Business decision making in the AI era: Is the governance paradigm changing?

Corporate decision-making may well be gearing up for a generational shift with the advent of autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms. A recent report by Deloitte finds that over 80% of Indian organisations are exploring the development of autonomous agents, marking a shift towards Agentic AI. Agentic AI operates autonomously — making decisions, taking actions and…

Corporate Governance and its Impact in Times of Crisis

The governance crises in corporations over the past two decades or so, transformed corporate governance from a set of self-imposed ethical restraints into a structured corporate code with statutory enforceability. View Report

The DEI Conundrum: India at a Crossroads

-Bhawna Bhushan Introduction: The Backlash Against DEI Policies In recent months, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies have faced a significant backlash in the United States of America (US). With increasing political and legal pressures, major corporations such as Amazon, Meta and Target have started scaling back their DEI initiatives. These rollbacks threaten decades of…

The Gender Investment Gap in India: A Problem of Access, Not Ability: Part 2

Women face multiple barriers that limit their ability to invest effectively and build wealth. These barriers stem from societal norms, structural inequalities and biases within the financial ecosystem. View Report

The Gender Investment Gap in India: A Problem of Access, Not Ability

Investing behaviour differs significantly between women and men, with numerous studies highlighting a persistent gender investment gap. In India, only 1 out of 5 investors is a woman[ “Gender Disparity: Out of 5 Investors in India, Just 1 Is a Woman, Study Shows.” Business Today, 8 Mar. 2022, https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/gender-disparity-out-of-5-investors-in-india-just-1-is-a-woman-study-shows-325123-2022-03-08. ] despite increasing financial inclusion programmes…

Importance of keeping the corporate house in order and going beyond just ticking the box

The Gensol-BluSmart episode has re-enforced the pressing importance of running a clean corporate ship and that corporate governance is not just a mere “tick the box” practice. Since BluSmart was a service regularly used by an extensive user base, suspension of its services has led to conversations about the impact of corporate fraud and importance…

Women in corporate leadership, the lived reality

Policy changes in the United States highlight the challenges and the barriers to increasing women’s participation in the corporate workforce; these have global relevance Once again, the world will celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025 and companies will attempt to showcase steps taken toward the inclusion and the increase of women in…

The DEI Conundrum: India at a Crossroads

Introduction: The Backlash Against DEI Policies In recent months, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies have faced a significant backlash in the United States of America (US). With increasing political and legal pressures, major corporations such as Amazon, Meta and Target have started scaling back their DEI initiatives. These rollbacks threaten decades of progress in…

The Gender Investment Gap in India: A Problem of Access, Not Ability: Part 2

Investment Risks: What Holds Women Back? Women face multiple barriers that limit their ability to invest effectively and build wealth. These barriers stem from societal norms, structural inequalities and biases within the financial ecosystem. There are many reasons that hold women back from investing and creating wealth. Some of them are listed below: ✔ Exclusion…

The Gender Investment Gap in India: A Problem of Access, Not Ability: Part 1

Introduction Investing behaviour differs significantly between women and men, with numerous studies highlighting a persistent gender investment gap. In India, only 1 out of 5 investors is a woman despite increasing financial inclusion programmes aimed at women. While women’s workforce participation rates have been increasing (though slowly) as well as wealth accumulation among women, their…