Economic success deserves admiration. But when does business influence become a question of competition, accountability and public interest? A provocative exchange involving Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani has brought an important question into focus. Musk questioned whether Ambani was the real boss of India. Global Times reportedly responded by turning the question around, asking whether Musk was the real boss of the United States. The exchange is striking because it exposes a tension at the...

India's electric two-wheeler market has attracted another major capital infusion. Bengaluru-based electric vehicle manufacturer Simple Energy has raised ₹1,750 crore, approximately $180 million, in an all-equity Series C round. It is the company's largest funding round to date and takes its total capital raised to more than ₹2,530 crore. Simple Energy has raised ₹1,750 crore, approximately $180 million, in an all-equity Series C round The round was led by the Dr. Arokiaswamy Velumani Family...

Building a portfolio of 25 deep-tech companies, providing patient capital and strategic support India's deep-tech ecosystem has received a significant funding commitment with the ₹450 crore first close of the IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund-I, a ₹1,000 crore venture fund established through the IIT Madras ecosystem and Unicorn India Ventures. The fund has already deployed nearly ₹55 crore across four startups working in rocket propulsion, quantum instrumentation, advanced battery technology and...