COVID-19: Need for improved net infrastructure

This article I wrote appeared on 2nd April 2020 in the Indian Express. 

The article focuses on the following

1) India's internet infra has significantly improved over the psat two decades and hence working from home / remote working is a possibility

2) Working from Home has not been popular in India due to Trust and cultural issues. We could see Uberization of work picking-up as a direct consequence

3) Educational institutions are adopting Virtual classes and MOOC model 

4) We are lagging behind many countries on internet speeds. A wake-up call for the government and telecom Industry to improve the Internet speeds in the country

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Creating world class talent in India

This article I co-authored appeared in the Indian Express on 22nd Feb 2020.  The article looks ar the following: 

1) The concept of Teaching university is welcome. However, there must be provision for lateral entry of industry experts to get education

2) Multi-disciplinary approach to HEI is good. However, it needs unlearning on the part of the goverment as well as the educational instituions
3) Skill Development : The focus must be on Learning by Doing approach.
4) Often ignored, there must be innovative methods to emphasise the need for values and ethics.

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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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Digital India: The way forward

This article I wrote appeared in The New Indian Express and The Sunday Standard on 15th July 2018

1) Historically implementation of Telecom policies  have been a challenge. Also,  India is struggling with poor internet speeds, call drops.Perhaps government should delay the new policy and instead articulate a key actions that can impact the sector positively

2) Government should relook at BSNL/MTNL in the larger interest of the sector and the subscribers

3) Even an e-literate person struggles with e-gov websites/apps. We need for a strong platform that spur innovation that provides intuitive user experience.

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Fleeing stone-pelters in paradise on Earth

It is quite surprising to see the Paradise on Earth(Kashmir) going through trouble for so many years  with no sight of a solution. 

Very friendly people, beautiful natural resources and yet ? Kashmir offers a mix of Kashmiriyat and anxiety!

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Technology’s always been a job creator

This article I wrote "Technology’s always been a job creator" appeared in The Hindu Business Line Edit page.  

Indian IT industry has the challenge - Balancing between legacy and new age technologies.  

AI will take away many jobs, but historically technology disruptions have always been a net job creator.   

Uberization of work force should be embraced, new age of working in organizations. 

Gen-Next Engg graduate education needs an overhaul.

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My column "India, America and net Neutrality" in the Indian Express - 25th December 2017.

India's stand on is laudable, Finally it will be a balancing act from the govt-Viable business for ISPs and ensuring superlative user experience

1) US repealing has split the internet ecosystem between the end users + Content providers ( read Face book, Amazon etc) and he ISPs ( Airtel, BSNL etc)
2)  China is known to be very strict on internet regulations, This means India can be a flag bearer for true net neutrality.
3 )India's TRAI has come with NN regulations recently. Implementation/Monitoring will be the key.
4) India's Internet speeds have a long way to go with our internet speeds just one tenth of the some of the countries.

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