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"The AI Race Won't Be Decided By Models & Tokens, But By Economics"
PHILIPP HERZIG, Chief Technology Officer at SAP, discusses the changing mandates of tech leadership, the next phase of AI adoption, SAP's rapid progress with Joule and RPT1, and why India is core to SAP's future, in an interaction with BW Businessworld's Rohit Chintapali. Excerpts
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December 13, 2025
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PREMIUM PUSH
With Aston Martin watches and 200 new exclusive stores, Timex India sharpens its premium ambitions and long-term growth play
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December 13, 2025
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Carrot & Stick Game
Unlisted shares are typically valued based on demand–supply dynamics, rather than on core fundamentals, as detailed financial information is usually limited
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December 13, 2025
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STEADY ASCENT
In a fiercely competitive market, can home appliances and durable company Kenstar's calibrated expansion across categories and towns unlock its Rs 3,000-crore revenue ambition?
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December 13, 2025
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The Rise of India's Deep Science Ecosystem
Structural shifts in policy, capital and talent are transforming India's deep-science ecosystem, enabling faster validation, lower capital intensity and globally ambitious companies
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December 13, 2025
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Success Today Needs Two Unlikely Traits: Curiosity and Insecurity
IN LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, curiosity is highly esteemed.
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December 13, 2025
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Navigating Key Governance Hotspots
By addressing key governance hotspots through a proactive, holistic approach, organisations can more confidently navigate the complexities of going public
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December 13, 2025
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A 300-year Legacy, Reimagined for India
Generali Central Life Insurance's rebranding marks a significant shift in India's life insurance landscape, uniting Generali's global expertise with the Central Bank of India's deep community trust. In an exclusive interview, CMO GEETANJALI CHUGH KOTHARI outlines how the refreshed identity strengthens reach, expands digital-first experiences, and deepens regional relevance
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December 13, 2025
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FROM LEDGERS TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: Chartered Accountants Shaping Global Capability Centres
As was evident at the Fifth GCC Summit, the future of India's GCC ecosystem will not be defined by cost alone, but by capability, credibility and leadership, report
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December 13, 2025
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CENTRAL SERVICES: We Need Fusion, Not Isolation; & with the Corporate World Too
A RECENT NEWS item, in one of the pink papers, talked about the welcome exchange of executives between 'Big Four' consultancy firms and the corporates.
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December 13, 2025
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“Karnataka Aims To Double IT Exports To Over Rs 10 Lakh Cr In Five Years”
Karnataka's IT-BT Minister PRIYANK KHARGE, in a conversation with BW Businessworld's Rohit Chintapali, talks about the state's innovation-led tech strategy, regional expansion plans and talent development initiatives driving the state's $1-trillion local economy ambition. Excerpts
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December 13, 2025
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"I Have Seen The Sector Move To Newer Orbits"
RAJIV SABHARWAL, MD & CEO, Tata Capital, discusses his decades-long journey in India's financial services industry and Tata Capital's trajectory, including a defining IPO milestone that's charting its next phase of growth, in a conversation with BW Businessworld's Urvi Shrivastav. Excerpts
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December 13, 2025
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GOLDILOCKS ECONOMICS: How Long Can Fairytale Moments Last in Real Life?
SELDOM, IF EVER, does a modern economy hit a sweet spot where growth is at or near its full potential and inflation, low. Fortuitously, that is where the Indian economy finds itself today – reminiscent of the baby bear’s porridge Goldilocks tasted in the three bears’ cottage. It is just perfect, she said, “neither too hot, nor too cold.”
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December 13, 2025
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IPO BOOM FANFARE FADES?
After euphoric listings and sharp corrections, can India's IPO market recalibrate valuations, protect retail capital, and regain credibility in early 2026?
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December 13, 2025
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We Optimised Everything. Meaning Didn't Make the Cut
WE LIVE IN an era that worships optimisation. Everything that can be streamlined has been streamlined.
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December 13, 2025
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Engineering the Intelligence Layer for What Comes Next
As Criteo enters its third decade, the commerce media company is repositioning itself for an agentic, data-fragmented future where trust, scale and scientific rigour define advantage
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December 13, 2025
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ECONOMY'S HIDDEN HAND: STREET IS BOOMING BUT THE BOARDROOM IS NOT
EIGHT-POINT-TWO per cent. India's economy has rarely looked stronger: growth is among the quickest anywhere, quarterly numbers keep beating expectations, and the India-decade narrative grows louder. Yet inside corporate boardrooms, the soundtrack is different. On earnings calls, optimism is muted and demand signals remain uneven. The GDP is sprinting, but the consumer is not, an FMCG chief quipped. The contradiction is stark: national output surges while corporate India clears its throat.
