Page 45 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Raman Singh battles 15-year anti-incumbency with mixed fiscal track record

State's fiscal deficit rises, but debt and interest burden remain under control

India's passport revolution: How millions of citizens got the blue book

The credit for changing the face of passport issuance goes to Manmohan Singh led United Progressive Alliance government

Not just Switzerland, Indians hiding less money in other tax havens too

Almost $3 billion has come back to India in Swiss Francs over the past few years and non-bank deposits of Indians in other tax havens have dipped

Market outlook: Nifty50 index may be on course for the 11,400 level

What is the reason for divergent performance of large and mid-cap indices?

Will Chandrababu Naidu's food card gamble in poll-bound Andhra pay off?

Rice at Rs 2 was a great election strategy launched by N T Rama Rao, the current AP CM's father-in-law; aped, tweaked by other states and at the national level, the strategy has seen peppered success

The market for stents has expanded, not shrunk, after price control

While multinational Abbott remains the market leader, Indian players have also established a toe-hold; only the middleman and the patient in corporate hospitals have been hit

Why Modi govt's lateral entry proposal is a big gamble in an election year

With Lok Sabha polls barely a year away, the Modi govt has taken a huge risk by opening itself to accusations of caste bias in recruitment

Can Modi govt run risk of Air India sale turning political before polls?

Even if the terms of sale of Air India are made easier, the deal cannot be closed in the next six months, given that there are at least three crucial state elections and the Lok Sabha elections coming

In the politics of 'vikas', the technocrat is taking centre stage in India

Indian politics has seen remarkable change in last four years but the trends represent a continuum from the past

Q1 earnings preview: Banking sector will take some more time to revive

While there is no clear trend for the sector as a whole, the quarter may be in favour of private banks

Countdown to the 'dirtiest, costliest election' in Pakistan's history

With the PML-N and PPP facing the worst form of election engineering, the road is clear for Imran Khan's PTI and a coalition of independents and some other 'favourites' to form the next govt

Auto sector preview: High fuel prices to potentially impact growth

High fuel prices and slow growth of monsoon could affect the sector adversely

From Indira to Modi, what gave leaders' political oratory a typical style

Political parties are packaging ancient literature and popular folklore with social media weapons such as Facebook and Twitter to sell their arguments to the public

Should the world have allowed the 2008 economic crisis to play out?

Ten years on, it is possible to see how flawed reactions to the financial crisis caused problems we are still living with

Different trade wars are needed

China is heaving its might on the world

World Cup 2018 final: France favourite but Croatia have element of surprise

If Mbappe, at 19, can lead his country to the World Cup glory, he will certainly earn a mention in the same breath as Zinedine Zidane - the architect of France's only title in 1998

Planning to file your ITR? Here are 9 key tips for first-time taxpayers

You must understand that filing income-tax returns can be quick and smooth as long as these key aspects are taken into consideration

Preview: Earnings to rebound in Q1FY19, but momentum may taper off

Q1FY19 results are expected to be a mixed bag

Consumer business to drive doubling of Reliance's size in the next 7 years

For the coming years, what will hold true for RIL will be Mukesh Ambani's famous statement from a conference last year: 'Data is the new oil and India doesn't need to import it'

IT Sector Preview: Cross currency to affect reported dollar revenue

Key things to monitor for the street from the Q1 results is likely to be the share of digital