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Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 11:04 PM IST

Refocus again: Despite stated policy and disinvestment has slowed

Expectations that the government would increase the speed of strategic disinvestment or privatisation have been dashed

Refocus again: Despite stated policy and disinvestment has slowed
Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 10:54 PM IST

Delhi's next act: BJP should focus on improving governance in the city

The new administration in Delhi will certainly have some challenges it will need to address

Delhi's next act: BJP should focus on improving governance in the city
Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 12:56 AM IST

RBI's repo rate cut: The global environment will pose risks

The RBI expects the consumer price index-based inflation rate to average 4.2 per cent in 2025-26 - assuming a normal monsoon - compared to the projection of 4.8 per cent this financial year

RBI's repo rate cut: The global environment will pose risks
Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 11:58 PM IST

Political campaigning deadline: The silent period has become redundant

The two-week campaign deadline is in place to address logistical issue, which is to enable ECI personnel to track whether parties or candidates bribing voters

Political campaigning deadline: The silent period has become redundant
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 10:23 PM IST

Illegal migration: Govt needs to address all related aspects effectively

The use of a military aircraft was perhaps to show the seriousness of the cause and pictures of handcuffed illegal immigrants will likely please Mr Trump's core constituency

Illegal migration: Govt needs to address all related aspects effectively
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 10:22 PM IST

MPC should wait and watch as global risks complicate rate decisions

Global uncertainty demands caution on monetary policy

MPC should wait and watch as global risks complicate rate decisions
Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 10:57 PM IST

Trump's Gaza plan exposes ignorance of law, morality, and diplomacy

This announcement disrupts the fragile ceasefire and hostage-release deal of January 19, partly negotiated by Mr Trump's own envoy before he took oath as President

Trump's Gaza plan exposes ignorance of law, morality, and diplomacy
Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 10:56 PM IST

Increasing threshold: Ensuring more people contribute to income tax

The most important question is this: In a country at India's income level, is it right or wise to exempt those earning ₹12 lakh a year from the income-tax net?

Increasing threshold: Ensuring more people contribute to income tax
Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 10:09 PM IST

Debt management: India must focus on sustained fiscal consolidation

Although public debt has gone up across the world after the pandemic, it is in India's interests to reduce it to a more manageable level

Debt management: India must focus on sustained fiscal consolidation
Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 10:08 PM IST

A new model: Revamping BIT calls for a fresh approach to boost FDI

With India facing consequences such as having its foreign assets seized as a result, government has essentially been defensive, including terminating BITs with some 75 countries between 2016 and 2021

A new model: Revamping BIT calls for a fresh approach to boost FDI
Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 10:43 PM IST

Prepare to bargain: India must create a strategy to deal with US tariffs

The tariffs on Canada and Mexico are so high precisely because the President will want to sort out a favourable deal with these two neighbours as soon as possible

Prepare to bargain: India must create a strategy to deal with US tariffs
Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 10:37 PM IST

Boost for agriculture: Budget proposals will help farmers and consumers

In terms of Budget allocation, agriculture and its allied sectors have seen a healthy jump of about 22 per cent to about Rs 1.71 trillion

Boost for agriculture: Budget proposals will help farmers and consumers
Updated On : 02 Feb 2025 | 10:16 PM IST

The nuclear option: Budget bets big on nuclear power, but questions remain

Budget bets big on nuclear power but questions remain

The nuclear option: Budget bets big on nuclear power, but questions remain
Updated On : 02 Feb 2025 | 9:57 PM IST

Betting on the middle class: Budget fuels growth with consumption boost

While public capex has been retained at its elevated level, it appears that the finance ministry believes that without a more direct push to household demand, growth will subside to unacceptable level

Betting on the middle class: Budget fuels growth with consumption boost
Updated On : 01 Feb 2025 | 11:22 PM IST

The growth path: Economic Survey 2025 presents a realistic assessment

It discussed the medium- to long-term challenges in detail, which should guide policymaking

The growth path: Economic Survey 2025 presents a realistic assessment
Updated On : 31 Jan 2025 | 11:33 PM IST

Brace for change: A key development on the anvil is the green taxonomy

The central bank is in the process of finalising and issuing a guidance note on scenario analysis and stress testing of climate-related risks

Brace for change: A key development on the anvil is the green taxonomy
Updated On : 31 Jan 2025 | 6:01 AM IST

India, China agree on better ties, but border tensions still persist

The language and tenor of the statements issued by both countries suggest a new cordiality five years after incursions by China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh

India, China agree on better ties, but border tensions still persist
Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 11:18 PM IST

Securing critical minerals: India's new mission for future growth

There is, of course, an important national-security element to this effort. Globally, the extraction and processing of critical minerals are dominated by China

Securing critical minerals: India's new mission for future growth
Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 11:05 PM IST

Aser 2024: Learning gaps persist, but signs of progress emerge in education

Despite improvements, Aser shows wide learning gaps

Aser 2024: Learning gaps persist, but signs of progress emerge in education
Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 12:41 AM IST