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By Vappala Balachandran |
It would be advisable for India to keep contingency plans to protect the interests of 6,50,000 Indian workers who…
To some extent remonetisation could take care of the slowdown in growth. However, the sustainable solution is an…
Empirical research and evidence suggest that the common base and rates across goods and services and similar rates…
Any move to shake up lenders and their creditors from their stupor and force a special solution in a special context is…
By Ajit Ranade |
In fact, given India’s advantageous demography, the per capita burden of future taxes will be lower, since the…
By Ajit Ranade |
The initial capital cost of installing solar power has come down from around Rs.20 crore per MW a few years ago, to…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The nation has a new health policy after 14 years. The long gap itself indicates the priority, or the lack thereof,…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
There is a poor-rich divide that is accentuated in the age of conspicuous consumption. Flashy cars, luxury apartments…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
In India, household sector deposits made by individuals, businessmen, traders, professionals, trusts, self-help groups…
By Ajit Ranade |
Beyond GDP, the numbers on job creation are dismal. Investment growth, especially from the private sector, is stagnant…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
Dr. Acharya minces no words in describing the problem staring at the banks and the economy; he speaks of “a certain…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The perception that the predominance of cash in the economy makes it possible for the people to evade their taxes does…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The irony is that the two sides now locked in the dispute –Tata and Mistry – are both honorable leaders who no doubt…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
Given that consumption is down, small and medium enterprises are impacted by a shortage of cash in the economy and the…