Thirty years ago, the transition from a Congress-centric political system began as Hindu qua Hindu mobilisation got under way. The quarter-century that followed was an
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Modi reigns supreme: Now the Indian economy waits for his attention | Business Standard News
If Narendra Modi’s 2014 popular mandate was India’s biggest in three decades, his 2019 re-election is an even bigger feat. Votes are still being counted,
Modi reigns supreme: Now the Indian economy waits for his attention | Business Standard News
If Narendra Modi’s 2014 popular mandate was India’s biggest in three decades, his 2019 re-election is an even bigger feat. Votes are still being counted,
Jobs to infra: India Inc hopes for economic revival under NDA 2.0 | Business Standard News
A decisive mandate for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday has raised expectations of a higher pace of economic reforms. Coming a day after the United Nations (UN)
Don’t forget political economy issues – The Hindu BusinessLine
The government that will come to power after today’s counting of votes will have its economic tasks cut out. There are a number of issues
Modi owns the win and the aftermath | analysis | Hindustan Times
On Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) stormed to power in a victory whose magnitude was presaged by exit polls, but
FinMin prepares 100-day agenda for new government; focus on boosting economy, investment – The Economic Times
Macroeconomic stability will guide India’s high growth trajectory. With the Lok Sabha election process coming to an end, the finance ministry has prepared 100-day agenda for the
Irrespective of which party gets power, next govt to focus on land, labour reforms, export promotion, says Goldman Sachs report – The Financial Express
Land and labour reforms, privatisation and export promotion would be at the top of agenda of the new government irrespective of which party or coalition
The eight failures of the Modi government–Times of India
With a resounding political 2014 mandate, historically low oil prices and unprecedented average growth rates between 2004-2014, the Modi government had no excuses for performing
Rajiv Kumar: We need to get NBFC, HFC sector back on its feet: Rajiv Kumar, Niti Aayog – The Economic Times
Focus more strongly on agro processing exports, tourism, health and education to create more employment for our young people, said Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog, in
A second balance sheet deleveraging | Business Standard Column
This time round, it is the promoters who are grappling with intense liquidity shock In India, over the past few years, we have seen an
Warning signals from the external front – The Hindu BusinessLine
As if all the bad news from the domestic economy were not enough, foreign trade data suggest worrisome trends on the external front as well.
India needs a few mega banks to compete globally: CEA Krishnamurthy V Subramanian – The Economic Times
The Finance Ministry has been saying that India needs fewer and mega banks. Batting for PSU banks’ consolidation, Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy V Subramanian has
Getting credit flows back will be next government’s challenge – The Financial Express
Banks have now been cleaning up their balance sheets for close to three years after the asset quality review process started in 2016. It was
Don’t drag India into US-China trade war – The Financial Express
By Atman Trivedi First China. Now India? In recent months, US president Donald Trump has made clear that the trade war will reach beyond the
An under-performing economy makes a very fertile ground for populism | Business Standard Column
Once the dust raised by the elections has settled, a new government will have to deal with the economic slowdown. The issue to focus on
Is China manipulating its currency? | Business Standard Column
United States President Donald Trump has often been critical of China for weakening its currency, the yuan, which helps Chinese exporters. Even after assuming charge as president Mr Trump has called China “the
India must correct the imbalance arising from financial exclusion | analysis | Hindustan Times
With the aim of achieving economic growth, various initiatives were undertaken, both by the public and the private sector, to bring large swathes of the
Exports weak, again | Business Standard Editorials
The official data on India’s balance of trade for April has been released, and it makes for disquieting reading. While exports may have grown in April as
Game of brinkmanship – The Hindu BusinessLine
What started off as a trade war between the US and China is rapidly hurtling towards a Cold War kind of clash, with President Trump