/
•
•
Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Boycotting China is one thing. Being self-sufficient is another. This is a story of how India fails on both counts
Editor's note: Anandbhai Thakarwal never thought he’d see the day, but here he is, a cat on a hot tin roof, a shopkeeper without a signboard. His Student Collection sells toys, memory cards, stationery, makeup and other miscellanea. It’s closed while other shops remain open, but that’s not what’s off. The store’s blue display board—which screamed “Vivo” louder than it did “Student Collection”—has been taken down and kicked to the literal curb. The ramifications of the Himalayan border skirmish between India and China have come here to roost in suburban Mumbai. Meanwhile, in New Delhi, Arvinder Khurana has just written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It’s a follow-up to his stimulus package request for mobile retailers. The OnePlus 8 Pro may have recently sold out on Amazon India, but offline retailers aren’t as fortunate. Electronics stores bearing the names “Vivo”, “Oppo”, “Realme” and “Mi” on their signages have been targeted in Mumbai, Delhi, Patna, Agra and Jabalpur. “A shopkeeper whose signage was vandalized told me how the attacker was holding an Oppo phone while barking orders to the rest,” he says over …
Boycotting China is one thing. Being self-sufficient is another. This is a story of how India fails on both counts
Editor's note: Anandbhai Thakarwal never thought he’d see the day, but here he is, a cat on a hot tin roof, a shopkeeper without a signboard. His Student Collection sells toys, memory cards, stationery, makeup and other miscellanea. It’s closed while other shops remain open, but that’s not what’s off. The store’s blue display board—which screamed “Vivo” louder than it did “Student Collection”—has been taken down and kicked to the literal curb. The ramifications of the Himalayan border skirmish between India and China have come here to roost in suburban Mumbai. Meanwhile, in New Delhi, Arvinder Khurana has just written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It’s a follow-up to his stimulus package request for mobile retailers. The OnePlus 8 Pro may have recently sold out on Amazon India, but offline retailers aren’t as fortunate. Electronics stores bearing the names “Vivo”, “Oppo”, “Realme” and “Mi” on their signages have been targeted in Mumbai, Delhi, Patna, Agra and Jabalpur. “A shopkeeper whose signage was vandalized told me how the attacker was holding an Oppo phone while barking orders to the rest,” he says over …
Chinese diplomats to India are saying all the right things for Indian ears, but Beijing’s policy actions are moving in the opposite direction.
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.
The food and FMCG giant is set to be put into provisional liquidation. Abu Dhabi’s IHC and Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar are now eyeing it.
Chinese diplomats to India are saying all the right things for Indian ears, but Beijing’s policy actions are moving in the opposite direction.
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.
The food and FMCG giant is set to be put into provisional liquidation. Abu Dhabi’s IHC and Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar are now eyeing it.
