Sunil Jain

Stories by Sunil Jain

RBI moves Finmin to secure autonomy

RBI moves Finmin to secure autonomy

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to allow the Securities and Insurance Laws (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance 2010 to lapse, since it could affect the autonomy of all regulators, including the central bank.

Here comes Reliance!

Here comes Reliance!

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2010

The flip side of decontrol is greater competition for oil PSUs, says Sunil Jain.

Bhopal: Why India needs to arrest Keshub Mahindra

Bhopal: Why India needs to arrest Keshub Mahindra

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

If the Bhopal judgment results in independent directors and CEOs/plant managers waking up to their responsibilities, that can only be a good thing.

Telecom tussle: Raja's in the saddle again

Telecom tussle: Raja's in the saddle again

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

Given how the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai's) recommendations on 2G spectrum will hit telecom firms, it's not surprising that telecom stocks have plunged. Of course, the fun and games have only begun since it is up to Telecom Minister A Raja to decide whether to accept the recommendations, which ones to accept, and when to accept.

View: Why both Tharoor and Modi are expendable

View: Why both Tharoor and Modi are expendable

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

Neither Tharoor nor Modi is a political heavyweight, so sacrificing them is easy, writes Sunil Jain

Budgeting for the future

Budgeting for the future

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2010

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's decision to co-contribute, for 3 years, Rs 1,000 per annum to each individual who opens an account under the New Pension Scheme is more than welcome.

Is Zain a gain or a pain for Bharti?

Is Zain a gain or a pain for Bharti?

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2010

Bharti will have to deal with 15 different regulatory regimes in Africa as opposed to just one in India.

Indian industry lacks strategic depth: CII-BCG

Indian industry lacks strategic depth: CII-BCG

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2010

Getting to the magic growth, however, will require massive increase in investment in infrastructure, in labour force skills and manufacturing capacity.

Quotas for Muslims: Cong's next self-goal?

Quotas for Muslims: Cong's next self-goal?

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2009

Whether the Ranganath Misra/Sachar kind of recommendations (some of them are similar) will help improve the lot of Muslims is open to question, given how social transformation is a very difficult and time-consuming process, accepting them will be a boon for the BJP. Whether the Congress party wants to score another self goal after Telangana is the question.

Spectrum: The govt faces big trouble

Spectrum: The govt faces big trouble

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2009

With even the division bench of the Delhi High Court ruling that Communications Minister A Raja's decision to come up with an arbitrary cut-off date of September 25, 2007 was illegal, the government is in huge trouble.

Special: Solving the spectrum scarcity

Special: Solving the spectrum scarcity

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2009

A common carrier policy, as in the petroleum sector, is worth looking at.

Telecom scam: Noose tightens around Raja?

Telecom scam: Noose tightens around Raja?

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2009

It's difficult to say whether the CBI will find enough proof against telecom minister A Raja or whether it will get caught in the parcel of half-truths he's been dishing out on how he's just followed the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the actions of his predecessors.

Can Manmohan ditch Raja?

Can Manmohan ditch Raja?

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2009

The solicitor general and the TDSAT have both okayed Raja's moves.

Is India's telecom sector in deep trouble?

Is India's telecom sector in deep trouble?

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2009

There are 10 million new subscribers each month, but they're not adding much value - telecom revenues are flat as a chapatti.

Money, a solution to India's infrastructure woes?

Money, a solution to India's infrastructure woes?

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2009

India has a huge infrastructure problem and the solution so far appears to be to throw more money at the problem, without much effort to fix the core issues, says Sunil Jain.

The man who powers Anil Ambani's dreams

The man who powers Anil Ambani's dreams

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2009

He worked on the Delhi electricity privatisation

Dirty games that India's telecom ministry plays

Dirty games that India's telecom ministry plays

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2009

This has to be one of the most blatant tricks Raja is pulling off.

BSNL-MTNL merger: Don't dial it, please

BSNL-MTNL merger: Don't dial it, please

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2009

One lesson the government should learn from the Air India-Indian Airlines merger fiasco is that combining two sick people ends up making them sicker.

Time to go, Mr Sreedharan

Time to go, Mr Sreedharan

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2009

The Comptroller and Auditor General has indicted the way the DMRC is run and points to the novel 50:50 management structure that neither of the governments is in charge, so the company is pretty much run by the management, namely Sreedharan.

Have reforms changed India's corporate structure?

Have reforms changed India's corporate structure?

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2009

Despite the reforms of the 1990s, the country's corporate structure hasn't transformed in any major manner.