BUSINESS
What Indian public sector units must do to remain meaningful
Public sector capital expenditure remains a major tool in the hands of the government to propel the economy forward
BUSINESS
Canada can become the new Shangri-La for Indian IT
The idea of looking away from the US is not confined to non-US companies. A few Silicon Valley startups are thinking of shifting a part of their development teams to Canada.
BUSINESS
Realism and flexibility will deliver rail privatisation
International experience of rail privatization has been mixed
BUSINESS
The wrong way to go about curbing imports from China
Let the axe first fall on low quality non-essential imports like cheap toys. Then have a graded strategy of domestic manufacturing of items according to how important they are and what scope there is for value addition
BUSINESS
Farm sector holds promise amid coronavirus gloom
Contrary to manufacturing and services, the prospects for the agricultural sector are now looking distinctly bright
BUSINESS
US visas: Trump lets politics decide economics
The practice of delivering on software projects at client locations by importing engineers is declining as a lot of the jobs earlier done by such people are being automated
BUSINESS
Creating jobs for migrant workers back home is a welcome move
BUSINESS
Interest during moratorium: Banks’ imperative vs court’s sentiment
The position of the Indian regulator is that while repayment during moratorium is postponed, the interest clock keeps ticking
BUSINESS
Boycotts and joining global supply chains don’t go together
India’s business leaders, enthused by the government’s decision to open up sectors stretching from coal mining to space to atomic energy, should simply go forward and invest.
BUSINESS
Listen to Rajiv Bajaj carefully
BUSINESS
Forget Swadeshi, be efficient
Atmanirbharta, or self-reliance, comes from manufacturing efficiency so that import competition can be met head on and bested.
BUSINESS
The government is poorly served by its senior law officer
The willingness of the government to listen, learn and go forward will earn it appreciation.
POLITICS
India China border tensions will likely ease
China is out to signal that Covid-19 has not weakened it and no attempt must be made to take advantage of a perceived chink in its armour
ECONOMY
Hard times for startups only temporary
Two sectors which have, in fact, improved their prospects as a result of the pandemic and lockdown are healthcare and edtech
MARKETS
A huge step forward in agriculture
These reforms will not only professionalise the entire value chain but also allow the farmer to access both capital and technology to modernise farming.
ECONOMY
Why oversell schemes which can stand on their own feet
Perhaps the most glaring omission is immediate measures on a war footing needed to get off the highways migrant workers still walking back home
POLICY
The politics behind the drastic changes in labour laws
To do away with the laws altogether amounts to throwing the baby out with the bathwater
