Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/union-budget-2025-more-of-the-same-with-similar-outcomes-expected-125012600810_1.html Every single feature of India’s lower middle-income status remains intact Budget Listen to This Article Many people seem to be bewildered by the
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Rate cut alone may not boost growth, economists tell RBI top brass | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/rate-cut-alone-may-not-boost-growth-economists-tell-rbi-top-brass-125012600519_1.html Say durable liquidity infusion needed to reinvigorate economy; bank CEOs to meet RBI officials today Listen to This Article Most economists who met
Fiscal health check: NITI Aayog’s initiative will inform policymaking | Editorial Comment – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/fiscal-health-check-niti-aayog-s-initiative-will-inform-policymaking-125012600789_1.html The FHI covers 18 large states and has been developed with a focus on five sub-indices: The quality of expenditure, revenue mobilisation, fiscal
A sagging India story: Budget 2025 aims to revive flagging momentum
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/a-sagging-india-story-budget-2025-aims-to-revive-flagging-momentum-125012600801_1.html Overenthusiasm about India was so 2024 Illustration: Ajaya Mohanty Listen to This Article In the past weeks and months, it appears that a
Opportunity, risks for India in Quad’s Trump card to counter China
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/opportunity-risks-for-india-in-quad-s-trump-card-to-counter-china-125012700005_1.html Grouping’s first meeting under new US President reaffirms its commitment to Indo-Pacific security, though experts flag concerns, writes Bhaswar Kumar External Affairs Minister
Four days, countless headlines: How Donald Trump changed the game again | World News – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/four-days-countless-headlines-how-donald-trump-changed-the-game-again-125012500414_1.html In four days, Donald Trump signed major orders, changed key US policies, and announced decisions that caught attention at home and around the
RBI asks banks to use tool that identifies phone numbers to curb fraud | Personal Finance – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/finance/personal-finance/rbi-asks-banks-to-uses-tool-that-identifies-phone-numbers-to-curb-fraud-125012400390_1.html Regulator asks financial institutions to use special number series for promotional voice calls fraud The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines for
A Budget beyond popcorn: Focus on capex and consumer-driven growth
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/a-budget-beyond-popcorn-focus-on-capex-and-consumer-driven-growth-125012600502_1.html The government needs to spend more on capex and allow consumers to have money in their pockets if it wants growth. Let’s focus
Inflation matrix: On the numbers and trends – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/inflation-matrix-on-the-numbers-and-trends/article69108854.ece December’s price rise numbers do not ring in enough relief In the final inflation print before the Union Budget for 2025-26 is presented,
Capex quandary: On the economic data, policy – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/capex-quandary-on-the-economic-data-policy/article69120257.ece Private investments remain tentative amid growth concerns Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre has been using public capital expenditure on infrastructure to pump
Race for AI domination – Opinion News | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/race-for-ai-domination/3723221/ Stargate is part of US-China tech battle, but India should also look at foundational AI development. India’s reliance on US technology is evident,
Time for India to break out of AI slumber – Opinion News | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/nbsptime-for-india-to-break-out-of-ai-slumber/3724406/ The US-led restrictions on AI technology access should serve India a wake-up call to prioritise the technology as a national security imperative. The
*******Tax disputes: India’s struggle with amnesty schemes – Opinion News | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/tax-disputes-indias-struggle-with-amnesty-schemes/3725411/ As amnesties have limited utility, simplified rules and an efficient resolution mechanism will help. The backlog of appeals at various layers of tax
IT majors should prepare for AI, focus less on margins – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/it-majors-should-prepare-for-ai-focus-less-on-margins/article69127525.ece Long-term growth amid AI disruption may require companies to compromise on margins and free cash flows, to ratchet up investments in intellectual property
India, world should be prepared for economic churn – The Hindu BusinessLine
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Inflation bugbear – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/inflation-bugbear/article69120652.ece Imported inflation complicates policy response Diehard optimists would say that retail inflation is trending gently downwards — but the fact is that it