While the global economy grapples with real crises, India is booming… with ministers dishing out unsolicited gyaan. In this week’s Newsance, Abhinandan Sekhri looks at how India’s startup ecosystem is being smothered – not by a lack of ideas, but by a surplus of sycophancy.
From Piyush Goyal’s bizarre economic takes to Ramdev’s “cutting-edge” science, and from cow dung startups to the death of India’s digital media dreams – this episode exposes how innovation is being replaced with Chatu Quotient. Because in today’s India, kissing up pays more than skill or merit.
