bankruptcy court. The complex resolution process is a two-horse race between Gujarati pharma giant Torrent Group and auto-hospitals-banking conglomerate Hinduja Group. The prize is RCap’s lucrative insurance business with assets worth Rs 56,000 crore.

Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to:

Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman of Inditrade Capital and Former MD of Reliance Money on the rise of Reliance Capital
Sangita Mehta, ET’s Senior Editor on the fall and the challenges faced by the company over the years
G Chokkalingam, Founder of Equinomics Research & Advisory on the opportunities that came along the way of Reliance Capital
Sugata Ghosh, ET’s Associate Editor on what will the winner get once they buy the RCap.

Credits: CNBC-TV18 1, CNBC-TV18 2, Business Standard, CNBC-TV18 3, CNBC-TV18 4, CNBC-TV18 5, CNBC-TV18 6, Reliance Capital

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ET Awards 2022: India Inc Debates The Capex & Growth Commitment

Mon, 01 May 2023 20:39:54 +0000

A revival in private sector capex is key to driving economic growth, creating jobs, and strengthening competitiveness. While most companies said they have the appetite to invest, some others are still in a wait-and-watch mode. At the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence India's top leaders discussed ways of increasing capital investment.

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The Changing World Order For VCs with Hemant Taneja & Fareed Zakaria

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:59:58 +0000

Candid Conversation with Fareed Zakaria & Hemant Taneja, CEO and managing director of global VC firm General Catalyst on how changing geopolitics are changing the game for VCs as well. In a new world order of lowered liquidity and a tsunami of tech transcending borders host Anupriya Nair & Apoorva Mittal question where Indian startups stand in the new global funding landscape? Do founders need to face the new reality of valuations? And how are VCs balancing patience and profitability in an era of tech disruption?

Hemant Taneja is CEO and MD of VC firm General Catalyst, backers of legendary companies like Stripe, Snap, Samsara, Airbnb, Kayak and Gusto. Hemant is also a best selling author and advocate for Responsible Innovation.

Fareed Zakaria is the host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN and a columnist for The Washington Post. He is the author of four New York Times bestselling books.

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Watch Before You Eat

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

A recent social media influencer video about the sugar content of Bournvita caused an uproar. Influencer Revant Himatsingka withdrew the video after receiving a legal notice from the firm that owned the health drink brand, which rejected claims that it had a high sugar content. Around 12 million people had watched the video, which several well-known people also shared on social media. This raised the issues of health and, more crucially, what MNCs are doing to maintain consumer faith in their brands. Was this the case always? Exist any rules for the current brand communication situation? In order to address everything, host Kiran Somvanshi speaks to:

Dr. Arun Gupta, a paediatrician and representative of NAPI, seeks to understand the truth about numerous companies that make claims to be "healthy."
Revant Himatsingka, a health coach and content creator known as "FoodPharmer," discusses how he decoded various so called ‘nutritious’ brands and what are his findings.
Ratna Bhushan, ET’s Senior Editor and TMB Co-Host, describes how Mondelez India and other MNCs circumvent the system to their advantage.

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El Niño: Little Boy, Big Trouble

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

El Niño, the climate force that warms up the Pacific and disrupts weather across the world, is back. Scientists fear it will contribute to 2024 being the hottest year in recorded history. For India, which is reeling under massive heat waves, it’s particularly worrisome. 60% of the country’s droughts in 130 years have coincided with El Nino events. The jury is out on how severe the imminent bout will be. But El Nino can disrupt rains; which has knock-on effects on food prices, consumption, markets, and public health. How worried should you be? And as the world heats up and climate shocks become more frequent, how long before India becomes truly climate-proof?

Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to:
- Dr. Kim Cobb, an American climate scientist and Professor at Brown University on how El Nino has evolved over the years and its links with industrialization

- Kamiar Mohaddes, Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Cambridge about how El Nino impacts some countries negatively, and benefits others.

- Saransh Bajpai, Associate Director - Climate Program at WRI India on the impact of such events in India and how states are coping.

- Saugata Bhattacharya - Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Axis Bank on El Niño’s cascading impact on various sectors of the Indian economy

- Pankaj Pandey, Head Research at ICICI Securities on which stocks are vulnerable to El Nino and which do well on such occurrences.

Credits: CNBC, MoneyControl, WION, Julien Miquel, Emma Saying, National Geographic, BQ Prime, Fox 11, Seeker, NDTV, NDTV 2, WION 2 and The El Nino Song

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What's 'Cook'ing For Apple In India?

