Omkar Goswami

Lakshmi Subramanian's book provides a sweeping view of Indian business history, from pre-modern trade to corporate giants like Reliance, highlighting entrepreneurs and industrial evolution

From the making of the Indian landscape to the reign of Narendra Modi, A New History is a single volume historical account where sound scholarship is interwoven with state-of-the-art photographs

In a very difficult global scenario, India needs to grow by 6-6.5 per cent in real terms in 2023-24

The Nobel Prize-winning economist has combined pure memoir with chapters on fundamental philosophical, political or economic issues

The test-positivity indicator stron­gly suggests that UP has been fudging the Covid data

There has been less fudging with the revised estimates (RE) of 2020-21.

Historians may find gaps in it, but William Dalrymple's ambitious history of the East India Company is worth investing in, finds Omkar Goswami

It is Britain's worst political mess. Theresa May is an embarrassment; Jeremy Corbyn is self-serving; over a third of the Tory MPs want to shaft their PM

With Urjit Patel's sudden resignation, we may see the end of the era of the RBI's operational independence, and a resurgence of greater interference from the central government

The most fascinating chapter of this book is the Company's response to the Amboyna massacre

Was expecting some tough post-demonetisation actions to be announced against personal income tax evaders, says author

Britain's gains from being in the European Union significantly exceeded its losses. Withdrawal from the group will trigger several negative outcomes for the country

Perhaps the best praise for Jaitley and this Budget is his concern for fiscal prudence

All evidence suggests that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon. What must India do?

India is a fairly stable economy; so the boat will rock, but won't overturn. If all goes well, India should achieve 7.5 per cent GDP growth in 2015-16

India's asset reconstruction companies are, at best, sideshows. Don't expect them to be white knights saving banks from their huge NPAs

With the Greeks voting "No", the country's exit from euro zone seems inescapable. Yet, it was inevitable long before the latest drama

Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri, MDC to his students, was beyond compare - the stuff of tales and legends at the Delhi School of Economics. He was also a good intuitive economist

The Budget is excellent in terms of direction. But it is tough and needs systematically careful execution

Hurriedly legislated by the UPA-II, the Companies Act, 2013, is fatally flawed. Salvation lies in redrafting it, removing excess rule-making and making it fit for our times