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In this issue

UNCERTAINTY has always put leadership in business to the test. Now,
however, uncertainty doesn’t arrive in isolated cycles. Tariffs are rewriting
supply chains, wars are redrawing the peripheries of markets, artificial
intelligence is changing work, and energy disruptions are reminding
economies how closely connected the world still is. For CEOs, the
question is no longer how long they need to wait for stability. It is how to
build companies that can grow without depending on it. This issue of BW
Businessworld looks at that new reality. The most resilient companies are
those that can respond faster, absorb pressure better and protect profitable
growth even when the external environment remains unsettled.

Factories Fight War Gloom

INDIA’S FACTORY floors seem to have missed the memo on global anxiety. Industrial output growth, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), cooled to a five-month low of 4.1 per cent in March 2026— but still handily beat expectations of 1.5 per cent, delivering a pleasant macroeconomic surprise.

1 mins

How Long Before Airlines Hit Turbulence?

IF AIRLINE ECONOMICS had a boarding announcement this year, it would read: fasten seatbelts; fares may rise. India's aviation sector closed FY2026 with a modest momentum, but rising aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices are now threatening to make flying costlier.

1 mins

Dance of Democracy

A FORMER ELECTION Commissioner had described India's quinquennial election jamboree as a \"festival of democracy\".

1 mins

Could the New Mandates Translate into Governance Models?

THE ASSEMBLY elections in four states and a Union territory in April suggested a decisive structural reset.

1 mins

TAXED BEFORE PAID: THE SYSTEM THAT KEEPS INDIA'S FIRMS SMALL

The State as a predatory partner: A mid-sized manufacturer in Pune invoices Rs 1 crore for a shipment of precision components.

3 mins

Nothing Wasted When Leaders Learn to Reframe Setbacks

THERE IS A discipline that separates leaders who compound value from those who stall at the first sign of disruption. It is not access, pedigree, or even timing.

3 mins

Conflict Drives Innovation When Boundaries Hold Firm

IN BOARDROOMS and project teams alike, conflict is still treated as a problem to be managed, minimised, or quietly endured.

3 mins

WE NEED MANY NEW CITIES

I HAD FLAGGED the issue briefly before (BW, 27 January, 2024) and it is about time to revisit the subject.

3 mins

A Missing Variable in India's Urban Bet

THERE IS SOMETHING quite remarkable about the moment India finds itself in, urbanistically speaking.

4 mins

Selling Sizzle

SELL THE SIZZLE, not the steak”. This old American aphorism, coined almost a century ago, has remained in vogue and seems to go from strength to strength in marketing and selling a product.

2 mins

The Ultimate Leadership Currency

\"What a person hides tell more than what they reveal\"

2 mins

"Microfinance Institutions Will Play A Key Role In Expanding Financial Inclusion"

AVINASH KUMAR, COO of DJT Microfinance, says the sector is moving from scale-led expansion to responsible, quality-driven growth

2 mins

Panasonic Life Solutions Hikes Digital Spends By 35-40%

In a conversation with BW Businessworld's Reema Bhaduri, outlines the company's AI-led marketing shift, digital-first media strategy and aggressive summer push, while balancing traditional trade strengths with new-age commerce and hyperlocal activation. Excerpts

3 mins

Yakult's India Push: Turning Awareness Into Habit

Yakult India is reworking its marketing mix to drive trial and scale, even as infrastructure and consumption habits limit expansion beyond metros

3 mins

STRATEGIC TRADE RESET PACT

India and New Zealand seal landmark FTA to boost trade, investments and mobility—what changes ahead?

3 mins

Why Finishing Construction Is Key To Resolving Real Estate Insolvencies

Completing stalled housing projects may offer the clearest route to protecting homebuyers, recovering lender value and resolving real estate insolvencies

3 mins

"Today, you really do have to know the world to succeed in it"

Chris Whittle, Executive Chairman of Baret Scholars, speaks to Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld, on India, global learning, entrepreneurship, failure and the future of education. Edited excerpts:

3 mins

India's Next Big Export: AI Talent

Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan on building the next global advantage

7 mins

My Beliefin Entrepreneurs Powering India Story Stronger Today'

Marico founder HARSH MARIWALA opens up with Suman K. Jha on innovation, family businesses, global headwinds and much more. Excerpts

6 mins

REFORM AGENDA

From cheaper capital and energy independence to deeper funding, MOHANDAS PAI lays out a plan to turn India's promise into economic heft

3 mins

The Permanent STORM

In a strife-torn world grappling with macro-economic challenges, some global businesses have learnt to stop waiting for the calm to return and build resilience against the chaos.

