With no customs duty, iPhones will get cheaper a bit. But, that may not be enough for Apple to win over India’s price sensitive consumers.
India needs to create an ecosystem of continuous change. What India chooses now on the reforms and execution front will determine if it moves up on the potential growth curve, or if it goes back into the all too familiar cyclical roller coaster.
The gravity of economic problems shows that the next government will find it very difficult to rally the usual macroeconomic responses to support growth.
Sustained higher core inflation and a revival in food inflation could curtail the ability of the central bank to cut rates.
Corruption and the enticement of voters, either through cash or other benefits, is not looked down upon by a majority of people in the state. This is a disturbing fact.
While the BJP is a growing force in this region, the Congress is not one to be brushed aside lightly.
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Why Jet Airways falling off the radar is no surprise
Since 2016, the Workforce Participation Rate for less educated workers has plunged, while that for higher educated workers has risen.
How the banks' gameplan to acquire 51 percent stake fell apart, putting the rescue plan in jeopardy
China's arguments about India have nothing to do with a desire to see democracy achieve success by offering suggestions for improvement. Rather, the objective is to create doubts about its efficacy itself.
An examination of the BJP and Congress manifestos for the 2009, 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections shows that the delivery of this core public good has not been on the priority list.
Both the government and RBI would do well to contemplate how external finance should be managed.
India has an emerging middle class, and this presents a real opportunity for wealth management and investment management firms.
The tailwind to increasing investment rates from declining capital goods prices has petered out
The problem is that India has failed to create adequate jobs, which puts the onus on the government to support the poor.
Immediate reform measures include widening tax base, lowering tax rates, promoting Make in India and focusing on the Smart Cities Mission.
Investors should take the initial monsoon forecasts with a pinch of salt. Also, key factors to watch out for in sectors that depend on rural demand
Political parties do not imbue the justice system with the necessary attention it deserves, choosing often instead to pay lip-service that simply cannot fix the underlying systemic malfunction.
For India, increasing domestic inflows will be a counterweight
With few options left Naresh Goyal has taken a desperate but smart step in trying to get a foothold in his company
It is not unreasonable for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to claim credit for reacting aggressively to terrorism.
Will the NDA’s alliance arithmetic overcome anti-incumbency in Tamil Nadu? May 23rd will provide the answers.
By proposing the use of perpetual non-cumulative preference shares to cut promoter holding, Kotak, the promoter, is guilty of not complying with the spirit of the law. So too, Kotak Mahindra Bank and its independent directors.
‘Make in India’ has been a very damp squib
