Is Sen. Charles ‘Chuck’ Schumer’s ‘chop shop’ slur on Infosys Technologies a mere electoral gimmick? Or, does it signal the start of a fresh bout against outsourcing? Before evaluating that question, consider President Barack Obama’s comments, days after Schume... [More]

Just as Nandan Nilekani began to give some shape and a name – Aadhaar − to the Unique Identity Project, he is bracing for some serious scrutiny as well. There is a key difference from the mild criticism of the past. Now, searching questions are being asked by urban, educated professional... [More]

Corporate social responsibility, as we know it, hasn’t quite worked, either in India or outside. Most programs reveal an underlying commercial or public relations motive, and achieve little. If you ask me, corporates should stop the pretense and get on with their primary business. They will ... [More]

Regardless of what Company Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed might say, executive compensation is a non-issue in this country. Straight off, anybody can tell you most CEOs and other executives in this country make much less than their global counterparts, even if you applied the purchasing power par... [More]

The government and its nominated board deserve praise for their handling of the Satyam scandal. Many would say the board, led by HDFC veteran Deepak Parekh and former NASSCOM chief Kiran Karnik, have performed a difficult task when the scandal-hit IT company was in danger of collapse. The board ... [More]