Jan 14, 2026
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7 min read
Senses, Bira, Indian IT, and Trader Joe's
Jan 11, 2026
11 min read
A New Year’s Eve strike exposed the weakest link in quick commerce—not delivery speed, but the fragile economics of gig labour behind 10-minute promises.
Jan 7, 2026
6 min read
Soviet Union, Venezuela, Indian Judiciary, and Chinese Social Media Apps
Jan 4, 2026
A tiny Lanzhou workshop is rewriting China’s gold market, proving that extreme craftsmanship—not scale—can become the strongest moat in modern luxury.
Dec 31, 2025
8 min read
Karma, 2026, Gold, and Boy Throb
Dec 28, 2025
A $3,300 micro-EV built by Wuling is outselling Tesla and BYD in China — revealing the real future of electric mobility: affordability, utility, and radical simplicity.
Dec 24, 2025
Wonder, J.R. Simplot, India's Investment Journey, and Shein
Dec 21, 2025
As Indian fashion gets commoditised, delivery speed is emerging as the industry’s last real moat — and Myntra’s M-Now and AJIO Rush are turning logistics into the new battleground.
Dec 17, 2025
Me, India, Japanese Empire, and Indian Rupee
Dec 14, 2025
12 min read
As PhonePe pushes toward a 2026 IPO, India’s UPI king is racing to prove it can turn scale into margins — and evolve from a payments backbone into a real fintech business.