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The Green Pivot: Will the IPCC report bring the world out of the climate coma?
Unless adequate funding is ensured, the world will fail to avert a climate catastrophe, which will be disastrous for a developing nation such as India
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How effective will Japan’s Indo-Pacific initiative be?
India seeks to cooperate for an architecture that ensures peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region without any aggressive stance
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IREDA listing plan — A chance to plug into triple benefits
Given the current volatile market condition in the market, DIPAM will have to harness all its skills to get the IPO pricing right
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Aatmanirbhar in defence: Spot the chinks in the armour
An international report reveals that India was the largest arms importer between 2018 and 2022 despite its drive to achieve self-reliance in defence production
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Will G20 pay heed to Narendra Modi’s wake-up call?
The outcome of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting underscores the crisis that multilateralism faces in today’s world
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Asian drama — Heavyweight India lightweight in impact
Lowy Asia Power Index is a wake-up call for India to explore ways to leverage its strengths and increase its clout in the Asia-Pacific region
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FTA fetish — Are we on the right track?
India can use the model followed by some of the East and South-east Asian nations to morph into top exporting nations
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Will the GST Council be able to think big and bold?
Resolution of long-pending issues at the February 18 meeting will be a pointer to the GST Council’s intent to move ahead with wider reforms
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Economic Survey 2023: Tackling the trade challenge
The Survey has aptly articulated the headwinds to India’s exports; the real task is to take the appropriate measures to give a leg-up to outbound shipments
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Need to plug the pain points in power play
Collective effort is needed to ensure a seamless transition towards an economically viable and environmentally sustainable power sector
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Tackling unemployment — a job we haven’t met
The job market in India belies other indicators that suggest the economy is on a healthy rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic
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Right energisers in Budget 2023 can charge up green capex
Energy transition is a huge investment opportunity if the government can provide the appropriate incentives
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The conflict course in coal import
Mandatory blending of imported coal by thermal power plants is a stop-gap solution to the country’s bigger problem of efficient energy management
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A tweak in trade diplomacy that can add heft to India-US ties
Being accommodative in the bilateral relationship can help New Delhi deepen commercial engagements with Washington at a time India’s export growth is losing momentum
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What will it take for India to restore G20’s old glory?
During its presidency, India should craft the agenda in such a way that G20 once again becomes an effective platform for global economic and financial cooperation
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GST buoyancy poses a welcome challenge for Budget 2023 maths
In the Union Budget 2023, the Centre must weigh the GST imponderables carefully before making optimistic revenue projections for the next fiscal based on higher collections in FY2022-23
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The Green Pivot: Clean power play — A bitter-sweet punch of three Ps
Unless performance picks up, India’s clean power goals can get short-circuited despite promises and potential
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Exports need navigational aid to sail through choppy waters
Growth in India’s outbound shipments has slowed because of geopolitics and the global economic milieu; the government needs to cobble up steps to give a boost to exports and rein in the fiscal deficit
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Can the GST Council walk the FM talk?
Nirmala Sitharaman is seeking ways to widen the GST tax base with support from the state governments. This is imperative to improve revenue buoyancy, as is efforts to curb tax evasion
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Renewable energy rush fails to illuminate solar parks
The government must plug glitches in the solar park scheme quickly so that it can play an effective role in India’s energy transition
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Green Pivot: World Bank study on India — a wake-up call for climate finance?
A report, prepared under the aegis of the World Bank, highlights the catastrophic impact of climate on India while citing investment opportunities that the crisis throws up. But where will the finance come from to give shape to such opportunities?
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Gig is big in jobs — Is the shift transient or permanent?
Flexi-staffing is gaining momentum in India even as the overall employment scenario remains worrisome; challenges need to be addressed
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DESH Bill — Implementation delayed is investment denied
Inter-ministerial differences over the proposed legislation should be resolved quickly to ensure that India does not miss on the China-plus opportunity
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Import checks | Quality on lips, China on mind
Focus on quality is good if it doesn’t become a non-tariff tool to stall imports, especially from one particular nation; R&D spending must go up to make Indian products globally competitive