4 mins

“In Uncertain Times, Leaders Must Create Certainty”

As Freshworks, which was the first Indian SaaS-based unicorn to get listed on Nasdaq in 2021, strides into a new era, BW Businessworld seeks out the company's President and CEO, DENNIS WOODSIDE, for an insight into how it is navigating global uncertainty, the Al opportunity and the road to a $1 billion annual recurring revenue (ARR). Excerpts of a conversation with Rohit Chintapali

7 mins

How AI Can Create Certainty

SHANTANU NARAYEN, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Adobe, says enterprises must become digital-first and agent-ready while protecting creativity, trust and brand control

3 mins

AT AN INFLECTION POINT

As energy disruptions due to the West Asia conflict, climate risk, and supply shocks converge, India's macro story is shifting from resilience to recalibration

8 mins

FROM SCALE TO EXPORTS

WHY INDIA MUST RECALIBRATE AUTO PLI FOR EV LEADERSHIP

3 mins

BEYOND E20 HORIZON

India has hit E20 early, but what comes next for ethanol's growth, investments, and policy direction ahead?

4 mins

ETHANOL PIVOT

India's ethanol push gathers pace. Excerpts

1 mins

ON STRONG FOOTING

The growth story of India's fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector stays strong on domestic demand even as geopolitical tensions disrupt exports

3 mins

THE VALUATION CHARADE THE NUMBERS ON DAY THREE

Every CFO who joins an Indian startup knows what happens in the first week. The books open, the real numbers appear, and a terrible choice presents itself — stay and be complicit, or leave and stay silent behind a non-disclosure agreement

7 mins

The Startup Ecosystem

are offering more equity precisely when the equity is least likely to pay.

3 mins

Bid Adieu to Social Media

In March this year, Karnataka was the first to institute a social media ban for children under the age of 16. Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Bihar are also considering a similar move.

3 mins

What's Your Love Language?

Singles in India are becoming more authentic and intentional in their ask when it comes to finding life partners. A significant percentage want to be single

4 mins

“Design is about a compulsion to express”

At BW Businessworld, we got in touch with renowned designer Raseel Gujral Ansal, who works across interior, spatial, and product design, to discuss her design journey, the latest art exhibition she has curated, and more.

3 mins

THE BEST LOOKING PHONE OF 2026

I would be lying if I said that the Nothing Phone 4a Pro isn't one of the most gorgeous-looking phones I have recently used. Among the features that missed the cut are the lack of a 4K 60FPS video mode. Secondly, a better ultrawide camera would have added immense value. Even so, it is a complete package

4 mins

DEMOGRAPHIC DISASTER

THE PRAYER MEETING was to pay tribute on the untimely death of the wife (herself a doctor) of a popular, very competent, second generation doctor and a very fine human being, known for treating all with empathy and invariably a smiling face.

2 mins

STORIES THAT HUMANISE INDIA'S FIGHTING FORCES

A former Army Chief distils legend, lived experience and institutional ethos into a compelling narrative of India's military life in The Curious and the Classified

3 mins

Ambition with an Anchor

In A CEO's Brew, SANJIV MEHTA, Executive Chairman, L Catterton India and former CMD, Hindustan Unilever, presents 'humbition' as a leadership idea for uncertain times, shaped by markets, crises and people

3 mins

Calibrated Measures During Heightened Economic Uncertainty

NIRMAL MINDA on how strong buffers and policy agility can steady India amid global volatility

2 mins

Read all Stories from BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld Magazine Description:

Publisher: BW-Businessworld-Media-Private-Limited

Category: Business

Language: English

Frequency: Fortnightly

BW Businessworld is a fortnightly magazine that has been published since 1975. It is one of the most popular business magazines in India, and it is known for its in-depth reporting and analysis of the Indian business world. It also features interviews with leading business leaders and entrepreneurs. It's a guide to the ever-changing business landscape.

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