Delhi wants India to support 5,000 Global Capability Centres by 2030. The ambition is enormous. The bigger question is whether the current pace of expansion is fast enough to get there. India’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) story has moved well beyond the old outsourcing narrative. These centres are increasingly becoming engineering, product, artificial intelligence, data … Read more
When the Job Ends, Should the Taxman Still Come Knocking? A viral LinkedIn post about layoffs at Visa’s Bengaluru office has reopened a question India has avoided for years: why severance pay — money meant to keep a family afloat — is taxed like a bonus, while laid-off workers get almost nothing in return. The … Read more
India’s real GDP is estimated to grow 7.4% in FY 2025-26, one of the fastest rates of any large economy — the IMF has its own forecast at 7.3%. Gross Goods and Services Tax collections in the same year came in at roughly ₹22 lakh crore, up 8.3% on the previous year. April 2026 set … Read more
On January 6, 2025, venture capital firm Accel announced the successful closure of its eighth early-stage fund in India, raising an impressive $650 million (approximately Rs 5,500 crore). This new fund will be directed towards investing in innovative and category-defining businesses, with a focus on sectors such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), consumer products, fintech, and … Read more
