Beijing wants to ensure that Islamabad does not take its support for granted and target those terrorists within Pakistan that target Chinese interests in Xinjiang. At the same time, it is willing to turn a blind eye to any problems that India might face from the same terrorists.
The 100 GW target for overall solar power is woefully short of India’s potential which is estimated at 748.98 GW.
The e-commerce policy needs to be forward looking and informed by ground realities. It needs to design well-thought out strategies through comprehensive stakeholder consultation.
Cryptocurrencies by their very nature cannot be regulated. The Supreme Court should resist the urge to get involved
Confidential IPO filings work, like it has in the US. But, the regulator must maintain confidentiality at its end as well.
The government’s decision to give subsidized loans to sugar mills is designed to solve the politically sensitive issue of cane arrears in the run-up to elections
The party symbol is synonymous with the AIADMK founder MGR, and Jayalalithaa. However, that might not be enough to save the party.
It is a reflection of the sad state of affairs in Indian public sector banking that the government/external agencies have to hand hold lenders to ensure that basic hygiene is followed when extending loans.
The challenge for policymakers will be to make sure that deleveraging happens in an orderly fashion.
War and peace, violence and democracy get conflated and convertible in a manner which makes Indian politics surreal.
Banks have been wary of defaults by NBFCs and the latest data confirm the liquidity crunch they are facing.
GVA growth in the current quarter in agriculture is projected to be negative. The data clearly point to rural distress.
India needs Russia as it is one of the very few countries that has transferred defence technology to India.
High inflation hurts people’s buying power, while low levels can indicate poor demand and weak economic activity. Currently, it is the latter that seems to be playing out in the rural economy.
Merck’s Rs440 a share special dividend is good news for investors but more so for its new parent P&G. After the dividend, life for investors will return to mundane things such as performance-driven valuations
A series of negative news flows have not been able to push markets lower.
This is potentially a juncture at which the two sides, both having drawn blood, can step back from the brink. Both militaries have displayed their professionalism and the public pressures stand assuaged to a degree.
Changing the target or building higher tolerance for inflation in the policy framework would not be easy and will have implications for financial markets
The economic cost to Pakistan for fanning the flames of religious extremism has been very high.
The cost of physical KYC is very high and cumbersome. The government must permit e-wallets to access CKYCR.
What passes off as a policy draft is a generous sprinkling of digital buzzwords, less than profound observations and an inability to connect the dots across distinct issues such as privacy, data ownership and data security.
In India, the Balakot attack is seen as the Modi government living up to the promise of avenging the Pulwama attack. In Pakistan, by playing it down, the Imran Khan government has dodged, albeit for now, the demand for retaliation.
Investors were looking forward to a cut in GST on under-construction properties, to spur real estate sector growth. What the government gave with one hand, the other took away
The proposed norms will help improve governance in private sector banks. Reforming boards and holding them more accountable should be the next step.
This is as much a triumph of counter-intelligence and masking as it is a military achievement
