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Modiji, change the mood

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan

Unlike Mrs Gandhi, Mr Modi doesn't have to worry about his party, not yet. But he does have to worry a little bit about a war with China

China's India strategy

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This piece, carried in Business Standard 14 years ago on May 9, 2006, made certain forecasts which have proved correct. We are republishing the article

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Fiscal realities: Why govt cannot respond to Covid-19 crisis more fully

The problem is on both revenue and expenditure sides - the former is shrinking in relation to GDP, and the latter is rising despite a sharp drop in petroleum-related subsidy bills - writes T N Ninan

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- Banks disburse over Rs 52,255 crore to MSMEs under credit scheme
- Covid-19 impact: Direct tax refunds down 16% to Rs 64,428 crore in Q1
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COMPANIES
- Bajaj Auto unions demand factory halt after 250 workers test Covid positive
  
  The affected Bajaj Auto factory is located in western Maharashtra, the state with the highest number of cases of Covid-19, the ...
- Weak demand, oversupply, price drop to hit steel sector in Q2 FY21: Ind-Ra
- Govt amends equalisation levy form three days ahead of the deadline
- Coal workers' strike: Trade unions to decide on future course of action
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Coronavirus
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  The Odisha government on Saturday declared complete shutdown in Cuttack till July 8 amid rising COVID-19 cases.
- Rajasthan's Covid-19 case count nears 20K with record spike of 480 cases
- Covid-19 impact: Punjab CM announces cancellation of college, varsity exams
- Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi tests positive for Covid-19, hospitalised
- Nitish Kumar takes Covid-19 test after leader he sat next to tests positive
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- Donald Trump extends Covid-19 relief package for small businesses
- Not in talks with US about G7 summit, China must be included: Russia
- Iran to announce nuclear facility incident's cause at 'appropriate time'
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- Assam flood claims 2 more lives, over 1 mn people affected in 18 districts
  
  One person died in Morigaon and another in Tinsukia district, taking the toll to 61 across the state, of which 37 people were ...
- Remain unfazed when people present demands, Modi tells BJP workers
- Jungle raj in UP, says Priyanka; Cong to launch e-campaign against crime
- IAF ramping up deployment in key bases along LAC amid border row with China
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- RERA to approach RBI for one-time debt recast to overcome liquidity crisis
  
  CREDAI and Naredco have been demanding one time restructuring of developers outstanding loans with financial institutions to ...
- Govt amends equalisation levy form three days ahead of the deadline
- WB's unemployment rate at 6.5% in June 'far better' than India's: Mamata
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Pralhad Joshi says he will replace mines from the auction if chief ministers object but they should understand this will change the economic ...

We were some weeks ahead in tackling Covid in India: Tata Steel's Narendran

In telephonic Q&A, the MD & CEO of India's oldest steel producer, dwells on how his firm kept domestic operations ready for the pandemic, taking ...

Compensation has become the biggest issue in GST: Sushil Kumar Modi

Modi tells Dilasha Seth that the proposed reforms like simplified return form and e-invoicing facility, among others, will be difficult to push ...

Current GST regime is riddled with problems: Manpreet Singh Badal

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal pressed for a complete overhaul of the federal indirect tax regime

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  Car manufacturers are rejigging their product portfolios as diesel and petrol prices near parity
- Power producers need a new paradigm amid low, unpredictable demand
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  Following the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank crisis, there has been a growing call to give more teeth to RBI in regulating such ...
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  The positives, according to analysts, are a simplified group structure, investment options for minority shareholders and value discovery of ...
- ONGC, Oil India stocks rise: Post rally investors need to exercise caution
  
  With the muted outlook for crude oil realisations and volumes, FY21 earnings may take a hit
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  Apart from the squad, nine players will remain at the venue as Test reserves
- 'King' Dan bids adieu to badminton after bossing the game like no other
- Won't give Premier League matches to youngsters just for fun: Klopp
- Windies hoping to emulate Headingley 2017 performance: Coach Phil Simmons
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  Experts point out the basic philosophy of the Code is to refer to the commercial wisdom of the CoC
- The jury is still out but SC shows the tricky path to virtual justice
- Covid-19: Reimagining laws to provide adequate protection to gig workers
- From computing damages to I-T appeals, here're the key court orders
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STRATEGY
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  FMCG companies have stepped into the resultant gaps and have started to explore direct-to-consumer distribution channels
- An attempt to resolve fallouts of pandemic on new and existing businesses
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- Cooking up a storm to make the most of the home-bound consumer demand
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Technology

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WhatsApp brand campaign in India sets itself as secure messaging platform

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