Ritu Jha- Silicon Valley investors who once welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Startup India initiative are upset that the Indian government is now seeking startups to pay 30 percent tax on investment. Investors here are unclear what steps to take in the face of India’s bureaucratic shifts. “Yes, I was shocked when I heard […]
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Silicon Valley worried after RBI governor quits
Ritu Jha – Silicon Valley veterans reacted with concern to the abrupt resignation of Urjit Patel, the chairman of the Reserve Bank of India on Dec 10. While many said they were not surprised, they still expressed worry about the uncertainty generated and said they would be reluctant to invest in India until things […]
The past, prospects and pragmatism mark IIT-Bombay Diamond Jubilee
It made them engineers, prepped them for entrepreneurship. Now they are giving back Ritu Jha Anecdotes from campus days. The mixed joys of hazing. The question of whether a glut of engineers really makes sense. Just some matter for discussion when 630 alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay celebrated the 60th […]