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2 years of Modi govt: Pluses and minuses
12 May 2016 3:02 AM ISTThe Narendra Modi government has been in office for almost two years. There have been some strong areas of performance and other areas where the...
Impact of recent regulatory moves on Make in India
5 May 2016 2:56 AM ISTManufacturing in India has not been particularly strong. This is because of a host of reasons emanating from the India’s socialist era. Prominent...
Question of intellectual property rights
29 April 2016 2:57 AM ISTIndia’s intellectual property (IP) regime has witnessed steady progress ever since the country became a signatory to the TRIPS agreement of the World...
States must be brought on board for e-NAM initiative
21 April 2016 3:41 AM ISTAgriculture is a critical sector of the Indian economy. This is because, in spite of its relatively low and declining contribution to the GDP, the...
Present economic scenario will persist
14 April 2016 4:02 AM ISTThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on April 5, released its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement and with it, the monetary policy report for April...
More for South Asian integration
7 April 2016 2:58 AM ISTOne of the positives of the present dispensation in Delhi is described as its pursuit of an active foreign policy. Some also describe this as all too...
Transforming economic challenges into opportunities?
17 March 2016 2:42 AM ISTThe Indian economy, with its evolution and transformation over the past 25 years, has been a topic of discussion among policymakers and other key...
Process and likely focus areas of Budget ‘16
25 Feb 2016 3:41 AM ISTThe budget is an important document that decides the course of the fiscal policy of the government over the coming year. This year seems to be no...
Smarter governance for smart and clean cities
18 Feb 2016 3:36 AM ISTThe Union Government has seen two important announcements in the recent past. Under the flagship Smart City Mission, it recently announced the first...
India is not alone
5 Feb 2016 3:14 AM ISTEvidence of corruption in developing countries like India can cause massive turmoil. Two cases in point have been the near collapse of UPA-II on...
Startup India, and a more competitive India
27 Jan 2016 3:06 AM ISTStartups form the basis of a more productive and prosperous nation. The growth of several countries in the past has been driven by a need for creating...
Resolving structural issues for a start-up nation
21 Jan 2016 3:29 AM ISTThe recent congregation of investors, policy makers, and entrepreneurs under the broad theme of “Startup India Standup India” is a good beginning.The...