An electric car on a 900 km journey

This article I wrote, appeared in the New Indian Express Edit page on 16th Dec 2019.

The article looks at how a 900KM journey can be taken-up with personal charging infra

while using an EV for a long distance travel. Missing Fast charging infra along highways is a major issue right now.

If the government does not act on improving infra, the whole Electric Vehicle Revolution will be a non starter.

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Ultra-low mobile tariff versus quality

This article I wrote appeared in the Indian express Edit page on 4th Nov 2019. 

The article looks at the recent events around IUC and Supreme court judgement asking Telcos to pay 92000crores after upholding the definition of AGR ( Adjusted gross revenue). 

For India to remain a key Digital economy, the government should help the telcos by  reducing  the taxes,  at the same time holding the Telcos accountable for good quality of mobile service.

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Hyundai Kona Electric:How to make the most of an electric car

This article I wrote appeared in the financial Express Motobahn on the 28th Sep 2019. The article talks about some of the nice features in the Electric and the importance for Indians to  have many more choices of electric cars in the near future.

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Getting India ready for the electric mobility revolution

This one I wrote appeared in  the New Indian Express and The Sunday Standard on 21st July 2019. The article looks 
1) Global and Indian trends in the EV space

2) India's EV push needs much more than the sops offered by the market

3) Range anxiety , improving charging infra needs Indigenous solutions. Indian Academia should be tasked with finding solutions that can help in mass adoption

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Getting BSNL off life support

This article I wrote appeared in The New Indian Express on 3rd April 2019.  Teh article mainly looks at the following:

1)  Productivity of BSNL is extremely low compared to Indian private telcos or even Chinese state owned telcos.

2) Bring professional board similar to Telstra or British Telecom.

3) BSNL has physical infra that must be leveraged , leasing or selling.

4) Right sizing is the key and it must be based on industry productivity benchmarks

5) Reskill employees and get them on the newer technologies

We need one  genuine attempt  from the government before giving it up.

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Addressing India’s 5G conundrum

This article that I wrote appeared in today's The New Indian Express edit page.

There is a lot of  buzz around 5G. The article looks at the current challenges in India and how the government can help in setting-up the right infrastructure.

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