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Vibhav Mariwala

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Longevity industry has a blind spot—older adults with spending power and willingness to engage

Investors are pouring billions into extending human lifespan through biotech and biohacking. The bigger opportunity lies in helping older adults stay...

04.08.2026 10

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Vibhav Mariwala

India’s falling birth rate isn’t only a welfare problem, it’s also a growth problem

Rather than defining the working-age population as 15-60, surveys show that people are willing to work through their 60s because of longer lifespans...

17.06.2026 20

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Vibhav Mariwala

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

In 1950, planning was not a foregone conclusion—it was a deliberate choice.

07.08.2025 30

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Emergency showed extent of executive power. 50 years on, it’s still embedded in Constitution

Indira Gandhi did not need to introduce new laws to give the Emergency teeth; such provisions already existed.

25.06.2025 30

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AI has a bias against the elderly. It’s bad for business

Given that this demographic has both spending power and a willingness to engage if they are given products that recognise them, this exclusion is a...

13.05.2025 30

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Vibhav Mariwala