The Bright Spot Thesis: Why India is Navigating Global Recession Fears with Cautious Optimism As whispers of a global recession grow louder in 2024—fueled by persistent inflation, elevated interest rates in the West, and geopolitical...
From Slogan to Startup Launchpad: How “Make in India” is Creating a New Generation of Manufacturing Entrepreneurs For years, “Make in India” was perceived by many as a government-led industrial policy—a top-down initiative targeting large...
The Great Recalibration: Why Corporate Layoffs Signal a Permanent Shift, Not Just a Cyclical Downturn The headlines throughout 2023 and 2024 have been relentless: Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft—household names of the tech boom—announcing layoffs in the...
Beyond Payments: How UPI Has Become the Foundational Plumbing of India’s $5 Trillion Digital Economy Dream The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is often celebrated for what it visibly achieved: making India a global leader in...
Beyond Tokenism: How Sustainability Became a Viable, Venture-Backed Business Thesis in India For years, “green business” in India was largely confined to the periphery—a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) checkbox, a niche for idealists, or a...
From Disruption to Co-Creation: How E-commerce is Forging the “Phygital” Future of Local Retail in India The initial narrative of e-commerce in India was one of stark disruption—a tidal wave of discount-driven online marketplaces threatening to...
Beyond 10-Minute Groceries: How Quick Commerce is Evolving into India’s New Urban Logistics Infrastructure The narrative around India’s Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) sector has dramatically shifted. The initial, feverish race for “10-minute delivery”—characterized by blistering growth, exorbitant...
Navigating the Squeeze: How RBI’s Policy Pivot is Reshaping the Credit Landscape for India’s MSMEs For India’s vast Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector—the backbone of the economy contributing nearly 30% of GDP and...
The Great Repricing: How Profitability Replaced “Blitzscaling” as the Mantra for Indian Startups in 2024 The Indian startup ecosystem is undergoing a tectonic shift in 2024. The decade-long era of easy capital, defined by a...
From Hype to Hyper-Efficiency: How AI is Democratizing Competitive Power for Small Businesses in 2025 For decades, cutting-edge technology was the exclusive domain of large corporations with deep pockets and dedicated IT departments. Small and...
