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  1. 2d ago

    How to Boost Income and Jobs in Kerala with Little New Funding

    (Photo: a simulated training session at the Government College of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; courtesy college.) By Ignatius Chithelen and Sunil Mani November 13, 2026 As Kerala celebrates its 70th founding anniversary this month, there is need to recognize that several measures, which require relatively modest additional government funding, can boost income and jobs in the state. * Training Kerala’s spice growers to farm organic and natural spices and attain global certifications will boost their income. * Offering discounts to foreign tourists, including for repeat visits and direct bookings, can raise revenues of Kerala’s small hotels, lodges and Ayurveda clinics. * Technical and healthcare jobs-related skills training programs in Kerala can enhance job prospects of their graduates by meeting global standards. Ignatius Chithelen, manager of Banyan Tree Capital, volunteers as publisher of Global Indian Times. He is co-editor of Kerala and Keralites: The Promise and Challenges, which briefly discusses the policies suggested in this note. Sunil Mani is a visiting professor, Centre for Development Studies, and Ahmedabad University, both in India. The views expressed are personal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

  2. Nov 7

    Why Vivek Ramaswamy, With Twice the Campaign Spend, Lost Ohio Governor’s Race

    November 7, 2026 * Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio Governor’s race, despite Ramaswamy’s campaign spending more than double the money. * Working her way out of poverty, Ohio Governor-elect Amy Acton put herself through college and medical school to become a doctor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

  3. Nov 7

    Vivek Ramaswamy Loses Ohio Governor’s Race

    November 7, 2026 * Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio Governor’s race, despite Ramaswamy’s campaign spending more than double the money. * Working her way out of poverty, Ohio Governor-elect Amy Acton put herself through college and medical school to become a doctor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

  4. Oct 31

    Do caste-based reservations in admissions and jobs hurt performance?

    By Anand Kurian October 30, 2026 * More than four decades of reservation at or near 69% have not brought Tamil Nadu’s universities, industries or public services to their knees. * But have the caste-based job and admission reservations reached those who need them most? On that question, there is still not enough evidence to be sure. Alby Anand Kurian is Director of International Business, at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. A marketing strategy practitioner and theorist, he founded Emphasis, whose clients have included P&G, Coca-Cola, and Nestlé. His work has been published by the Wharton School and the London School of Economics. His political novel, The Peddler of Soaps, was a best-seller in India. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

    Do caste-based reservations in admissions and jobs hurt performance?

  5. Oct 24

    Will Vivek Ramaswamy’s Controversial Ad Hurt His Ohio Governor Campaign

    * In his campaign for Ohio Governor, ads from Ramaswamy-aligned Politcal Action Committee’s have accused his rival Amy Acton of lying on her medical license application and abusing alcohol and prescription drugs. * Working her way out of poverty, Amy Acton put herself through college and medical school to become a doctor. (Story updated October 24, 2026.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

  6. Oct 18

    Can Aravind Srinivas Grow Perplexity into a Trillion Dollar Company

    (Photo: Aravind Srinivas, courtesy Perplexity AI) October 18, 2026 · Perplexity AI claims its personal agent eliminates the problem of rogue actions by AI agents and bad actors. · Founder Aravind Srinivas hints at growing Perplexity’s valuation to $1 trillion in a Sourcery podcast. Extracts According to Perplexity, its agent is a small virtual machine with its own operating system, within a user’s computer, thereby isolating the agent’s work from the host system. Perplexity says its agents operate in a sandbox, which keeps them secure by letting them access the tools and files they need to complete tasks, while keeping sensitive information protected. Perhaps, like many Silicon Valley founders, Srinivas may be trying to project confidence to attract big sums from major investors as well as be able to hire the top technical talent. Also, given his ambitions for Perplexity, which he describes in the Sourcery podcast, he may believe he can build it into a $1 trillion company. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

    Can Aravind Srinivas Grow Perplexity into a Trillion Dollar Company

  7. Oct 11

    Path to US Jobs and Permanent Residency Gets Tougher for Indian Professionals

    Extracts from the Podcast Last week, thousands of foreigners, most of them with US degrees, found their jobs in the US had evaporated. US Vice President J.D. Vance announced the suspension of Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini from filing Permanent Labor Certification Program applications for skilled foreign workers. No new applications will be accepted from these companies, and work has stopped on the ones already filed. In fiscal 2025, three of the top ten companies securing H-1B visas, and who are on suspended list, were Indian IT companies: Infosys with 8,140 visas; Tata Consultancy 5,274; and HCL 2,953. Cognizant, another IT company on the suspended list, got 6,321 H-1B visas. While its head office is in New Jersey, U.S., three quarters of Cognizant’s 341,000 employees were based in India. These four companies together accounted for more than a quarter of the H-1B visas issued to new applicants in fiscal 2025. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

  8. Oct 4

    All Company Mergers are Purchases says Harvard Professor Nitin Nohria

    (Photo: Nitin Nohria. Courtesy TheCEObook) Extract from the Podcast Pacing in front of a whiteboard in his office at Baker Library, Nohria added it was less important whether Endeavor merged with William Morris, ICM or United Talent. It was more important to accept that mergers do not exist – all mergers are purchases, with one company swallowing the other. The rest is spin. Emanuel quotes Nohria: “There will be a ferocious power struggle in the early days...People don’t like to cede control...You have to squelch that resistance early, with blunt force, before it unsettles the rank and file.” In 2025, Nohria established a charitable trust which initially supports his daughter’s career in medicine. At the end of the trust’s term, the remaining assets will provide fellowships to students at MIT’s Sloan School. Nohria’s PhD at MIT was funded by a fellowship. “MIT Sloan truly opened the doorway for me to have the life that I’ve had,” Nohria told the Sloan publication. The amount contributed by Nohria to the trust was not disclosed. In September, Nohria also published a book, The CEO: The Role, The Reality, The Responsibility. It is based on Nohria’s studies of hundreds of CEOs who attended a workshop at the Harvard Business School. The book has been praised by Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, among others. Nohria writes about how effective executives “set an agenda, allocate time, communicate priorities, drive change, and carry the full weight of the role.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globalindiantimes.com

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    2025 - 2026
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