The sore-spot for the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena alliance is not in the new-found Sena-Congress ties, but the equations in the NCP and the Pawar family.
On the expenditure side, ‘discrepancies’ contributed a negative 44 percent to growth
It is better to invest in diversified multi-cap open-ended equity funds with a seven to ten-year time-frame in a staggered manner
The accompanying chart shows, the biggest increase has been in personal loans.
Natixis lowers average price forecast for next year
Mental discipline, rather than technical analysis and strategies is the main challenge in becoming a successful trader. Vishal Mehta crossed that hurdle when he moved from discretionary to system trading.
India cannot possibly be in a situation where the highest effective individual tax rate at 43 per cent is nearly double the highest corporate income tax rate. This peculiar fiscal architecture needs immediate fixing.
The plan sounds perfect on paper, but when it comes to implementation, it is a different ball game.
No floor on telecom tariffs puts Airtel in a commanding position to skim 2G-3G market
All four players – Bharti, Vodafone, Reliance Jio and BSNL – may actually look at each other to take the lead in raising prices. It is unlikely that anyone will make the first move as that may prove to be a costly mistake.
By tying up as a junior partner to both the Shiv Sena and the NCP in Maharashtra, in a state where the Congress has ruled for 50 years since its formation in 1960, the grand old party has virtually shot itself in the foot in the crucial state.
Justifying continuity of 2G due to lack of digital literacy in rural areas, too does not bode well. Women in rural area can handle even touch phones smartly; if they can’t, their children will teach them.
The recommendations of a review panel must be implemented quickly for ensuring competitive markets
The government has excluded some industries from the 15percent tax bracket for new manufacturing companies. Then, it went a step further and made it worse.
If India had the same female labour participation rates as most other countries, the unemployment rate would be far higher
Indian foreign policy is changing and will continue to evolve not only because the global environment is changing more rapidly than ever, but also because India is changing.
The BJP is now seen as an opportunist party, which has compromised on its anti-corruption plank. The Shiv Sena has emerged as the David to the BJP's Goliath. Sharad Pawar and his NCP are back in power, and for the Congress, this has been an unexpected bonus.
Real wages have been contracting from March this year.
Directed lending will ultimately lead to a NPA pile-up and demands for forbearance. The taxpayer will end up footing the bill.
The only question is: Will the growth number be jaw-droppingly bad?
It is reassuring to see that when politicians have forsaken the people, the courts in India, including the Supreme Court, have taken up the cudgels.
There are lessons to be learnt from historical financial crises. These top lenders almost fit the bill
Countering domestic private demand slowdown and a weak sentiment is crucial. Otherwise, even a modest economic recovery could take longer
The odds are stacked against Paytm. In every business segment, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma is fighting against multiple, focussed players and with cash burning capacity. Sustenance is becoming a question, forget leadership in its markets.
If the conduct of Indian foreign policy in the past seven decades shows us anything, it is that it has seldom relied on creative thinking from outside the four walls of the government.
