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Markets | How to kill foreign investor interest in equities 101
India is not divorced from global macro conditions and the growth prognosis at home is as grim (relative its own historical rates) as the rest of the world.
Politics | Karnataka crisis a bad advertisement for coalition politics
The Karnataka political drama has once again shown why politics continues to be seen as an arena of opportunists, manipulators self-seekers, and not for nation-builders.
ArcelorMittal-Essar Steel: Takeaways for investors and the IBC process
Under the new resolution plan, banks will have to take a haircut of around 40 percent
Budget 2019: Deep reforms in agriculture have to wait for another day
For all the talk of the huge election mandate, agriculture as a sector failed to find its pride of place in the latest budgetary exercise. A political consensus can tilt he scales though
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$5 trillion economy: Budget 2019 takes an inclusive approach
The government largely intends to achieve this through investment-led growth rather than the traditional consumption-driven method
A prudent and progressive Budget: FM steps up to the challenge
Once and for all, the FM will have to undertake a massive fiscal cleansing operation to restore the credibility of our Budget exercise
Budget 2019 | For the infrastructure sector, it reads more like a vision statement
The Budget did give out a positive statement. It lacks a clear road map as to how to achieve certain targets proposed.
Budget paves way for debt-fuelled spending binge on investments and consumption
This push to increase credit offtake may take some time to bear fruit.
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The 2019-20 Union Budget ignores the water crisis
The government has talked a lot about what they want to do to address the challenges related to water but the budgetary allocations don’t show the same urgency
Budget 2019 | The Har Ghar Jal scheme could be Modi’s ticket to 2024
If the focus on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan helped the BJP in 2019, expect the Har Ghar Jal scheme to do the same for the party in 2024.
Budget maintains continuity with its long-term policy focus on investment-led growth
The Budget addresses some of the issues holding back growth, without loosening the fiscal purse strings
Budget 2019 | Why BJP is back to the basics
The Budget's focus on rural India was an outcome of a very politically-conscious decision by Narendra Modi to not lose sight of poor voters whose transformation alone can perk up demand and consumption.
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Budget 2019 | Directionally positive budget, but devoid of firepower and short-term stimulus
While the Budget has several things going for it, the budgetary arithmetic is to be taken with a pinch of salt
Budget 2019 | Clean mobility gets a big push, ball is in the automakers’ court now
Sitharaman’s proposed tax sops for buyers of electric cars, customs exemptions for car makers, investments for infrastructure development will force the industry to bite the bullet

Budget 2019| Measures to strengthen NBFC and Banking sector
Measures proposed in Budget 2019 do give teeth to the RBI for regulating NBFCs and HFCs. The question of execution will remain
Budget 2019 | Should we take the Budget numbers at face value?
FAQs on the Budget estimates
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Budget 2019 | Markets get a raw deal from Budget 2019
Market expectation of tweaking taxes has not be met but surprises in the form of lower promoter shareholding and buyback tax has dampened mood
Budget 2019 | A sound budget despite the absence of fireworks
FM has tried to correct key problems of debt overhang and stressed balance sheets that are at the heart of the current investment slowdown. However, the massive political mandate called for bolder reforms
Budget 2019 seeks to shift terms of trade in favour of agriculture
The actualisation of healthy corporate income tax assumptions will critically depend on how rapidly the broader economy turns around, and how quickly consumption spending picks up
Budget 2019 | Water gets a priority tag but solving the problem requires policies and action plans
The budget speech delivered by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was conspicuously skimpy on agriculture and water. The budget highlights make a brief mention of a Jal Shakti Abhiyan focussing on 1592 over-exploited and critical blocks
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Macro Meter | Budget 2019 in a nutshell
The Budget has done little to spur consumption by way of handouts or tax cuts. That means that the trend of slowing consumption growth could continue
Budget Snapshots | On Budget eve, PMI for June shows economy getting worse
The Budget will tell us what the government’s plans are to get the economy out of a rut.
Economic Survey | Achieving economic progress through legal reforms
A well-oiled judicial system will ensure enforcing of contracts and resolution of disputes in a timely manner, and this in turn will further improve India’s Ease of Doing Business rank.
Economic Survey | Proposed citizen’s data framework is about public welfare, private profit and puts India at risk
Allowing the private sector access to select databases for commercial use can be fraught with risks
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‘Where’s the money going to come from’, Economic Survey asks Budget
A slowdown in consumption will just add to the economic squeeze and also upset the government’s plans to earn more resources

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