Kanika Datta

The end of opus DEI: US corporations adapt to new political climate

The US template for affirmative action, from primary education upwards, offered an inspiring and workable model for countries such as India

Chasing Salah: Simon Hughes' valiant attempt to decode the enigma

Chasing Salah is Hughes' valiant attempt to offer a fuller portrait of the man. He is hamstrung by the fact that Salah almost never gives interviews, this book included

Blaming welfare schemes for labour woes ignores real economic shifts

For India Inc, like big business everywhere, the standard response is to view welfarism as an impediment to business plans

India & US: A study in sartorial contrasts reflecting cultural identities

The US is now one of the world's most multi-ethnic societies. Yet when it comes to sartorial choices, everybody hews to type

A mensch from Ludhiana: Vinay Gupta's book on a Holocaust saviour

Vinay Gupta's book is a clear-eyed tribute to an unsung hero who saved Jewish families during the Holocaust through ingenuity and compassion

Why India is struggling to produce CEOs like Nadella, Pichai at home

A critical mass of creative, innovative management is a key human capital resource that countries need, just as much as a well-educated and healthy workforce. India lacks both

Novak Djokovic's achievements overshadowed in debate over tennis' GOAT

The unanswerable question, of course, is whether Djokovic is the GOAT. That's a complex issue over which fans will forever bicker

Green Revolution's unintended fallout: Deepening of India's farming crisis

The programme spared India from famine and the humiliation of its ship-to-mouth existence from Public Law or PL480 wheat shipments from the US

Lucky Loser: A deep dive into the myths of Donald Trump's fortunes

Buettner and Craig are Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters at the New York Times who have been reporting on Donald Trump's businesses and personal finances since 2016

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Mergers and liquidations reshape India's turbulent aviation sector

It's an eternal mystery. Aviation is one of the world's most precarious businesses, yet it continues to attract investors

The Siege: Ben Macintyre's book recalls a forgotten Iranian hostage crisis

Mr Macintyre's original aim in writing this book was to showcase the brilliance of the SAS in post-war action

Let the games end: Athletes have better platforms than Commonwealth Games

Six of the 12 disciplines in which India scored medals have been dropped. Fully 30 of the 61 medals India won in the 2022 edition in Birmingham came from sports that won't be on the 2026 roster

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