opinion

A trade war with China would hurt India more

Given the size and nature of trade, waging a trade war against China by boycotting its goods to avenge a border dispute is an idea that would likely hurt Indian interests far more than Chinese

UTI AMC need not worry about timing the market to list

A good company will always attract quality investors

Needed: Clearer communication on the Galwan face-off

The government can do better in conveying its positions and against an adversary that has the well-oiled propaganda apparatus and diplomatic presence and resources across the world.

Swasth app — A healthy initiative

The technology platform has the potential to transform the rickety health care system in the country

Chart of the Day | Where does India stack up in IMF’s growth projections?

Despite a small fiscal stimulus, India’s overall fiscal deficit is projected at 12.1 percent of GDP this year

Jumpstart the economy — Revive consumer demand

Unless the ‘powers that be’ create an enabling environment for lenders to extend credit, the enhanced liquidity will remain parked with the RBI.

Opinion | Estimating Chinese casualties in Galwan

Going by the displacement of ambulances and helicopters on the Chinese side, the number could be as low as 16 and as high as 96 casualties. It is, however, impossible to say how many of these resulted in fatalities

Yes Bank interest default a warning on what rising NPAs could do

The expected sharp rise in NPAs brings two inter-linked issues to the fore. One is the need to augment bank capital. Second, we need to conclusively address the bad loan issue so that lending gains traction and supports the economic recovery.

Chart of the Day: China flexes its steel muscle

While ex-China the world’s steel output declined by 22.2percent, China’s output rose by 4.2percent

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

Chart of the Day | Unemployment rate falls to pre-COVID levels

Falling unemployment shows that economy is picking up

India-China border tension | A peek into China’s forceful brand of diplomacy

While China brags about a shared dream and prosperity, the spectre of rancour it puts on display threatens self-inflicting damage

The link between low growth, high stock prices, increasing debt and trade wars

Economists have said the ‘savings glut of the rich’ lowers aggregate demand and limits the size of the market

Chart of the Day | How we fed the dragon

China’s share in our total imports was at an all-time high in 2015-16

Flash PMIs show major developed economies continued to shrink in June

Output and demand are still falling, but no longer collapsing

Home developers caught between high costs and the need to drop prices 

Will residential property prices see a steep correction soon?

Trump’s visa ban | It's politics over economics

India, in all likelihood, will downplay this move of the Trump administration. It can only hope that the US will eventually take into account the long-term benefits of H-1B visa for its own competitiveness and technological superiority

Why a complete boycott of Chinese goods is not possible

Currently China’s presence in the Indian market is huge, and we cannot — at least for the moment — wish it away. What is required are structural reforms and appropriate policy interventions across sectors

Is China facing a Xi Jinping-Li Keqiang rivalry amidst a job crisis?

Xi Jinping would not want Li Keqiang, who has experience in tackling the 2009 H1N1 virus outbreak, to garner an image as the hero of the current COVID-19 crisis. This is why Xi’s allies are picking holes in Li’s call to revive the stall economy

The lessons from Zerodha’s ESOP buyback

Zerodha, along with other brokers who have adopted new technologies, have been among the few beneficiaries of the lockdown

Is SEBI toothless when it comes to insider trading cases?

Cracking down on insider trading is such an uphill task that SEBI almost always comes short. The number of insider trading convictions that have stood up to scrutiny before the Appellate Tribunal is negligible