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Xi Jinping and the rise of a new party elite
·Economy, Policy & Society

Xi Jinping and the rise of a new party elite

The crucial Chinese Communist Party congress next month will likely usher in a new breed of technocrats in its highest decision making bodies. In that there are clues to shifts in the country’s domestic and foreign policy

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G Venkat Raman

G Venkat Raman

Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences | Indian Institute of Management, Indore

The TAS experiment
·Leadership & Organisation

The TAS experiment

The Tata Administrative Service was created by JRD Tata to find officers who would provide leadership for Tata companies. In this extract from their new book, ‘Tata’s Leadership Experiment’, Bharat Wakhlu, Mukund Rajan and Sonu Bhasin talk about the mixed success of that experiment

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Moonlighting: An idea whose time has come
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

Moonlighting: An idea whose time has come

In this Founding Fuel Masterclass, Satish Pradhan, TN Hari, Surabhi Sanchita and Kavi Arasu unpack the undercurrents and how leaders are thinking about it

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A battle of unequals
·Business & Strategy

A battle of unequals

As the Adani group pushes through the doors at NDTV, owners Prannoy and Radhika Roy find themselves with their backs to the wall. What are their options?

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Gautam Adani’s midnight raid at NDTV—a developing story
·Business & Strategy

Gautam Adani’s midnight raid at NDTV—a developing story

The aggressive billionaire’s dramatic attempt to take over one of the country’s best known media firms has set the cat among the pigeons. Will Prannoy and Radhika Roy stand their ground? Here are the possible scenarios. (This is a developing story and we are updating it as things unfold. The latest update was on 31 August, 2022)

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Moonlighting or an old-fashioned mindset?
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

Moonlighting or an old-fashioned mindset?

Employment contracts are often unfair—and they thwart the creativity of individuals and firms. Like Swiggy, which is allowing employees to take up side gigs, others need to take a fresh look at what is right

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TN Hari

TN Hari

Co-Founder | Artha School of Entrepreneurship

India@75: A nation of fireflies
·Economy, Policy & Society

India@75: A nation of fireflies

A grandfather shares what he's learnt from his grandson on the realities of India—and his insights on how the youth can and are leading the change

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Arun Maira

Arun Maira

Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission