Naushad Forbes

India must learn from Japan to win the economic war with Donald Trump

Our own negotiations have so far come to nought. We face amongst the highest tariffs of any country. Mr Trump has supplemented his tariffs with claims and threats

RDI scheme should fund firms that can deepen R&D, have absorptive capacity

The RDI Scheme should fund firms with adequate absorptive capacity - but which firms and how will be key

Trade and Trump: Time to counter tariffs with global cooperation

Mr Trump thrives on uncertainty; he likes to keep the world agog, guessing what comes next

Three wishes for 2025: Tech innovation, reforms, and idea-driven politics

Industry must invest in technology and international sales, economic policy must focus on structural change and productivity, and politics on ideas

Diversifying global leadership: India's opportunity in a US+1 strategy

As the world diversifies its geo-economic reliance on one country, we should also diversify our geopolitical reliance on a single nation

Ratan Tata and Christopher Benninger: Champions of Indian aesthetics

The aesthetics of Ratan Tata and Christopher Benninger made India a nicer physical place

Innovation, competition, ambition: Why Indian firms must invest more in R&D

The success story of a few dozen firms could fire Indian industry to build proprietary technology and deploy it worldwide

Jobs & growth: Good news and bad news

Our potential for decades of high growth demands the creation of millions of high-quality jobs in labour-intensive industries

There is another way

Strong, decisive rule is not the only way to effectiveness. Our experience since 1991 shows diffused economic and political power can deliver the goods even better

Higher education: Struggle or promise?

To realise the potential of our higher education system, policy must do less to achieve more, and reflect its diversity

Is Narayana Murthy right?

The founder of Infosys' comment about working 70-hour weeks says productivity should be at the heart of a national debate

NRF: What research should be funded?

An effective National Research Foundation would prioritise excellence over relevance, support a wide range of projects, and stress funding millions of individual researchers

NRF: A landmark initiative

National Research Foundation has the potential to transform both higher education & scientific research

A national innovation system for pharma

A world-beating pharmaceutical industry built on innovation is within reach if we make the changes needed in our firms, public research and regulation

Towards a National Innovation System

Indian industry must see R&D as its way of building a future based on proprietary technology

R&D: India's missing giants

India needs some giant investors in in-house R&D. Let's start with our most successful firms

R&D: An inside job

For innovation to power economic growth, Indian industry must raise its investment in in-house R&D five-fold

Where is the economy headed?

The economy has recovered from Covid, but incompletely, and old problems still persist

What should India's FTA agenda be?

No country is better placed than India to take advantage of the China+1 strategy. But first industry must believe in itself, then trade can drive the future

The value of dissent

Harnessing dissent can help us develop faster and better