opinion

Forget delisting; MNCs should consider listing their subsidiaries in India

India, being a high growth market, adds growth and valuation support to the parent company.

Amazon is hungry for more in India

The Jeff Bezos-owned e-commerce firm wants more of the consumers' wallet in India, and food delivery is just one more ingredient.

Sebi wants companies to come clean on COVID-19’s impact

A Sebi circular is nudging listed companies to disclose the impact of COVID-19 on their operations, to ensure all investors have equal access to information

Urban Spaces | Migrant workers remain invisible in India and China

While political systems, level of State capacity and trajectory of development may vary, cities in China and India have retained many common threads of socio-spatial exclusion of migrant workers

Urgently needed: A COVID-like response to fight climate change

Improvements in greenhouse gas levels and air pollution may have a short lifespan unless governments walk the talk on sustainable development

Hard times for startups only temporary

Two sectors which have, in fact, improved their prospects as a result of the pandemic and lockdown are healthcare and edtech

Govt CEOs I Transfer powers of DMs to mayors to solve urban issues

A huge change to urban local bodies can be expected if the powers enjoyed by the district magistrates during the lockdown are transferred to the mayors

Chart of the day | Banks' credit-deposit ratio falls sharply

Going forward, the bank credit numbers will tell investors whether the economy is picking up

Chart of the day | Unemployment situation improves slightly

For consumer demand to improve, unemployment has to come down

Companies’ request for postponing Q1 results is a self-sabotaging idea

Postponing results will not prevent stock prices from being hammered

The sore point with the MSME credit guarantee scheme

Borrowers who don’t have access to formal finance will be left high and dry.

How much juice is left in the global stocks rally?

Bank of America survey of global fund managers finds Healthcare and Technology remain the choices for global investors

Policy | A self-reliant India is where Modi and Nehru find common ground

It is because India’s culture and tradition speak of self-reliance, or being atma nirbhar, that both Jawaharlal Nehru and Narendra Modi are united in their views on how India should tackle a crisis

MSME prop — Act local but think global

Self-reliance is praiseworthy as long as it helps in churning out products that compete with the best in the world

Indian companies can learn from their Chinese counterparts in raising capital from the US

It’s partly because an Alibaba and Baidu could raise big capital from the US market that they have reached where they are today

COVID-19 | Stimulus package falls short of meeting immediate concerns

The package of Rs 20 lakh-crore covers an extensive range, but it falls short of meeting the concerns of the poor. The liquidity measures taken by the government were from the supply side; it needs a concrete fiscal stimulus to revive demand

Defence has just got more firepower, thanks to Aatmanirbhar Bharat!

Now that policymakers have redefined defence procurement with a focus on indigenisation, building a military-industrial complex no longer seems like a pipedream

Sugar’s bittersweet moment

Higher than expected sugar output in Uttar Pradesh could result in a problem of plenty for sugar mills

Chart of the Day | Rising power demand shows activity slowly getting back on its feet

Peak demand is just about 12 percent lower than last year compared to as much as 35 percent in the early stages of the lockdown

Of movie makers and theatre owners

The interests of producers and multiplex owners have always been aligned but that may change in the future.

General Atlantic-Jio deal: Great opportunity to go vocal about local

The General Atlantic-Jio deal could act as a catalyst for the movement to develop an Atmanirbhar Bharat that the Prime Minister spoke of

Suspension of IBC: It’s a half-baked solution to ease financial stress

Even in developed jurisdictions, none have suspended ability of debtor companies to submit themselves to the insolvency process

Delisting can lift spirits of MNC stocks

MNCs use the opportunity to buy and delist the company from the market when prices are low and their cost of delisting the company will be lower

Jio adds fourth feather to its cap giving heft to its digital India vision

Investments not only show faith in the company’s vision of Digital India, but also that the investors have found their bet to leverage on the opportunity.