IMA Insights
IMA India's Podcast offers insights on the Indian economy, politics, business environment and functional areas for CXOs and senior management.
Episodes
221 episodes
Update - Markets and Interest Rates by Adit Jain
US Treasury markets are suggestive of a cooling economy. Investors expect many rate cuts, as yields on bonds have refused to rise. Lower yields on long-term Treasuries, suggest that there is still a scramble to buy safe assets as volatility in ...
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Policy Burdens by Adit Jain
Recently, the government passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP). Its primary purpose is to regulate the collection and processing of digital personal data and respect individuals' rights. The way the system will work...
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Vision 2030: An Economy in Transition by IMA Research
IMA recently published its ‘Vision 2030: India’s Growth Frontiers’ report, which offers a comprehensive analysis of the factors driving the country’s economic transformation. This report aims to provide strategic insights and re...
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Motivation Speakers by Adit Jain
During a briefing at IMA’s CEO Forum, Jonty Rhodes, a prominent cricketer, explained that as a member of the South African squad, he observed his captain Hansie Cronjeplay decisively to each member’s strength. Everybody could simply not b...
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Bangladesh's New Regime with Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
Sheikh Hasina's sudden downfall has upended Bangladesh’s politics. It may also disrupt a strong India-Bangladesh relationship that helped stabilised the Eastern border for 15 years. While shared interests and careful diplomacy may preserve ties...
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Private Investment by Adit Jain
The failure of private investment to perk up, has been a source of worry. Private investment scores have essentially declined since 2012. Despite the government’s cajoling, through PLI based incentives, and the slashing of corporation tax, inhi...
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Future Policy Directions with Rajat Sethi
This year, dozens of major countries will hold (or already have held) elections. There are also important developments underway in the economic realm, both globally and in India. At a recent joint session of the India CEO and CFO Forums in Pune...
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Yen Carry Trade by Adit Jain
Markets across the world came under a bout of bear hammering on the 5th August. US unemployment which had fallen to a new set of lows, began edging up again and inflation pressures eased. All of this contributed to the sell off, but the key rea...
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Update - Bangladesh by Adit Jain
The recent developments in Bangladesh, leading to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, were in many ways not dissimilar to what happened in Sri Lanka a few years ago. Civil Society anger against the ruling establishment had been pe...
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Update - Unemployment by Adit Jain
The real challenge in employment generation stems from the fact that the manufacturing industry is not investing nearly enough towards the creation of new capacities. One reason is a softening in consumer demand, but there is also the issue of ...
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Business Ethics as a Driver of Organisational Success with Sabina Sudan
The pressure of delivering strong results quarter after quarter can tempt even the best companies to be myopic about ethics and fair business practices. Sometimes, this gives rise to the sort of scandal that can destroy the very foundations of ...
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The 2024 General Elections with R Jagannathan
The recent Indian general election was not defined by a clear, sweeping mandate. Rather, the BJP's victory was the culmination of several intertwining factors —ranging from caste and religious considerations to nuanced sub-regional dynamics and...
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Environmental Risk and the CHRO with Bharati Chaturvedi
With rising global temperatures and a domestic air-pollution crisis, environmental factors will come to occupy an increasingly important place in corporate decision-making and operations. The intense heat waves seen this year across India only ...
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India's Tech Regulation Landscape with Arun Prabhu
India’s technology-regulation environment has seen major developments in the last 12 months, and further changes are likely once the new government settles in. The passage of the DPDP Act last August means that India now has a robust data-priva...
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Chabahar Port by Adit Jain
In all the coverage surrounding the parliamentary elections, it may have slipped the attention of a few that India signed a deal with Iran on developing and operating the Chabahar port. As this podcast explains, this is geopolitically significa...
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Geopolitics in a Year of Elections with Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
Global geopolitics is in a state of turmoil unseen in decades. Europe and the Middle East are at war and there is a risk of these conflicts spreading. National security and energy supplies are therefore of real concern. Adding to the worry is t...
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Moving to Net Zero with Jayant Sinha
As global temperatures rise inexorably, governments and companies are coming around to the concept of net-zero. Simply put, net zero means cutting emissions to a bare minimum and then absorbing and/or durably storing the residual emissions, lea...
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Industrial Manufacturing with Dilip Sawhney
At a recent India CEO Forum session in Chennai, Dilip Sawhney, Regional Vice President of Rockwell Automation, provided a perspective on how digitisation and automation are impacting the manufacturing sector. This podcast summmarises the discus...
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Business Strategy by Adit Jain
The use of consultants, towards the formation of business strategy, has had mixed results. Some companies claim they were a game changer, whilst others strongly disagree. It’s hard to conclude authoritatively with numerical evidence, either way...
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CXO Roles by Adit Jain
A retirement age of between 58 and 62 years, leaves a decade for active engagement. Some prefer to use this freedom, from regimented employment, to pursue personal interests and leisure. Still others seek to remain professionally involved by le...
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Forward Premiums by Adit Jain
Forward premiums, play a critical role in foreign exchange markets. They are the difference between the spot rate and the forward exchange rate. They represent either a premium or a discount at which a foreign currency is valued in the forward ...
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Gen Z by Adit Jain
Gen Z are different to their bosses. Their job is only a small part of their identity and they make that abundantly clear in the work place. They value empathy at work and frequently consider it a precondition. Their bosses, on the other hand, ...
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Q4FY24 CHRO Dialogue Mumbai
At our recent Q4FY24 India CHRO Forum Dialogue in Mumbai, Jaspreet Bindra delved into the influence of AI and Gen AI on business operations and societal dynamics. Following this insightful discussion, Rajesh Mani elaborated on the crucial role ...
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