The Morning Brief

Shiv Shivakumar from Aditya Birla Group and Arijit Barman discuss why multinational companies struggle in India, citing regulatory challenges, tax burdens, and intense competition. They explore how companies can adapt products, navigate laws, and form local partnerships for success. The podcast also covers the changing landscape of multinational banks, challenges faced by companies, and strategies for balancing self-sufficiency with global trade in the Indian market.

Fuel dealers are facing significant losses due to rationing of fuel by refineries further aggravated by the government's move to cut excise duty. What is causing this crisis? Will this lead to a fuel shortage in the country? Host Kiran Somvanshi delves deeper with Kalpana Pathak, from ET and Probal Sen, Senior Research Analyst, Oil & Gas sector, Institutional Equities, ICICI Securities. Credits - India Today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a remarkable funding boom that the Indian startup ecosystem enjoyed in 2021, there are concerns that investment may slowdown this year. What caused this, and do Indian start-ups have the resilience to weather the storm? Host Dia Rekhi poses some of these difficult questions to Karthik Reddy, Co-founder Blume Ventures and Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-founder, Razorpay. Credits: Bloomberg Markets and Finance, CNBC Television, editorji.com, Yahoo FinanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government owned Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform is expected to transform the e-commerce landscape in India. It will enable consumers and sellers to engage and trade online regardless of the app they are using. How will this work? Will it enable local stores to compete with Amazon and Flipkart? Hosts Bhavya Dilipkumar and Surabhi Agarwal click into this new reality with T Koshy, CEO of ONDC and Sujith Nair, CEO and Co-Founder of Beckn Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India was supposed to fill the world’s wheat void created due to the Russia-Ukraine war. It couldn’t, as a record heat wave stifled domestic output and spiked prices forcing it to ban wheat exports. How will India cool atta prices at home and the anger of its global friends outside? Credits - TRT World, SABC News, Reuters, Wion, NDTV, NewsX, India Today, National HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The founder of Lenskart.com gets candid with host Arijit Barman. He speaks about his vision on building a unicorn, manufacturing,future tech,parenthood, mentoring young entrepreneurs he found on Shark Tank and being eternally "discontent."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Virtual private network providers are in the soup as the Indian government's security agency issuing a notification to store user log details for five years and share when demanded. Host Dia Rekhi in conversation with Salman Waris, partner head of TMT (telecom, media and technology) and IP practice at TechLegis and ET’s Priyanka Sangani decode the tussle and its consequences on users' data and privacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Electric vehicles (EV) are fast becoming mainstream in India with top automakers committing billions of dollars in investments. Host Anirban Chowdhury finds out if 2022 will be the landmark year in India’s EV journey with ET’s Ketan Thakkar and ET Auto’s Sumant Banerji.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Indian government has slammed a World Health Organization report that claimed Covid deaths in the country were actually 10 times the official count, the highest in the world, there is a wide gap between documented fatalities and the actual figures as host Dia Rekhi finds out from Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder-Director of C-Voter and ET Prime’s Vikas Dandekar. Credits - Republic TVSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Infosys' non-compete clause created quite a stir last week. In an increasingly competitive market, will we see more instances of corporations resorting to such tactics to retain talent? Host Bhavya Dilipkumar speaks to Harpreet Singh Saluja, President of Nascent Information Technology Senate, Anshul Prakash, Partner at Khaitan and Co and a labour law expert as well as ET's Sai Ishwar to find out whether attrition is the only reason to invoke this clause while also understanding whether employee unions in India can get large corporations like Infosys to roll back or even remove such clauses. Credits: Nutshell IndiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.