R. Sridharan

R. Sridharan

R. Sridharan is a seasoned business journalist who has worked in India and the US.

Five Global Shocks to Watch in 2027

With a little over two months to go before the year ends, the question on most minds is: what will 2027 bring? My reading of the tea leaves points to five financial and geopolitical shocks that could shape the new year.

R. Sridharan

October 19, 2026 at 3:43 AM IST

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Let NSE (and BSE) Self-List with the Right Framework

SEBI is right about the potential conflict of interest, but the answer should be to regulate it rather than eliminate it. 

R. Sridharan

September 30, 2026 at 4:20 AM IST

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RBI Wants a Listing, Noel Wants the Tata Ethos — Both Are Possible

Rather than get into an ugly and long-drawn-out fight, Tata Trusts and Tata Sons should look to international examples to comply with regulatory requirements while keeping the group’s ethos anchored.

R. Sridharan

September 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM IST

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AI Will Kill Humanity Only if We Allow It To

Human extinction isn’t inevitable. AI isn’t a comet that can wipe out Earth in an instant. Human agency can prevail if we choose to exercise it.

R. Sridharan

September 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM IST

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What Silicon Valley’s Open-Weight AI Push Means for India

First, it was Nvidia’s Jensen Huang who made a case for open-weight AI models. Now, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is leaning in. Just the same, India mustn’t give up on its sovereign LLMs.

R. Sridharan

August 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM IST

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India Needs a Retail-Funded Deep-Tech Revolution

Government finances are constrained, and foreign venture firms can be fickle. India needs to tap its deep pool of retail investors to power its deep-tech ambitions.

R. Sridharan

August 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM IST

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Beware the Debt-Fuelled AI Boom

Until recently, the AI boom was funded by equity. But now, debt—a lot of it opaquely structured—is increasingly powering the build-out.

R. Sridharan

July 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM IST

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