Articles, speeches & blogs by me
Learnings from Jacinda Ardern: Lessons in leadership & kindness from New Zealand’s PM
Financial Express
23-Jan-2023
Globalisation in reverse gear: Opportunity for bold US-India partnership?
Business Standard
13-Jan-2023
India-US Corridor: The next big opportunity is Deep Tech
The Times of India
28-Oct-2022
How the Quad can help climate action
The Indian Express
22-Jan-2022
Despite the pandemic: New directions for Kerala – a destination for sustainable investment
TiEcon Kerala 2021
27-Nov-2021
The Quad’s economic imperative
The Times of India
07-May-2021
Transforming Kerala to a Knowledge Economy
International Consultation Webinar by GIFT
23-Jan-2021
With Biden at helm, Delhi and Washington can enhance economic, commercial ties
The Indian Express
05-Jan-2021
‘Powering up: Electronics and Manufacturing in India’ report launch
HSBC Webinar
01-Dec-2020
Message from the virus: Our individual security and welfare cannot be divorced from the collective
Times of India
24-Oct-2020
A Sustainable Healthcare Architecture for Kerala
CII Virtual Kerala Health Tourism Summit 2020
17-Oct-2020
Remembering Mr KPP Nambiar: Technology and Kerala’s Future
Keltron Oruma
30-Jun-2020
Opinion | Govt uses virus crisis to push basic reforms
Mint
18-May-2020
Work in a changing world: a vision for Kerala
Trivandrum Management Association
28-Feb-2020
Strengthening US-India bilateral ties: Growth is not limited to IT companies or manufacturing sectors.
Financial Express
25-Feb-2020
Passage to India: The symbolism of a presidential visit
The Times of India
21-Feb-2020
Infra push can spur the economy, enhance competitiveness
The Economic Times
03-Feb-2020
The Infrastructure Opportunity
Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM)
31-Jan-2020
Remarks at Closing Session
Ascend Kerala 2020
10-Jan-2020
Energy imperatives that will drive India’s economic transformation
The Economic Times -EnergyWorld.com
15-Nov-2019
The paradigm of the Indo Pacific: Business imperatives
The paradigm of the Indo Pacific: Business imperatives (Presentation-PDF)
Nikkei Global Management Forum I Tokyo
28-Oct-2019
Focus and Resolve: the story of the message to Garcia
LinkedIn
13-Oct-19
Startups in India – An Overview
Startups in India – An Overview (Presentation-PDF)
TiEcon Kerala
04-Oct-2019
A platform to deliver aspirations while balancing fiscal constraints
Livemint
08-Jul-2019
A refreshed ‘Digital India’ programme will play critical role in the pursuit of $5 trillion economy
Economic Times
05-Jul-2019
Budget should have nuance and bold moves
Economic Times
24-Jun-2019
Elections 2019: How to steer India towards inclusive growth
Forbes India
25-Mar-2019
What industry 4.0 means for corporation
Livemint
18-Feb-2018
US-India commercial dialogue: Go trading this Valentine’s Day
Economic Times
08-Feb-2019
Cos must invest in people to prepare for competition
Times of India
30-Jan-2019
National Conference on Indian Management Education: Time to Transform
30-Jan-2019
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
Gopalakrishnan-Deshpande Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Keynote address-IIT Bombay, Mumbai
20-Jan-2019
Remembering Gandhi – Methods of action
LinkedIn
01-Oct-2018
On the fast track to a turnaround
Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018
13-Sep-2018
Strategy for Shared, Connected and Seamless Mobility: States’ Perspective
Move Conference, New Delhi
8-Sep-2018
Commencement address
ISME
11-Sep-2018
Life’s Accounting
Arun Kumar
10-June-2018
U.S. & India: From estranged democracies to natural allies
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC
14-May-2018
Startups: The View from India
TiE Inflect, Silicon Valley
05-May-2018
Convocation Address
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Kochi
28-Apr-2018
Kochi Digital Summit
Future
23-Mar-2018
KPMG featured in LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies to work for in 2018
LinkedIn
21-Mar-2018
What industry 4.0 means for corporation
LiveMint
18-Feb-2018
Budget reflects govt’s long-term view of boosting job creation, productivity
The Economic Times
02-Feb-2018
Budget 2018 aiming to achieve sustainable growth: Arun M. Kumar, KPMG in India
NewsBarons
02-Feb-2018
Kochi Muziris Biennale places Kerala and India on the mental maps of creative people around the world
Kochi Muziris Biennale
20-Dec-2017
Energy and natural resources
ENRich, KPMG in India’s Annual Energy Conclave
28-Nov-2017
Board dynamics, efficiency and effectiveness
CII Directors Guild Platinum Programme, Bengaluru
08-Nov-2017
India’s rise in ease of doing business rankings
India Business Forum, New Delhi
04-Nov-2017
Convocation address
IIT Delhi, Department of Management Studies
04-Nov-2017
The global economic environment
FICCI CEO Retreat, Dubai
28-Oct-2017
Public transport in India
KPMG Transport Summit 2017, New Delhi
12-Oct-2017
The India opportunity
AIMA Conference, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
08-Sept-2017
Global interdependence will drive India’s economic prosperity
Hindustan Times
16-Aug-2017
Independence day message
KPMG in India
15-Aug-2017
How Modi And Trump Can Bring A New Dimension To India-US Relations
Huffington Post India
22-Jun-2017
As Trump forges his own view of US-India bilateral ties, challenge for Modi is to build on the gains of past three years
The Times of India
22-Jun-2017
Nandan Nilekani: Imagining India
11-Apr-2009