Page 40 - Economy Interviews

'Ease of working for spouses of expats mutually beneficial for India'

Domestic markets have a lot to gain from the expertise of a highly-skilled foreign worker, say directors of Permits Foundation

Vikas is BJP's weakest wicket, says former Gujarat CM Suresh Mehta

Says 'Gimmickry usually has a brief lifespan in politics; this trend is neither good for Gujarat nor for democracy'

Economy may take up to 24 months to recover: Deloitte India chairman

P R Ramesh says initiatives like GST and demonetisation have been taken very positively by foreign investors

Control on expenses, claims to improve combined ratio: G Srinivasan

The New India Assurance chairman and MD said global business is growing at 5-7% while the Indian business is growing at 18-20%

Nehru invited the disaster of 1962: Economist Prasenjit K Basu

Under-funding the military, failure to use air superiority were two glaring strategic errors of that war

Love butter chicken? Beware of antibiotics used in Indian farms, says study

From an antibiotic resistance standpoint, it may be safer to eat eggs than to eat poultry

'Investors don't want terms to change after they've invested in country'

Saritha Nayyar, chief operating officer of WEF, also calls for creating agricultural clusters to facilitate more players in the food processing sector

We don't want to build ghost towns in India: Alkesh Sharma, CEO, DMIC

Alkesh Sharma talks about the rationale behind abandoning some projects and innovative approaches the DMIC is adopting

The pride in being Indian and buying Indian is growing: BCG's Thomas Lutz

As the head of the consumer and retail practice at the Boston Consulting Group, Lutz has a close view of these sectors in all markets the consultancy major operates in

Note ban, GST made career's last year most eventful: Arundhati Bhattacharya

In an interview, Bhattacharya, who served at the helm of SBI for four years, spoke on a range of issues

I expected more from Sebi panel on corporate governance: M Damodaran

The former Sebi chairman says public shareholders would approve high executive salaries if they see merit

Wish RBI cuts rates, but it may not happen: NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar

Interview with, NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar

It is too early to go down the path of fiscal stimulus: Piyush Goyal

'No big step can be taken if one is afraid of criticism'

This time, assessees were able to file returns smoothly: GSTN CEO

For the month of August, 3.4 million returns have been filed till 2 pm of September 23

Will use artificial intelligence to nab shell companies: P P Chaudhary

Govt is trying to find beneficiaries of the 209,0000 shell companies that have not filed statutory returns, the minister of state said

Accidents on railway tracks indicate failure of processes: Shanti Narain

He talks about the project, safety aspects and future roadmap of railways

We've written to CBDT to allow one-time funds portability: PFRDA Chairman

In that case, each superannuation fund has to approach the CBDT and seek its approval in each case: Hemant Contractor

Very few infrastructure projects going around for lenders: IIFCL chairman

The pipeline for PPP is completely dry, says Sanjeev Kaushik in a Q&A

One-quarter dip in GDP growth not a disaster: T C A Anant

He says necessity for GST was long felt and it will facilitate much faster growth

It is the right time for 5G in India: Trai Chairman R S Sharma

Said if Trai is entrusted with ensuring quality of service, it should have authority to enforce that