Industrial output growth in September quarter lowest in last seven years
Implementation of the funding package is going to be tricky and taxing, but an interesting and exciting journey
A trade grouping lowers trade barriers between its members but consolidates barriers against others; to remain out is to risk becoming isolated.
What is special about the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict is that a centuries-old religious dispute was finally resolved through reasoned arguments, and not through brute force on the streets as has mostly been the case around the world in such religious disputes.
The government’s actions for realty are worth an applause, but there is a crucial need of more such reforms in taxation to revive an already dead sector
Many issues are still left to be sorted. Still, the fund will give a leg-up to housing and the economy
The injury from WeWork debacle went beyond money... It may now mean the joyride for startups funded by SoftBank is over and it's time for them to show the money.
Large sections of society believe that the Supreme Court’s verdict has drawn the curtains on not just the vexed title dispute case but also divisive politics that have persisted over the decades.
India has changed radically since the days when the Babri Masjid was brought down
The reason lies in the less-than-stellar performance of most mutual funds
Seen against the rise of Hindu majoritarianism across India, the Congress’ impish welcoming of Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict doesn’t come as a surprise. The Congress is perhaps keen to keep the focus on the BJP and its recent failures.
The Muslim community had possibly reconciled itself to the verdict a while ago. The damage caused to the social harmony of India because of this dispute has been enormous
The verdict provides a template for the future on how to use the present to set right the wrongs of the past — perceived or real
Slashing corporate tax, infusing INR 10,000 crore by the government, and repo rate reduction of 135 bps by RBI are real boosters for the sector
India needs to do a more convincing job as a beneficial strategic partner of ASEAN by boosting its domestic economic reforms agenda, enhancing regional connectivity, and increasing its presence in regional institutions. ASEAN too should be more specific in its expectations from New Delhi.
The Imran Khan government released a video showing Sikh pilgrims going to a gurudwara with the backdrop of a poster in which three prominent militants who were killed in the firing in Golden Temple in 1984 were visible. This is clearly an attempt to revive memories of the days of militancy.
RCEP would also have encouraged firms to make India part of their global value chains
The growth slowdown is expected to be long-lasting and Moody’s has lost its earlier confidence in reforms continuing
Both gold and equity prices can’t make new highs at the same time
The broadening perspective of the Supreme Court about the contextual aspect in the Ayodhya case has implications for other cases as well. This implies that issues cannot be considered in isolation and brings into play factors that may have hitherto been considered extraneous.
Data breaches are common, but the one by NSO Group’s Pegasus is the kind of data breach that requires strong State-level diplomatic and policy-based responses.
Is this big fight all about saving cost, or is there more to it than meets the eye?
The government has rolled up its sleeves and decided fund a revival scheme for the real estate sector
There is a socio-politics behind the debates over air pollution and it exposes a prevalent class divide. By vilifying the farmers in Punjab and Haryana, the AAP-led Delhi administration, and to a large extent the mainstream media, has reinforced the idea of environmental classism.
The US-China trade war could become yesterday’s news if the race to launch a digital currency takes off in earnest
