'The Olympics postponement may not be a political body blow to Abe Shinzo, but it is no denying that the economic cost of the postponement of the Games will be heavy for Japan,' observes Dr Rajaram......
Rajeev Srinivasan on how Indians are satisfied with illusions, not reality. Indians live in a state of illusion: they believe there is progress, there is a democracy, and that the State is a benign......
Let all of us, including the distinguished ambassadors of BRIC send a joint resolution to Senator Obama,' thundered the tall old man in an immaculately tailored suit in the front row. The four of......
Sanjeev K Mehra, the key benefactor for the envisaged $4 million South Asia chair at Harvard, says it is simply a case of giving back. Mehra, who came to the US at age 19, said that he and his wife......
The share of foreign loans in total Adani group debt portfolio dropped to 61 per cent by September 2023 from 63 per cent as of March 2023, as the group repaid part of its foreign loans and......
IMAGE: Labourers work at the construction site of a metro rail project in New Delhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Government announcements for the building of new roads, railways,......
Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Leading foreign brokerages, such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Barclays, are upbeat on the Indian equity markets for 2024, even as they remain......
The Union government could target a fiscal deficit of 5.8-6 per cent of nominal GDP for 2023-24, and it should continue its capital expenditure push and look to simplify the personal income tax......
India’s appetite for imported crude oil may wane in fiscal year (FY) 2023 from record levels in pre-pandemic 2019-20 fiscal as higher oil prices, a spillover from the conflict in Ukraine, and......
Aseem Chhabra reviews Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.What a difference 23 years make. In 1987 when Oliver Stone directed the original Wall Street, his intent was to expose the excesses of the......