Sukumar Ranganathan is the Editor-in-Chief of Hindustan Times. He is also a comic-book freak and an amateur birder.
Articles by R Sukumar
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Opposition has nothing to say as govt delivered, says PM Modi
India and China are both leading power centres, with an important say in today’s geopolitics. It is important for our nations to work together for the greater global good.
Updated on May 10, 2019 10:24 AM IST
New Delhi | Shishir Gupta and R Sukumar
‘Have not found records of any UPA-era surgical strike’: PM Modi
Modi said that the army chiefs in charge at the time have said they do not have any information on such strikes.
Updated on May 09, 2019 11:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta and R Sukumar
‘Naam bhi, kaam bhi’: PM Modi breaks down BJP’s election strategy | Interview
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took time off from his busy campaign schedule ahead of the last two phases of the Lok Sabha elections to address a wide range of issues in an interview with Hindustan Times.
Updated on May 10, 2020 09:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta and R Sukumar
Exclusive |‘Balakot an intel-based pre-emptive strike’: Nirmala Sitharaman
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has worked to accelerate and streamline the defence acquisition process and also build local manufacturing capabilities, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 09:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | R Sukumar and Shishir Gupta
Cash for farmers is an honorarium, says Piyush Goyal
The government has announced tax relief and a direct income scheme for farmers in its recent interim budget. Finance minister Piyush Goyal speaks to HT about the government’s philosophy behind the announcements and how it has prioritised reforms over the past five years.
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 09:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta and R Sukumar
Tax rebate given to those who need it most, says Piyush Goyal
The Union minister also said, “The budget gives a better future to every section of society – the poor, middle class, the farmers, organised labour, and unorganised labour.”
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta and R Sukumar
‘Recent results were just the tip of the backlash’: Q & A with Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi says there is an undercurrent of anger against Prime Minister Narendra Modi which is “not fully visibly right now, but it is showing”.
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 01:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi and R Sukumar
Exclusive: Division is in BJP, not in our alliance, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi says he is keen on strengthening the party and signalled this would drive his approach towards alliances.
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 09:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi and R Sukumar
The 3-0 victory margin heralds the emergence of candidate Rahul
Narendra Modi remains the tallest national leader, but the results of the recent assembly elections show that Rahul Gandhi has done enough to at least be the face of the grouping that will take him on in 2019
Opposition formation chaotic, yet to happen, says Nirmala Sitharaman on 2019 elections
The NDA government has done enough to address issues with the preparedness and priorities of the military, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Updated on Jul 17, 2018 06:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta and R Sukumar
GST has been a game-changing reform, says Piyush Goyal as tax system completes one year
Union finance minister Piyush Goyal said the Centre is trying to simplify the tax process and is also considering a change in the software.
Updated on Jul 01, 2018 09:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | R Sukumar and Shishir Gupta
GST will continue to be simplified, says Piyush Goyal as tax reform completes 1 year
Since its launch a year ago, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has come in for criticism for having five tax slabs. The government however says the reform has helped in “formalisation” of the Indian economy.
Updated on Jul 01, 2018 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | R Sukumar and Shishir Gupta
We shouldn’t kill innovation in the name of privacy: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Aadhaar debate
We will ensure no one is excluded from welfare schemes for lack of Aadhaar, law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in an exclusive interview to HT.
Updated on Feb 24, 2018 07:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta and R Sukumar
Review: The Driver in the Driverless Car by Vivek Wadhwa with Alex Salkever
The Driver in The Driverless Car is all about the power of new technologies to change the world for the better provided we make the right decisions about them
Does cult appeal alone give the iPhone its X factor?
None of the iPhone’s rivals have a similar magnetism. Nor do most brands across other product categories.
Nandan Nilekani will be like a super-CEO at Infosys
Nandan Nilekani’s current designation may be non-executive chairman, but he is clearly in complete charge of the company
Vishal Sikka resigns, spotlight on Narayana Murthy’s role: No one wins in the Infosys saga
Infosys was the best thing Narayana Murthy had done in his life. However, Friday’s events have left Infosys without a CEO, irretrievably damaged Murthy’s reputation, and highlighted that the board is dysfunctional
India at 70: Believe it or not, we are not a country of jugaads
Over the past 70 years, the country has engendered several fundamental innovations, some of which have found global acceptance.
Leadership and succession lessons from General Electric and Infosys
The challenge for a leader is to manage across horizons, or, as Jeff Immelt puts it succinctly, “act big and small, long and short”. Vishal Sikka seems to be getting the big and long, right, and floundering a bit on the small and short
SoftBank’s investments will elbow out other funds from the market
SoftBank has maneuvered itself into a position of strength – a process that has no doubt been aided by the money at its disposal.
India’s economy: If things are so good, why do we feel so bad?
India’s macroeconomic numbers are the best they have been in years. But this is offset by a second sobering narrative: of a near-term slowdown that may be hard to reverse using traditional fiscal and monetary policy
Why more and more people are opting for life coaches
Becoming a certified coach for just about anything in India circa 2017 is as easy or as difficult as it was to become a certified programmer in C++ in India circa 1999.
Three things Centre must do for a fair valuation of Air India
The Modi government should write off most of the State airline’s debt, take care of the unions, and retain control of the land holdings.
For governments, loan waivers are the easy way out
This monsoon season, the mounting debts of farmers, corporate entities and telecom companies in the country are dominating the headlines
We are still awaiting a business that defines the 2010s
The two preceding decades saw an industry or two , emerge and grow. Which are the businesses that have defined this decade, and, more importantly, will end it on a high?
The country needs sanitation vigilantes
Fines for public urination could fatten local administrative bodies, and actually allow them to create an army of sanitary inspectors. Imagine the number of jobs that could be created
More jobs could vanish from the Indian IT sector
For years, Indian IT companies have been speaking of the need to focus on non-linear growth, but this hasn’t been easy
Updated on May 29, 2017 07:14 AM IST
R. Sukumar
Are Uber and Ola good models for Indian cities?
The rise in app-based cab services such as Ola and Uber has raised questions about their viability for Indian cities and their benefits for drivers and citizens
If used well (and widely), Aadhaar could simplify life and transactions
The frenzy over ‘Aadhaar leaks’ is really about the ineptness of government departments that have displayed the numbers. The rules prohibit this, but the ineptness has given rise to arguments that the government can’t be trusted with data. There’s also been some misuse by point-of-transaction authenticators which is, again, prohibited by the law
Using older models by Vodafone is really smart advertising
The telecom company’s new campaign featuring a real-life couple is classic slice-of-life advertising with a dash of aspiration and perfection thrown into the mix for good effect
Updated on May 08, 2017 07:08 AM IST
R. Sukumar