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Worrying trend: India's export woes have little to do with global demand

Expectedly, the trade deficit has expanded briskly; by $131 billion in the first 10 months of 2017-18 against $88 billion in the same period last year

Bullets with bullets: UP must reconsider its approach to police encounters

One of the key reasons why UP has traditionally struggled in attracting corporate interest has been the shoddy state of law and order in the state

Regulatory lessons: India should reduce dependence on the banking system

The central error here is that the SWIFT inter-bank communication system is not monitored as carefully as it should be by some Indian banks

Political funding secrecy: Parties have ensured they stay above the law

The irony of the government legalising illegal foreign funding of political parties also lies in the enormous crackdown on foreign funds and aids received by NGOs

Protectionism, again: Joint action by stock exchanges raises concerns

The right way to deal with loss of competitiveness is to address the root cause of that

Jaipur Literature Festival had more books, less controversy

In some sense, a maturity has crept in to both the festival and the coverage of it in the national media

Union Budget 2018: Well crafted, but fiscal stress shows

A higher interest rate regime, if it materialises, carries with it the risk of a slower economic recovery than might otherwise have been the case

Cong's confused stance: Soft Hindutva betrays lack of faith in secularism

The Congress has chosen to resort to a dangerous combination of soft Hindutva and minority appeasement that is unlikely to enhance its credibility with the wider electorate

Be consistent in accounting: Govt should not ignore costs of bank recap

It is very important that the government transparently and accurately report its fiscal deficit target

Act fast on RCEP: India-Asean trade growth has been underwhelming

India's achievement in terms of growing trade relations with Asean has been underwhelming

Hold your horses: Equities are expensive but reasons are not enough to exit

There are indications that a double-digit earnings recovery for the corporate sector is not far

Verifying credible news

Facebook's idea of user surveys is fraught with risks

World Bank needs to restore the credibility of 'ease of doing biz' rankings

Two researchers from the Centre for Global Development (CGDev) have shown how changes in the methodology may have negatively portrayed Chile when it was ruled by the socialist president, Michelle Bach

The threat of cryptos: Unregulated, new asset class can disrupt economy

Cryptocurrencies have gained so much traction in the past year that many governments have been forced to review these instruments.

Rethink contract farming: Making it happen doesn't require a new law

The real danger is that the involvement of the law enforcement bureaucracy at every stage, as envisaged in the Centre's model Bill, might actually prove counterproductive

Towards simplification: Ease of paying GST is a long-pending reform

The GST, which has been in the works for years, should ideally have been better designed when it was launched, and that would have enabled a smoother transition

Engineering gender equity: A quota for women in IITs is unlikely to work

The bigger doubt is whether this "quota system" will further the cause of female engineers in any meaningful way

Runway cleared for Air India

The govt did well in ignoring the parliamentary panel's views

Another step forward

Liberalisation of FDI norms augurs well for the economy

Cushioning the blow

Taxation regime for capital gains from equities needs a relook