For work from home to continue beyond COVID, the regulatory framework must change
Regulations must address questions such as whether an employee’s home can be considered as an extended worksite, the questions of employee privacy and employer liability
Protests or vandalism? Don’t kill the golden goose of private enterprise
It’s a simple fact that for faster growth and an improvement in incomes, we need non-farm manufacturing jobs to grow in India, including Punjab. Agriculture can support only so many people and we need to move workers to better productive sectors
2021 may see more confrontation between SEBI and market participants
The year 2020 once again proved that SEBI has been reactive to events rather than proactive
Forecasting the world in 2021
FT writers share their predictions for the New Year, from the availability and take-up of Covid-19 vaccines to the fortunes of the S&P 500
Corporate warriors who battled on through COVID-19
The pandemic brought to the fore companies that rose to the challenge
The risks facing industrial metals in 2021
While 2020 was an unexpectedly good year, for that to continue in 2021 many stars need to align
Peaceful protest is a democratic right, but vandalism hurts India’s image
The Punjab vandalism coupled with the hooliganism at the Apple factory at Kolar send a wrong message to global entrepreneurs who wish to be part of India’s growth story. It shows that the Indian state is incapable of safeguarding private property
Krugman writes: 2020 was the year Reaganism died
For the lesson of 2020 is that in a crisis, and to some extent even in calmer times, the government can do a lot to improve people’s lives
For now, a middle ground in Indian healthcare
Make private investment in healthcare work more and better
Is work from home here to stay?
The trend set off by the pandemic may scale down, but not disappear
Why obituaries for the bull market in bonds might be premature
A net 76 per cent of fund managers surveyed recently by Bank of America expect a steeper yield curve of long-term rates rising above those for short-term debt
DLF: Gearing up to ride the next realty wave in residential segment
Tailwinds from the government’s incentives towards affordable housing, property price correction in key metro cities, lowest interest rates and ample liquidity in the system are factors that point to improving sales prospects in the quarters ahead
Here’s how retail traders can join the algo bandwagon
While one can learn algo trading, those who do not have the inclination or time to learn can look for SEBI approved algo system providers
Interview | Decline may continue in Q3, but expect decent growth in Q4, says Satyan Jambunathan, CFO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
ICICI Prudential is targeting doubling of value of new business (VNB) by FY2023
The Age of Uncertainty | The six trends for 2021
Despite the development of effective vaccines, it will not be business as usual. Here are six trends that will define 2021
Vilifying private enterprise threatens to push back India to the 70s
The first thing economic growth requires is trust, stability and law and order. If India continues on the path of political opportunism and populism pandering to one set of private producers' unjust demands, it is doomed to be trapped forever in the low-income category
Driving away investors with acts of violence is the surest way to keep India poor
Big business is welcome so long as it operates within the rules. The government must reach out to the public and explain that it is such large groups with their large investments that can help transform India faster
The year inequality became less visible, and more visible than ever
Historians are watching this moment with a fraught question: Will there emerge a broader demand for structural reforms to address inequality, or a further retreat by the affluent from its problems?
The gospel of hydrogen power
The hydrogen-driven car is as quiet to drive as any other electric, it requires little maintenance and, because it doesn’t carry 1,200 pounds of batteries, has a performance edge
A theory of (almost) everything for financial markets
Finance has a tendency to take all trends too far, and passive investing will undoubtedly prove no different
Is India really a global climate leader?
India ranks in several climate change performance studies, but that’s owing to its ambitious renewable energy and energy efficiency targets. It must recognise the role of nature-based solutions to adapt to climate change's adverse effects and foster climate resilience
2021: What technology offers
There are three clear-cut areas in which WFH can make a huge and lasting impact, given the right policy and planning — IT outsourcing, youth empowerment and urbanisation
Interview | We expect 7-8 per cent returns for Asian equities from current levels by end-2021: Chetan Seth of Nomura
The Japanese bank’s Asia-Pacific regional equity strategist points out the key risks to equities: disappointment on vaccine efficacy, liquidity risks and regulations
It’s time to stop the demonisation of big business
The transformation of India from a nation of peasants and petty producers into a modern economy can only be done with the help of big business.
