Ticking Debt Bomb for Young India

Ticking Debt Bomb for Young India

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

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 ...  Show more

Bastar After The Gun

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 d ...  Show more

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India’s middle-class debt crisis
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