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

India becomes a first-tier market for Apple as Tim Cook launches 2 flagship stores in Mumbai & Delhi. What does this mean for consumers, resellers and manufacturers as the Cupertino giant sets down roots in the subcontinent ? Host Anupriya Nair speaks to

Navkendar Singh, Associate Vice President, Device Research at IDC Asia Pacific what does a big flashy store bring to the table?
Prabhu Ram, Head Industry Intelligence Group, CyberMedia Research details why how the cliche of india cant afford an iphone has changed
Writankar Mukherjee, Journalist at ET details how the focus is now shifted on India as Apple pivots away from the Mainland from retail to manufacturing
Subhrojit Mallick, Principal Correspondent, ET Telecom details the hoops and hurdles Apple faced in setting up it's first store

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Investing in Earth

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

On Earth Day, Team TMB brings together startup warriors who are developing sustainable solutions. What makes their solutions unique? Is it making any difference to our worlds? What are the hurdles these entrepreneurs face? Kiran Somvanshi and Kalpana Pathak discuss with:
- Ajinkya Dhariya, Founder and CEO at PadCare Labs that recycles used sanitary napkins.
- Anubhav Mittal, CEO & Co-Founder-Ibanss (Bio Craft Innovation Pvt Ltd) to get a sense of how Bamboo fiber granules is replacing plastic
- Satyajit Mittal, Co-Founder & CEO - Aretto which makes shoes that grow with children’s feet, reducing leather and plastic consumption

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Breaking The Taboo: Time To Regulate And Bet On Betting?

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:28:59 +0000

Torn Between Taxes And Takedowns Host Arijit Barman Explores If It’s Time For India To Regulate And Bet On Betting? Jay Sayta points to loopholes in the current system and Sarah Ramanauskas Partner, Gaming Integrity details the UK case study on how regulating gambling can be a gamechanger for the gamers and the government.

Credit: Dream11, Rummy Circle, MPL, Gamezy, CNBC-TV18

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The Hard Battle for Soft Drinks

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

The furious rivalry between the two American titans, Pepsi and Coca-Cola who have ruled the cola sector in India since early 1990: with broad liberalization measures, has now acquired a new zing, and this time it appears fiercer than ever. RIL has brought back the Indian old-school brand Campa Cola and Sosyo to the Indian market. Reliance's arrival has created quite a stir in the soft-drink industry. Can Reliance do a Jio-like disruption in India's cola war? Why have distributors raised the alarm about ongoing price wars? Will Campa be able to compete in the modern cola war? What lies beyond Reliance's FMCG move in 2023? Host Ratna Bhushan talks to Arnab Roy, Vice President, Marketing - Coca‑Cola India and South West Asia, Rohit Ohri - Chairman & CEO - FCB India and Dhairyashil Patil, National President - The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation. Credits: Campa Cola old ad, Campa Cola new ad, Pepsi Shahrukh and Sachin ad, Thumbs up Akshay ad, Aamir Coca Cola ad, Aamir Pepsi ad and Pepsi Nothing Official about it ad.

Highlights:
06:51 till 18:02 - Arnab Roy's take
20:02 till 28:10 - Rohit Ohri's perspective
28:43 till 32:15 - Dhairyashil's stand

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Foxconn In India: Neighbour’s Pride, No One’s Envy!

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Foxconn has mega plans for India. The world’s largest electronics maker is pouring in millions of dollars into setting up iPhone and semiconductor factories in the subcontinent as it looks to expand outside of China. It is aided by Apple’s China Plus plans, in which India plans a big role, and India’s own overall ambitions of being tech atmanirbhar.

But should India be concerned about Foxconn’s horror stories of alleged labour exploitation in China? Is the Taiwanese giant really the best candidate to realise India’s ambitions of becoming a global electronics hub?

Dia Rekhi talks to

1) Dr Jenny Chan, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and co author of Dying for an iPhone
2) Dr. Satya Gupta, Founder & CEO, EPIC Foundation; President VLSI Society of India
3) Arjun Malhotra, Co-Chair- EPIC Foundation, Founder - HCL

Credit: Business Today, WION, Editorji, BCC News, Tech Vision, CNN Business, DW News

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Gold's own country: India's booming smuggling sector

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Gold prices have hit record high soaring past Rs 60,000 mark but the high prices have not deterred the greed for gold. And we are getting it by hook or by crook as smuggling also soars. Host Kiran Somvanshi speaks to a veteran of the customs department as he reveals shocking tales and tactics of new age smuggling. The big question -: Are high import duties the very cause of the booming illicit gold trade? Is the solution the problem? We hear from Dr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, Additional Director General, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Somasundaram PR, India MD and CEO - World Gold Council, Nawal Agrawal, Convener, Jewellery Panel Committee, Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council and Pradeep Thakur, Editor - Governance at the Times of India. Credits: Don - Shemaroo Entertainment, Zanjeer - Prakash Mehra, Aakhri Sanghursh - G. M. Patel, Adalat - A. K. Nadiadwala, Zee Business News and Business Today News

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The Milky Way Inflation

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 18:48:32 +0000

As India gears to import dairy products for the first time in 10 years Team TMB travels through the dairy ecosystem to understand who 'moo'ved the dairy prices. Is it just a covid backlash? Is it the soaring cost of fodder or Is the downplayed Lumpy skin disease which is playing havoc? Host Anupriya Nair speaks to Milan Sharma, CEO of Revnar Foods, Prabu Guthi, Founder of Talégaon Farms and R S Sodhi, President - Indian Dairy Association to give a 360 degrees view of the 'Milky Way' inflation. Credits: MICA Ad

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AI Gets Schooled

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000

The tech world is divided on the progress of AI. Many have called for a pause on powerful AI systems, while others say such warnings are too alarmist. Max Tegmark, President of the Future of Life Institute, Surya Mattu, lead of the Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University, speak with host Mugdha Variyar about the rise of general AI, and what role the government and the community have in putting down guardrails.

Credit: CBSEveningNews

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