Wharton India Economic Forum

Wharton's Modi fiasco: Indian origin doctor withdraws from summit

A noted Indian-American physician has withdrawn from the annual Wharton India Economic Forum in the wake the organiser's decision to cancel a key-note address by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

No Modi, no Deora: Kejriwal, Pai to speak at Wharton

Activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal and Manipal Group chairman Mohandas Pai are two new faces who will address the prestigious Wharton India Economic Forum meeting.

India First is my definition of secularism: Modi

Invoking Swami Vivekananda and youth in his speech, Modi said "development" is the key to all the problems of the country.

Wharton's Modi fiasco: Now Colors channel pulls out of meet

Another key sponsor of the Wharton Indian Economic Forum (WIEF) has pulled out of the prestigious annual meet in the wake of the organiser's decision to cancel a key-note address by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Was UPenn President behind the Wharton decision to drop Modi?

The decision to withdraw Narendra Modi as a keynote speaker at the Wharton India Economic Forum was no easy one. The President of University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Amy Gutmann, whose family fled Nazi Germany, could have influenced the decision.

Kejriwal not replacing Modi at Wharton, had received invite earlier

The invite was sent to the activist turned politician a week before the Gujarat Chief Minister's speech was cancelled at the business school.

Wharton, Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal: Key developments

Wharton India Economic Forum has dropped Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from its list of keynote speakers. Here are the key developments in the case.

Will deliver Wharton speech while fasting: Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will deliver a keynote address via video conferencing at the Wharton India Business Summit.

Beyond Wharton: Can Modi continue to ignore his critics?

Modi perhaps reasons that the riots of 2002 are a closed chapter, and he has nothing to account for. But the efficacy of that approach may be tested more virulently in the year ahead as he goes national.

Modi gets to play lion while Wharton Forum is chicken

Narendra Modi's opponents have every right to object to his speaking at the Wharton forum. But by disinviting him, while still claiming to be "extremely impressed" by him, the India Economic Forum looks like they ducking a debate and letting Modi play the martyr.