Will Wayanad give a landslide win to Priyanka?

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra prioritised Wayanad with relentless...

Pakistan and Bangladesh establish direct maritime link

Pakistan and Bangladesh’s direct maritime link signals...

Institutions die in a ‘democratic’ Bengal

The state lives in a post-truth era....

Gaurie Dwivedi

China is buying more Russian coal. Why is America silent?

USA poked India when it bought more Russian oil, but is silent as China buys more Russian coal. Ever since the Ukraine crisis started, New...

In 2020, China was unmasked

In 2021, to counter China—a superpower in a hurry—the world needs a new roadmap. On 26 December 1991, the Cold War officially came to an...

Biden’s ‘liberal’ credentials will be tested on Uyghur issue

Lecturing India will be seen as mere rhetoric.   There is a good chance that when you read this, the US elections may still have not...

Large-scale inoculation needed to revive growth

‘Growth in deep negative territory is due to the long nationwide lockdown’.   The Indian economy slowed considerably during the third and fourth quarters of FY20...

Struggling global economy needs more stimulus, but govts running out of options

Economic data now brings more gloom than ever before. The global party that started from 2009 and saw high growth levels on the back...

Will closer India-US ties break the ice on thorny trade issues?

A limited deal needs to be a starting point for accepting changed geo-political realities in a post-Covid world.   2020 has been a year of resets,...

Mumbai missing opportunity to become Asia’s financial hub

Unlike India, Singapore and Japan are wooing global capital with massive incentives.   Hong Kong is on the cusp of major changes. Changes that the present...

Reducing China exposure will require a big reset

New Delhi should be prepared for short term economic damage.   In the last one week, India and China relations have seen a setback of over...

Hong Kong’s status as global financial hub stands to be permanently altered

Worsening Sino-American relations and China’s rising authoritarianism are bound to impact how funds flow into Hong Kong.   Hong Kong is everything that Mainland China is...

Will China crumble under its own debt pile?

2020 could see the collapse of China’s financial system.   By now all experts concur that post coronavirus, the world economy will not be the same...

Twin terror attacks in Kabul expose US-Taliban peace deal

May strengthen Pakistan, which is facing possible disintegration.   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump—who is being criticised in the United States for his far from...

Hikes in alcohol, petrol prices are irrational

Government should not try to make up for zero industrial activity by hiking prices; middle class will pay for additional taxes only if a...

New Delhi must send food aid as post-Covid goodwill gesture

India can become the world’s granary amidst anti-China sentiment. The one lesson India can learn from Beijing in the coronavirus epidemic is to reach out...

‘India doing relatively well compared to other parts of the world’

IMF India Chief Ranil Salgado says that those involved in the informal economy need to be given more and need to be helped more.   Coronavirus...

The new economic world order post Covid-19

Heavily indebted China cannot afford shuttered factories. This piece comes at a time when the death toll from coronavirus is mounting, both in India and...

Covid puts spotlight on health infra around the world

India should take this as a chance to overhaul its healthcare sector. New Delhi: As the world battles coronavirus and with the death toll continuing...

Covid-hit global economy sends SOS to governments

Policymakers’ hurried response may not lift growth.   The last fortnight has witnessed mayhem and panic, across the world. The coronavirus pandemic—which has taken over 11,000...

Lessons for Indian banking from Yes Bank’s failure

It is time for regulators to rely more on research based advance warning indicators.   Indian banking seems to be moving from one crisis to another,...

Coronavirus causes global market meltdown

Are fears justified of world economy losing $1trillion due to coronavirus? What began a few weeks ago as relatively tepid concerns regarding the spread of...

Why are telecom firms cutting their India call?

The government’s insistence on recovery of dues will lead to sector meltdown.   The headwinds in Indian telecom have never been as strong as they look...

CAA protests are essentially about Ram Temple and Article 370: David Frawley

‘The Delhi result is not due to CAA but due to freebies being offered. Globally, governments cannot give grants just like that. In India,...

India’s culture of freebies powers electoral fortunes

All economists agree freebies violate basic principles of economics and statecraft. The Delhi mandate, which brought back Arvind Kejriwal with a thumping majority, reveals once...

Coronavirus will hit global economy hard

Indian consumers of electronics will feel the pinch; the crisis is bound to accelerate the ‘Shift Factories Out Of China’ discourse.   There are jitters being...

Proper implementation key to Budget success

New Delhi: In the longest Budget speech in Independent India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman aimed to outline India’s roadmap for economic revival and growth....

Dear Ms Gita Gopinath, CAA stir unlikely to impact the India story

Investors may stay away from India for reasons other than the CAA protests.   Ever since the Citizenship Act, 1955 was amended in December 2019, protests...

‘DIAF projected India as a cultural superpower’

Bharatanatyam dancer and organiser of the Delhi International Arts Festival (DIAF), Pratibha Prahlad speaks to Gauri Dwivedi about why she has decided to shelve...

FM’s infra plan needs a deep corporate bond market

The government has set the agenda for 2020, which if one has to sum up in one word is “pump-priming”. On the last day...

2020 should usher in new era of policy measures

Overhaul of education, revamp of export strategy and getting 50% farmers out of farming should be part of revival roadmap.   It is the last Sunday...

Budget 2020 may see emphasis on infra financing

New Delhi: Grappling with a protracted economic slowdown, the NDA government has pushed the pedal on infrastructure with a clear focus on big ticket...

Boris Johnson good news for India-UK ties?

A free trade deal, extradition of Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya are just starting points for a renewed India-UK partnership under a stronger Boris...

Onion politics contrary to economic principle

Onion politics contrary to economic principle   The humble onion—the staple diet in almost every Indian household—has given sleepless nights to our netas who have shed...

What is needed to revive the economy?

Time to consider bold ideas like income tax cuts to boost growth.   Second quarter GDP figures were released this week and since several analysts had...

Will the proposed bill protect our personal data?

The government can process even sensitive personal data without consent, for ‘functions of the state’.     Not so long back, India summoned Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO,...

Bureaucracy’s status quo mindset hurting India

The government’s immense political capital should give confidence to babus to take bold measures.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in less than six months of his...

Will FM’s revival plan for realty aid ailing sector?

Once the money comes to some projects, it will unclog the financial system.   There has been widespread acknowledgement of the slowdown in the real estate...

India wants 5G, but first save the telecom sector

Telecom was once a sunshine industry but is now struggling to stay afloat   This writer was present when India’s first 3G commercial rollout happened. It...

Poorly negotiated RCEP won’t allow India to become $5 trillion economy

The RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) is an ambitious trade bloc that comprises 16 countries—10 of the ASEAN and six others which includes India...

Does India need 1,500 cooperative banks?

For RBI to regulate the UCBs, it needs more teeth and manpower.     In the last few days, one has seen several heart-wrenching videos of...

Performers like Ranjana Gauhar are adding a new dimension to Odissi

The classical dance form Odissi is evolving with the times as more and more dancers incorporate elements of drama and storytelling into their performances....

RBI not solely responsible for growth, big ticket measures needed from North Block

The big question policymakers need to answer is despite repeated rate cuts, why growth is not picking up.     The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has...

Future data points will be key for the economy

Second quarter results for India Inc will give a sense of how soon a turnaround will happen.     New Delhi: Indian markets have seen a huge...

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