All stories by Rahul Jacob
The past is not a foreign country
Rediff.com5 Mar 2016'Despite a quarter century since India began the uphill battle of moving away from its peculiar hybrid of imperial-feudal-socialism, it remains distressingly -- and sometimes reassuringly -- the country I left in 1986,' says Rahul Jacob.
Rajasthan diaries: Where old meets new
Rediff.com1 Mar 2016The author revisits Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur and finds them to be a medley of the old and new
Why the global economic slump refuses to end
Rediff.com19 Feb 2016'Chinese real GDP growth is 7.1% and India's is 7.4%'.
Why spectators want Djokovic's opponents to win
Rediff.com30 Jan 2016'If one thing seemed clear in this week of very uneven tennis in Melbourne though, the much celebrated golden age of tennis may be over.'
Amitabh Kant: An ambitious bureaucrat who wants to make India a biz hotspot
Rediff.com21 Jan 2016Amitabh Kant tells Rahul Jacob how India could be made an easier place to do business in and why India's software smarts will give it an edge.
Rohan Murty, the master of many trades
Rediff.com31 Dec 2015Rahul is fascinated by history and ancient texts
India's tiny 'middle class' is a threat to the economy
Rediff.com26 Nov 2015With a middle class still so small and no apparent leaps in productivity on the farm or in manufacturing on the horizon, India faces its own age of diminished expectations.
'We need to reinvent the Pay Commission to link salaries with performance'
Rediff.com16 Nov 2015Manish Sabharwal is chairman of TeamLease, which has helped hire 1.4 million sales and customer service reps and logistics employees such as couriers for companies across India since it was founded in 2002.
IndiGo and the habit of consistently making money
Rediff.com29 Oct 2015IndiGo is arguably more a financial services company than airline.
Few things that are holding back Aadhaar
Rediff.com1 Oct 2015AAdhar cannot be successful unless there is proper coordination at the helm.
Future imperfect for Indian startups
Rediff.com8 Sep 2015India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
Will Beijing's woes be India's gain?
Rediff.com3 Sep 2015China's economy is worse than it really is, but then these are emblematic of the baffling self-congratulatory mood that exists in India today.
Foxconn boss started business with a loan from his mother-in-law!
Rediff.com7 Aug 2015Headline-grabbing is part of Terry Gou's business plan.
For Make in India to succeed, stop wasting crores on useless manpower, Mr PM
Rediff.com27 Jul 2015India must first improve working condition, then it can concentrate on Make in India concept.
India's job market is ailing, do we have a remedy?
Rediff.com23 Jul 2015Whether India can create labour-intensive factory jobs instead that it needs to put millions to work in the next few years looks very unlikely.
Modi's Gujarat has a robust biz model, New Delhi what say?
Rediff.com11 Jun 2015Gujarat is a flourshing state but its business model is not so well accepted at national level.
Having Robots for 'Make in India' is not a bad idea
Rediff.com29 May 2015For Make in India's success, Modi govt msut remove policy paralysis.
5 places Modi must visit in China
Rediff.com14 May 2015PM Modi's China visit may strengthen ties between both the countries.
5 places Modi must visit in China
Rediff.com14 May 2015Can Indian agriculture adopt the 'Gujarat Model'?
Rediff.com30 Apr 2015The agrarian crisis must be met with similarly speedy responses.