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
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
Zerodha, along with other brokers who have adopted new technologies, have been among the few beneficiaries of the lockdown
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
Donald Trump’s get-tough-with-China policy is apparently tied to his re-election, swinging between China’s inclination to buy more US farm products and getting tough with China after the pandemic
Early in the season rainfall lags a bit but sowing picks up speed, especially in pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds
Since 1993, both India and China have maintained the fiction of a ‘Line of Actual Control’ in the area, which was all right till the other day. Suddenly the Chinese have decided that the entire Galwan Valley is part of their territory
The life of a soldier deployed at any operationally active frontline is never easy — but, in the cold deserts of Eastern Ladakh the soldier is pushed to the limits of physical and mental endurance
A recent research paper finds ‘the primary barrier to economic activity is depressed consumer spending due to the threat of COVID-19 itself as opposed to government restrictions on economic activity, inadequate income among consumers, or a lack of liquidity for firms’.
Renamed as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, it evokes memories of a bygone era when India was a hugely influential destination on the global maritime routes.
The office, as we know it, is not going anywhere, because there’s value to people sharing space for a common purpose, but COVID-19 is likely to change its design, scope, and the idea itself
Masks or masks-and-gloves, along with face shields are likely to become the new pandemic-proofed office look, as is the ubiquitous identity-and-access cards
It is no secret that the growing Chinese belligerence along the LAC owes in large part to Beijing’s exaggerated jitters at India’s efforts to build logistical infrastructure in the region
The central government should not dither on paying compensation to states for their GST revenue shortfall
Inflexibility delays epidemic control, thwarts restarting of economy
Apart from supply-chain management amid political tensions and tariff negotiations between countries, auto companies are facing shorter cycles of innovation, product development and production.
The central geopolitical rivalry of our time is between a rising China and a US past its prime; India is firmly in the US camp
The position of the Indian regulator is that while repayment during moratorium is postponed, the interest clock keeps ticking
Right from the 1950s, China’s actions have let down India’s trust and efforts to maintain good neighbourly ties
Copper prices have crossed their end-February lows in a marked contrast to the dim outlook for economic growth
As India contemplates its options, which present significant challenges, China would be mistaken in thinking that those challenges will serve as an absolute self-deterrent for India
