The nation can play a big part in shaping the world’s future but its internal challenges are formidable
Budget 2024-25: The BJP-led Centre is known for not making monumental announcements in Union Budgets, but this year they have their work cut out for them. It has to come up with something to pacify all stakeholders and also find a way to uplift the economy
New Delhi should make the best use of the current momentum in global trade to ratchet up exports
Retail loans are turning into a worry. While the RBI’s repeated warnings to banks over their retail lending spree has helped slow growth somewhat, it is still considered high. The same applies to even the non-banking sector
Budget 2024-25: GST Council recommended change in CGST to regularise short-levy of tax. But tax payers can’t claim refunds for excess payments. Budget can set it right
Today’s illegal loan apps are nothing but tech-enabled avatars of the old local moneylenders
Budget 2024-25: Apart from higher allocation, the Budget could address some issues on taxation for both the developer and buyer of homes, to sustain housing demand
The prime minister’s Russia visit could offer clues to how he intends to leverage foreign affairs in his third term
#RSSFACTS | A circular barring government servants from joining RSS was contested in the legislative council and the British lost. The Sangh maintained that it is aloof from politics and has no hatred for any other institution. A stance it has kept till date
Repeat of positive market outcome from former president’s first term is certainly possible
Congestion at global container ports is nearing COVID levels, leading to spikes in shipping costs and clouding the outlook for corporate bottom lines and the economy
The first-year budget of a new government typically sets the roadmap for the policies that follow. Budget 2024 needs to draw a blue-print for areas that need immediate attention
The revised BOT guidelines, which incorporate learnings from past failures and relatively flat book-to-bill ratio of large developers, are expected to lure developers into road projects
With a two-thirds weightage in the Nifty, a sustainable rally cannot be expected unless banking stocks continue to rise
NBFCs would face multiple pressure points, from margins to asset quality this year
With subsidy bill in check, the government should step up focus on nano urea and expansion of domestic manufacturing capacity base
Power asymmetry is neutralised and even nuclear equilibrium is unsettled. Humans, however, are victims regardless of the side they are on. Drone technology’s consequence depends on our choices
According to the KLEMS database, total employment in the Indian economy increased by as much as 46.7 million in 2023-24, up from 19.2 million in 2022-23. In 2020-21, during the depths of the pandemic, the database says 31.2 million jobs were added
Japanese group is up against unprecedented competition from Chinese battery manufacturers
It’s time the party do what the Biden administration should have done from the beginning and showcase the vice president’s value
French voters’ “non” to Le Pen sets up a duel for a new coalition
Eating is now just a secondary habit, yet we consume more. It's no longer about three meals a day but giving in more often to our craving
Worrying signs in the labor market mean the Fed’s July meeting will point to policy easing sooner rather than later
#Sanghnomics: Samyak Vikas or right development means fulfilling physical and psychological needs and leading towards the spiritual fulfilment individually. The goal is to move to a happy, contented, prosperous society leading to the common weal
Central bank should use the summer to address issues key to America’s economic wellbeing and global financial stability
