Page 57 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Merger a win-win deal for Bharti Airtel, Tata Tele

Prima facie, the deal will give a customer boost to Bharti Airtel and bring its overall market share closer to the merged Vodafone-Idea entity

Firecracker ban in Delhi-NCR: Why it is hard to thank Supreme Court

Such decisions have the unintended effect of building citizen expectations from Courts, undermining civic authorities and the executive

Firecracker ban: If the SC move reduces air pollution, how will we know?

Firecrackers are undoubtedly a threat to environment and our health, but it may not be possible to accurately measure how effective this ban will be

Doklam redux: Winter is coming

As winter begins to settle on the Doklam plateau, India's leadership must hunker down and begin planning in earnest for the long game in South Asia

Q2 Earnings preview: GST hiccups over; Jul-Sep quarter to be better than Q1

De-stocking has largely been completed and economic activities have started picking up

GST reforms: Was govt response expedited by subtle hint from Mohan Bhagwat?

Changes to GST rules announced on Friday are welcome, but the question that arises is why the measures were taken only after industry suffered pain due to procedural hurdles for over three months

Black Pearl and the spectre of unemployment

Two iconic Bollywood movies of the 1970s bring home the alarming effect joblessness has on the citizens of the country

From jobs to e-tail and market boom, Morgan Stanley report is an exaggeration

Report expects 122 mn people to enter workforce over next 10-years; can we really expect this to happen?

RBI's very cogent view: Do not expect a repo rate cut before 2018

RBI's view on GST critical and impartial; policy statement recognises 7.1% GDP growth achieved last year will not be attained, inflation situation will remain grim in the range of 4.2-4.6%

RBI policy: No need to overreact, slowdown could be a temporary blip

Job generation, tax revenue and public expenditure programmes depend on the revival of growth

Infographic: Key indicators in focus as RBI decides its policy stance

Business Standard tracks how key metrics have moved during one year of Urjit Patel at the helm of RBI and a monetary policy committee in place

The weight of the moon and the spectre of unemployment

Three Satyajit Ray films and the not-so-funny situation of jobless growth

No gain: India, Pak still locked in a cycle of bloody exchanges 1 yr after surgical strike

A year has passed since the much vaunted 'surgical strikes' across the line of control, in the wake of the Uri debacle

Is India ready for a Uniform Civil Code?

Any forcible imposition can exacerbate those fissures, that our constitution makers have so deftly, sewn together

Quality of stimulus needs to be significant for it to matter: Expert

Govt asked not to deviate from fiscal consolidation roadmap

Why the rupee could touch 66 in the next four months

Geopolitical developments in the Korean peninsula need to be closely followed as it could prove to be a trigger for a sudden spike in USD/INR

BJP National Executive meet: Decoding options before Modi to boost economy

A mini-Budget of sorts can alone have a demonstrable impact on the state of the economy. Minor tinkering with some increase in outlay under one or the other head may not work

India-Japan defence ties are soaring but high-profile deals unlikely

The US-2i aircraft and the Soryu class project are indicative of a structural limitation in the India-Japan defence relationship

When markets are at an all-time high, here's the ideal portfolio mix

'Do not put all your eggs in one basket'

India's response to the Rohingya crisis is driven by an 'un-fine' balance

Realist response has taken an upper-hand over a humanitarian response