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85 Broads commenced its programme in Delhi yesterday with a discussion on starting and running an e-commerce business in India, led by the charming CEO of Crazeal.com, (Groupon India) Ankur Warikoo.

You may be surprised that we had chosen a man to kick-start our Delhi programme, as indeed were the educated professional women in our audience. Ankur is of course a fantastic speaker, with a sense of humour combined with...

Last week the world was surprised by popular protests in Russia. Now the question on everyone’s lips is – is this the Russian Spring?

 

There are many reasons why it is not, including a completely different political system, different grievances by the population and the lack of any foreign power either willing or able to intervene. But this article is not going to delve into the...

On Thursday 8 September I chaired a panel discussion of “Success in a Man’s World” for the London Chapter of 85 Broads. I have not yet reached the dizzy heights from which I can dispense my own advice on the subject, but I found myself in the lucky position where I could ask about the subjects that make me curious. Since then, I have been inundated with comments from the...