STANDPOINT by Atique Naqvi

The Young and Disruptive Hult students at one of the workshops during the Day of Disruption. Contrary to the popular perception that the younger generation is only motivated by self-interest, the youngsters studying for both MIB and MBA degrees at Hult International Business School are self-aware and want to make the world a better place to live and work. At the Day of Disruption held at Hult’s campus in Boston, I spoke to different groups of students and was pleasantly surprised that most of them have an extraordinary zeal for social entrepreneurship projects. There were very few who said that they want to go into the market after completing their degree and just make money for themselves. One of the students from Columbia said that his family has seen some really tough days in the past, and he’d first try to change his family’s financial position and then will work toward social causes. He said: “Please don’t get me wrong, I want to do a lot for the society and especia...

Stooping to Conquer By Atique Naqvi | Boston, United States  | February 20, 2017 Narendra Modi is the 14th and current prime minister of India. I have been more or less neutral to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's performance since he became India's leader in mid-2014 However, not any more! Was watching Indian news few hours back, and saw video clips where the Indian prime minister is addressing election rallies ahead of state assembly polls. State leaders are expected to talk highly about their achievements or be extremely critical if they are in the opposition. Election for Indian state assemblies could be quite acerbic where below-the-belt remarks are not an alien concept. *Refer to map at the end of the blog. But the prime minister of a country is not expected to stoop to a level of playing divisive politics, whether or not campaigning for polls. At the end of the day, the prime minister does not represent a party or an ideology, he/she represen...

Redefining Shared Economy: A Student’s Perspective By Atique Naqvi |  Boston, United States  |  Published in December 2016  |  Unedited Version Top business school in global diversity has campuses in four countries.  The digital revolution has acted as a catalyst for collaborative economy. Whether it is crowd funding, crowd sourcing or businesses such as airbnb and Uber, the digitization of services has provided a fillip to shared economy around the world. According to a recent report by PwC, the five main sectors of sharing economy – peer-to-peer finance, online staffing, peer-to-peer accommodation, car sharing and music/video streaming – are expected to generate $335 billion in yearly revenues by 2025. Collaborative efforts are key to the success of a shared or collaborative economy, and students at the Hult International Business School have demonstrated this in their own unique way in the past four months. When I arrived in Boston thi...

Ian Bremmer says the United States is moving away from Saudi Arabia, but it’s not cozying up with Iran. "There is a lot of insecurity in the leadership of both the Saudi and the Iranian governments. There are very few countries outside the region that have any ability or willingness to intervene in a constructive way." The interview was published in the March 2016 issue of the Dubai-based magazine TRENDS - An International Magazine on Arab Affairs. Below is the jpeg file of the TRENDS magazine.