Author: Deep Kapuria

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Brexit, An Opportunity for India- The Dynamics at work

Post Brexit – the Emerging Scenario Since my last essay, the initial dust over the Brexit storm has settled. While analysts are still divided over what Brexit’s impact on the world might be, the doomsayers have somewhat mellowed down. The new world political and economic landscape will not get redefined...

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Deglobalisation – Which Way Will the Tide Turn?

On June 23, 2016, the Britons bowled a googley, stumped, shocked most of financial analysts, markets and voted themselves out of the European Union after 43 years of membership. It was a day that stumped millions and changed the landscape of the European Union forever. The initial reactions lead to...

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The Free Trade Conundrum : Developed World’s Brazen self interest!

The US Presidential Elections are turning well established thinking on its head. Donald J Trump has made no bones about the fact that the NAFTA agreement was a mistake saying that if he was President, “the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be renegotiated and probably terminated.” Making a...

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Twelve Characteristics of Successful Leaders

 “The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fast enough.”     ~Angela Merkel When you hear the word “leadership,” what does it mean to you?  Have you determined how to be the leader who stands out? The leader who makes rock steady relationships? Our...

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Industry and Biodiversity – Are they really at Cross Purposes?

In my last essay  I shared some thoughts on the alarming rate at which the Earth’s biodiversity is declining and the need for its conservation in a crisis mode.  It cannot be denied that economic growth and a depleting biodiversity have an inversely proportional relationship. Over centuries as economies have...

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The Biodiversity Challenge

– Unraveling the Enigma – “The world doesn’t belong to us, we belong to it. Always have, always will. We belong to the world. We belong to the community of life on this planet-it doesn’t belong to us. We got confused about that, now it’s time to set the record...

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Millenials vs Older generations

When Savlon launched in India, the marketing team was immensely excited – an antiseptic that doesn’t sting when applied to the wound – exactly the opposite of Dettol, which would cause searing pain when applied directly in the same scenario. But surprisingly, Savlon didn’t take off in India at all...

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Good Governance – Going Beyond the Statute

Over the last two weeks or so the flamboyant liquor baron, with a failed airline adventure provided the media with much spice and sensational fodder.  Bytes form ex-employees, legal experts, NGOs and the self-proclaimed ‘know-all’s’ added to the flavor as well as the TRPs. With politicians not wanting to miss...