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The burden of legacy

The response to its FPO is a huge vote of trust for Vi; govt should lend more support if the need arises.

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A dreamer at 10, champion at 17

D Gukesh stands out in a sport where every fourth grandmaster is a teen prodigy, writes Amit Kamath.

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Beyond the temple: The 2024 polls shouldn’t be reduced to an open season for the use of religion in campaigning

But what’s more worrying is that the showmanship has now moved much beyond the temple.

tuesday 10

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Children of a lesser God

The Nestlé case needs a fast closure to figure out if some MNCs continue to practise double standards.

22.04.2024 10

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Regulating private credit

IMF’s analysis of the opaque world of private credit has important pointers for Indian regulators.

20.04.2024 20

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Shift course, push demand

BJP’s election manifesto is prudent, but the right policy is to encourage resource spread, without stretching fiscal limits.

19.04.2024 20

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Fiscal democracy

Kelkar is right in denouncing high GST rates, and seeking larger fiscal roles for states and local bodies.

18.04.2024 10

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Recharge the EV space

Instead of reimbursing firms for selling at subsidised prices, the govt should look at lowering their cost of manufacturing

17.04.2024 10

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Glad tidings on rains

The policy imperative must be to ensure that farmers don’t remain hostage to the vagaries of the southwest monsoon.

16.04.2024 10

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Wake-up call from Supreme Court

Govts, India Inc must stop their laissez faire approach to misleading advertisements

15.04.2024 10

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Rational exuberance: The lesson from some start-ups raising big money is that investors have become more prudent

In 2023, investments by private equity firms slumped to about $8 billion, a fifth of the levels seen in 2021

14.04.2024 10

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Oil trouble: Supply-demand imbalance and heightened geopolitical tensions trigger elevated prices

Markets have remained on the edge as Iran has vowed revenge and has even asked the US to “step aside” as it readies its response to Israel, which...

13.04.2024 10

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Sensex@75K: Equities as a share of net household financial assets have zoomed to 14.7% in FY23 from just 4.5% in FY21

The most significant aspect of the rally has been its breadth, with stocks of all hues — large cap and mid cap — running up.

11.04.2024 30

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A needless debate

The new Wipro CEO’s game plan will be closely watched but the home-grown versus expat theory is irrelevant

10.04.2024 20

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Targeting $100 billion FDI

Investors require a more stable policy and regulatory framework including reforms

10.04.2024 10

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Bumps on the road: New BoT terms for highway construction may throw pvt investors into risk-aversion mode

In January this year, the NHAI came up with a plan to award 53 high-traffic density corridors of 5,214 km length worth Rs 2.1 trillion under the BoT...

08.04.2024 20

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Playing it safe

A cut in policy rate seems unlikely until the MPC is convinced inflation has been durably tamed

07.04.2024 20

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The new govt must go in for a speedy rollout of the four codes passed in Parliament

Forty-four central labour laws have been subsumed into four codes on wages, social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions, and...

06.04.2024 10

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Trouble in the air

A concerted effort to rectify the deeper issues is essential to prevent a recurrence of problems plaguing pilots

04.04.2024 9

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A question of propriety

While his arrest raises disturbing questions, Kejriwal should step aside as chief minister till he is granted bail

03.04.2024 10

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Agile at 90: Despite a few misses, the RBI has played a stellar role in the India growth story

Indeed, while the central bank may have done well in the areas of monetary policy, foreign exchange and currency management, it has been a reluctant...

02.04.2024 20

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Shedding China-plus tag: India should follow an independent path towards development using its intrinsic strengths

But the fundamental fact remains that its economic future cannot be subject to somebody liking China, which can swiftly change, argued former national...

01.04.2024 10

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White collar rogues’ gallery: Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction among many others, should be clear deterrent for aspiring corporate fraudsters

Though the sentence was not as harsh as anticipated, 25 years is still pretty high up on the white collar rogues’ gallery.

30.03.2024 30

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The value of wage: A shift in floor pay mechanism may improve worker protection, but we need higher labour productivity

What is needed to correct the poor wages and rising inequality is a policy mix that would simultaneously spur economic growth and labour productivity.

30.03.2024 20

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The jobs gloom: The CEA is right in saying that the private sector must play a bigger role in skilling

The findings of the India Employment Report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Tuesday corroborate what many economists have...

28.03.2024 10

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Apple’s travails: If commission charges and listing policies are focused on, Big Tech disputes can be tackled with no risk to innovation

It’s not only Apple. Big tech firms in general have been at loggerheads with regulators across the world, for quite some time now.

