All stories by Rahul Jacob
Jack Ma and India's e-commerce mirage
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015The Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba is said to be planning a significant investment in business to business e-tailing as well as payment services and logistics companies.
The wonder world of Sidhpur's Bohra mansions
Rediff.com9 Apr 2015A photo series by Sebastian Cortes explores the glorious past and rich legacy of the Bohra Muslims of Sidhpur
What China learned from Lee Kuan Yew... and India didn't
Rediff.com28 Mar 2015China's obsession with exports and electronics assembly can also be attributed to having learned from the Singaporean textbook.
Make in India push: Is it a flight of fancy?
Rediff.com19 Mar 2015Has Make in India's mascot, the metal lion, begun to rust?
Buffett's wit, humility, charm never fail to impress shareholders
Rediff.com5 Mar 2015Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings are most awaited.
When time ran out for HMT
Rediff.com22 Nov 2014Being public sector employees, they still saw no reason to stir themselves unduly.
How PM Modi has outplayed the media
Rediff.com30 Oct 2014From a ruling party's perspective, the BJP is in a sweet spot; editorial independence and analytical coverage of governance is rapidly declining
India's GDP forecast is rosy but roadblocks ahead
Rediff.com16 Oct 2014The IMF's predictions for India's near-term growth may seem rosy, but the usual caveats apply - that is, we are apt to under-perform.
China's $20 bn investment to transform India?
Rediff.com3 Oct 2014The prejudices the Chinese carry with them mean they are not natural global managers.
The Aadhaar tragedy
Rediff.com26 Jun 2014The BJP would seem just the sort of party that would embrace Aadhaar. Every other page of its manifesto makes some reference to changing governance in this country. So why is there no discernible difference in the positions of the BJP-led government towards Aadhaar and the dysfunctional approach of Chidambaram under the United Progressive Alliance, asks Rahul Jacob.
So much empty rhetoric
Rediff.com20 Feb 2014If Narendra Modi could tame his obsession with the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family, Arvind Kejriwal resist polishing his halo and Rahul Gandhi find his voice, we could begin a debate about the future of this country that actually addressed the seriousness of its problems, says Rahul Jacob.
Why widespread hunger persists in India
Rediff.com12 Dec 2013No large nation has done less to feed its millions of poor than India has in the past decade or two since the beneficial effects of the Green Revolution wore off.
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