The crisis in Congress-ruled Punjab arose due to Navjot Singh Sidhu’s restlessness turning into a potential rebellion, the AAP’s reported growth in the state, and Chief Minister Amrinder Singh’s insistence on cornering all glory
The hype about this long-awaited corporate tax deal would be justified if it averted a costly tax and trade war
History will judge the bubblets of 2021 by what they leave behind, not just by how far they correct from here, says Ruchir Sharma
What works in the US and western world does not necessarily work in India.
It makes sense for investors to get into the microfinance sector now and wait for the second wave to recede, as it has already started doing, and valuations to pick up again
Trying to push inflation down to the 4 per cent level has a cost by way of lower growth
With the G7 agreement on a global minimum corporate tax rate, we could be seeing a new phase of Karl Polanyi’s ‘double movement’
What started as a curiosity soon morphed into a passion and is now a mission for three high schoolers — to map the lost, as well as threatened, water bodies in and around Chennai
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
The absence of Indian representation in San José has inhibited people-to-people contacts which provide oxygen for relations with other Hispanic countries
Sasikala is planning to return to active politics at a time when both Palaniswami and Panneerselvam have started pulling the AIADMK in opposite directions
The intense nature of the COVID-19 second wave has prompted the RBI to increase its dovish hold and to do ‘whatever it takes’ to support economic recovery
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The most important line in the MPC resolution is this: “At this juncture, policy support from all sides – fiscal, monetary and sectoral – is required to nurture recovery and expedite return to normalcy”
Overnight, people have stopped spending on restaurants, airfares and other lockdown-restricted activities due to COVID hit
FAO index shows edible oils take the crown for price increases. At home, edible oil and sugar prices have risen sharply on the back of global movement while other food items are showing benign trends
As existing research stands, the alleged risks said to be associated with 5G technology are exaggerated
The Indian unit of Sumitomo has received approval to supply 5 proprietary products to parent company. More such opportunities are in the pipeline
For agriculture, what really matters is the geographical spread and timing of rainfall during the season
Retail real estate could see a similar kind of investment as in commercial leases, provided the laws are in place and rental yields are meaningful
Removal of bottlenecks, factor market reforms and free trade pacts are key to boosting outbound shipments of employment-generating products
The policy is unlikely to work and with the right policies, India has a shot at gaining traction as a low-wage investment destination
Making other governments agree to a global minimum tax is critical to Biden’s goal of raising the corporate tax rate in the United States to 28% from 21%
There exists a vast middle ground of overlooked young tech companies that are definitely not winners but are not losers, either
China’s population continues to be the largest in the world. Its three-child shift means global advocates of family planning and contraceptive use have to rethink the way they will approach China
