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iSPIRT co-founder Sharad Sharma is equal parts combative and candid in a wide-ranging conversation on the think tank’s role and his view of the world.

Sharad Sharma is among the most powerful people in the Indian tech landscape. As the co-founder of the Indian Software Product Industry Round Table, or iSPIRT, he has led several teams of engineers responsible for laying the foundations for a number of public technological systems as part of the Digital India vision.
iSPIRT’s journey over the last decade represents a change in the country’s policy making and economic planning landscape. While New Delhi controlled the economy for several decades post-Independence, bankers in Mumbai grew to control the flows of the economy from the late 1990s onwards. Now, another shift is …
Once seen as a threat, global capability centres appear to be becoming a potential growth driver for the country’s IT giants.
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.