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December 13, 2025
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DECODING THE CAPITAL MARKETS
AS WE STEP INTO 2026, the moment seems opportune to pause, reflect and take stock of one of the most animated corners of India's capital markets - the initial public offering (IPO) space. In this issue, we examine the forces shaping the primary markets, the lessons investors are learning the hard way and the questions that will determine how capital is raised. By any measure, 2025 was a blockbuster year for India's primary markets. More than 100 IPOs hit the bourses, together raising over Rs 1.7 lakh crore. From marquee, brand-led mainboard issues to a surge in SME listings, the pipeline barely paused. Strong domestic liquidity, record retail participation and a steady mutual fund bid ensured that most offerings sail through the subscription phase, often with eye-catching demand multiples. On the surface, it appeared to be a golden period for entrepreneurship and raising capital.
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December 13, 2025
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Commends Galgotias University's Global Rankings And Its Innovations
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while lauding the university during a special interaction held recently, said, “Uttar Pradesh’s rapidly rising stature in India’s and the global education landscape owes much to the significant contribution of Galgotias University”.
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December 13, 2025
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BUILDING BRANDS THAT LAST
In a world defined by uncertainty, resilient brands are built on authenticity, value, agility, trust and intent, says TARUN JHA
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December 13, 2025
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Inside India's Food Delivery Economy
The sector's gross value of output surged to Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2023-24, even as margins shrank. The key question remains: Is visibility the only currency restaurants are left with?
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December 13, 2025
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Intolerance as a Spoke in the Ease of Doing Business Wheel
INDIA’S INVESTMENT narrative rests on familiar pillars: policy stability, market scale and reform momentum. Even as global ease-of-doing-business rankings have faded from prominence, New Delhi continues to signal predictability through faster clearances, manufacturing incentives and digital public infrastructure.
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December 13, 2025
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Al Ambition to Accountable Execution
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY'S (IT'S) 2026 inflection point in India will be less about chasing Artificial Intelligence (AI) hype and more about proving industrial-scale execution. The conversation has clearly moved beyond pilots to production, forcing companies to confront uncomfortable truths around cost discipline, governance and talent depth. Outcome-based pricing, platformised delivery and deeper hyperscaler partnerships point to a maturing services model, but they also raise the stakes. Vendors can no longer hide behind effort metrics when value is under scrutiny.
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December 13, 2025
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'I am Reimagining Higher Education to Build Industry 4.0- Ready Leaders'
Sharing his views on an issue that has elicited much debate, outlines how universities are aligning education with Industry 4.0. Excerpts of a conversation with BW Businessworld
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December 13, 2025
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BOLSTERING VISION 2047
In his meetings with country's top officials, and then with top economists, PM Modi says \"India has boarded the reform express\"
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December 13, 2025
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"Innovation-led Transformation"
As Indian pharma pivots toward innovation and sustainability, Granules India charts strong growth, R&D and global ambitions amid shifting supply chains
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December 13, 2025
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Escaping Data Caves
DEEP INSIDE THE underground water systems of Oman's Al Hoota Cave, lives nature's fascinating oddity, the Oman Garra cave fish - a fish that's blind and has no colour. Since their eyes are completely covered with eyelids, they make their way around obstacles in the cave by puckering their mouth and creating short bursts of suction. The Oman Garra cave fish evolved thus to survive in pitch-dark caves with little oxygen.
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December 13, 2025
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The 'MMDEG' Roadmap for Economic Resilience
A deep dive into macro stability, monetary scenario, internal demand, ease of doing business and global order by GOURAV VALLABH, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister By Savi Khanna
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December 13, 2025
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"Geopolitics Is The Biggest Risk To Investor Sentiment Right Now"
After two years of cautious capital deployment and investor restraint, India’s startup ecosystem is once again showing signs of renewed momentum. Funding is rebounding across stages, IPO chatter is growing louder, and investor confidence appears to be recalibrating rather than retreating. Early-stage venture capital firm Unicorn India Ventures (UIV) has already surpassed its initial target of Rs 1,000 crore and is now exercising a Rs 200-crore greenshoe option, taking the final close of Fund III to approximately Rs 1,200 crore. Against this backdrop, ANIL JOSHI, Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures, offers a grounded perspective on what is truly driving the resurgence. In this conversation with BW Businessworld, Joshi unpacks the role of improved unit economics, India’s macroeconomic strength and the opening of new high-potential sectors such as deep tech, semiconductors, space and defence. He also weighs in on whether the current funding uptick reflects a genuine shift in risk appetite, the sustainability of India’s IPO enthusiasm and the geopolitical risks that could test investor sentiment in the months ahead. Excerpts
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December 13, 2025
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"Reckitt Plans Heavier Content Push in the Next Six Months"
With over a two-decade career spanning FMCG, ecommerce and consulting, KANIKA KALRA, who now leads health marketing at Reckitt South Asia, tells BW Businessworld's Reema Bhaduri how marketing has evolved from “one big campaign” to data-driven strategies for “not one but many Indias,” while revealing plans to “go heavier on content and more granular on regions” in the months ahead. Excerpts
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