28.03.2024 10

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Another ‘Maruti moment’? JSW wants to create one with its EVs, but it’s going to be a long, rough ride ahead

It wants to disrupt the market in the EV space, which is a nascent segment at present, and create the Maruti moment of the 1980s.

26.03.2024 10

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Fast-tracking land reforms: After the national elections, the new central government may pick low-hanging fruits

Revisiting land reform post-elections entails changes in land use policies for urban, forest and agricultural land to ensure that infrastructure...

26.03.2024 10

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Irresponsible guarantees: Overdoing welfarism can boomerang big time

The pursuit of social justice is a good political strategy, but Congress’ draft manifesto makes promises it can’t keep.

24.03.2024 20

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Who’s investing? Creating a “virtuous cycle of investments”

Corporate India alone can’t drive a new investment cycle, policies must let MSMEs regain strength

22.03.2024 8

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Booming services trade: Prospects are for a lower-than-expected current account deficit in FY24

What accounts for the services boom? This is directly related to India increasingly becoming a knowledge–based economy as software services have...

22.03.2024 10

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Funding realities: Money won’t be a hindrance for start-ups if they don’t give governance a short shrift

The fact is that the exuberance of 2021 and 2022, when large sums were invested, has turned into caution, with few ventures showing signs of becoming...

21.03.2024 10

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Light-touch regulation: Instead of ex-ante regulatory framework, Digital Competition Bill should focus on broad-based guidelines

The context and argument cannot be faulted and the committee’s report is certainly strong theoretically. However, it seems to have bitten off more...

19.03.2024 7

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A win-win drive

The EV policy is a pragmatic one, but global players will look for other enabling reforms.

18.03.2024 9

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Headwinds impact exports

Red sea disruptions during the last five months have raised the costs for India’s shipments.

17.03.2024 8

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Listen to all stakeholders

For a fundamental change like One Nation One Election, consensus is not only desirable, it is the only option.

16.03.2024 10

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Free-for-all must end: The guilty must be punished, but Sebi should take care not to stifle SME fund-raising via IPOs

In FY24 itself, 183 companies have raised Rs 5,565 crore—over 50% more than the entire money raised in over a decade.

13.03.2024 10

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Don’t skirt IPO, Tata Sons

The Tata group’s principal investment holding company should use it as an opportunity to simplify its structure.

11.03.2024 7

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Make-in-India push

There are welcome signs of Boeing’s growing involvement in the civil aviation ecosystem.

09.03.2024 10

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Don’t hyper-regulate: Prior govt permission to launch AI-based models is uncalled for as it will only stifle innovation

But one had clearly expected better from the government as well.

06.03.2024 8

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Tightrope walk for Sebi: Letting investors know the risks is good enough, protection beyond a point is not possible

More importantly, in the past year, small and mid-cap schemes saw inflows of Rs 40,000 crore and Rs 20,000 while large-cap funds saw outflows of Rs...

04.03.2024 9

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Leap for chip mission: The approval to a domestic fabrication unit among many others is a big fillip to India’s semiconductor ambition

The semiconductor incentive scheme was formulated to fill a gap which existed in the ecosystem.

02.03.2024 10

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Pleasant surprise: But the weak consumption numbers cast a shadow over the headline GDP data in Q3

Unfortunately, the biggest segment of the economy, which is private consumption, as measured by the private final consumption expenditure (PFCE),...

02.03.2024 10

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Purchasing power (dis)parity: Household consumption lagging GDP, needs course correction

The extended consumption stimulus after the global financial crisis could be one reason for this.

01.03.2024 10

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Play by the book: In their quest for quick profits, many fintechs have acted in a cavalier fashion; easier listing is not the answer

The regulator’s crackdown on Paytm Payments Bank because of inadequate know-your-customer (KYC) compliance, is simply a reminder that fintechs must...

29.02.2024 10

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Partnership pays: Many Chinese firms are forming joint ventures with Indian players—that’s the way to go

None of the Chinese players had participated in the PLI scheme.

27.02.2024 10

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India at MC13

Trade liberalisation pays under fair rules, but ‘it’s the economy, stupid’.

27.02.2024 9

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Reduce the exits

Of late, however, there have been several instances of MNCs quitting India or scaling down their stake in their India subsidiaries.

25.02.2024 20

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Set for a lift-off

The move to liberalise FDI in the space sector is welcome, but some more policy clarity is needed.

24.02.2024 10

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Betting on FDI: Reforms needed on land and labour markets and better business environment in states

The government is targeting FDI in the railways and clean energy such as wind power and green hydrogen.

22.02.2024 10

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