The ongoing dispute between the Indian company GMR Infrastructure and the Maldives government over the former's contract to build an airport for the Maldives' capital, Male, throws up some knotty questions.
India ranks 4th in the 2013 global manufacturing competitiveness index even as the country's growth rate has been pulled down in recent quarters.
When cash transfers are easy, will govts spend too much?
The key now is expenditure control, but how much?
The RBI closes some, but many others still exist.
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The US election results were in line with expectations and the markets were not surprised.
Reserve Bank's recent policy stance has earned for it praise as well as brickbats.
Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao on Tuesday said the central bank needed more powers before it could firm up the final guidelines on new bank licences.
RBI Also advises imposing a limit on these, beside mandating a system within two months to share information in this regard.
The profitability of industry is under stress and needs to be addressed by encouraging investments in the supply side infrastructure.
The Reserve Bank of India has now said failure to report such cases might lead to penal action.
Are short-term compulsions increasing long-term instability?
It will help to control the subsidy bill.
Though it will tackle the tangled web of permissions required for a project, a bottom-up approach would be more effective.
Since the privatisation of power distribution in Delhi about a decade ago, the overall electricity situation has improved.
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