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Budget 2021 | Focus areas for scripting auto sector’s recovery story
India’s automobile industry has the potential to be the third-largest auto market in the world, and an important pillar for India to become a $5 trillion economy — Budget reforms will play a key role in it
Budget 2021 must focus on policies that attract FDI
We need to understand that FDI is not just a capital injection but package of technology and expertise, which is required to steer the Indian economy
Has the good run for FMCG stocks ended?
In the past one month, the FMCG sector index has underperformed the broad market. What gives?
Budget Chart Point | The need to push bank credit growth
A strong banking sector is needed to push economic growth
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Interview | Our recovery bet is more on US small caps than India, says Mark Matthews of Julius Baer
Markets would prefer a return to a smaller deficit of 5-5.5 percent, says Julius Baer’s head of Asia Research
Ruchir Sharma writes: Dear Joe Biden, deficits still matter
The new President’s plans for more stimulus risk exacerbating inequality and low productivity growth

Articles republished from the Financial Times
Book Review | The dirty underbelly of Indian development
The picture the author paints is at wide variance with the image we have of India as a vibrant emerging power
Budget 2021 must chart the cash course for infrastructure
Focus should be on the financing needs of big-ticket core projects for their successful execution
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Adani Group gets cash boost from stake sale to Total, but is it enough?
Stake sale to Total sets a benchmark for Adani Green Energy’s market valuation. Proceeds from the sale can help the group fund capex and reduce pledges of shares
Paul Krugman writes: Who’s radical now? The case of minimum wages
Once upon a time there was a near-consensus among economists that minimum wages substantially reduced employment. But that was long ago
Yellen readies big changes for Treasury
Yellen’s support for a large stimulus package comes as Biden prepares to push through a $1.9 trillion relief plan once he assumes the presidency
Economic Recovery | Overdo and reality
Conflicting signs and incomplete information aggravate demand uncertainties
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Budget Chart Point | Pushing infrastructure
The Budget must announce laws to encourage private and foreign capital participation in infrastructure creation
‘The ambitions are New Deal scale’: Why Joe Biden needs big, early victories
Biden is no stranger to tough starts, given that he became vice-president to Barack Obama at the height of the financial crisis

Articles republished from the Financial Times

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout | Lessons Joe Biden can learn from Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed determination to demonstrate effective and reliable leadership in a time of crisis. He positioned himself as a modern-day CEO of the country and showed what good governance looks like
Budget 2021: Look beyond the fiscal deficit
The government has been supporting the economy for years with high deficits, much before the pandemic
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Do we need a new Development Financial Institution?
India’s inability to develop bond markets, which finance infrastructure worldwide, has again tilted the talks towards another DFI
COVID-19 pandemic is aiding Indian IT in more ways than one
Offshore mix at Infosys and Wipro reached record levels last quarter. With customers more amenable to remote delivery, offshoring is estimated to remain high, aiding IT companies' profit margins
The limitations of India’s EdTech startups
Despite the giddy valuations they command, most Indian EdTech players have restricted themselves to low-hanging fruits
Most major economies are shrinking. Not China’s.
The Chinese economy has improved steadily, finishing the year with growth of 6.5% in the past three months compared to the same period in 2019
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Will Budget 2021 increase India’s consumption power?
While Budget 2021 will be presented in uncertain times, it provides an excellent opportunity to the government to leave a mark on the lives of taxpayers
Budget 2021 | Expectations to boost insurance sector and encourage long-term savings
The life insurance industry plays a key role of providing social security to Indians. The importance of a safety net in the form of insurance cover gained immense prominence in 2020
China’s Covert Operations | Closer scrutiny on university grants and language institutions is welcome
Closer scrutiny is needed for 369 private universities and another 46 deemed universities, not to mention the several hundreds of private institutions which are more than willing to accept money from anywhere
Budget Chart Point | Will subsidies buck the recent trend?
Deregulation of petrol and diesel prices as well as low oil prices which helped reduced the cooking gas subsidy reduced the overall subsidy burden as a proportion of GDP
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10 factors that will impact West Bengal elections
The BJP has painted the TMC with the minority appeasement brush. With the Muslims backing Mamata Banerjee, there is a high probability of the Hindus standing with the BJP

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