'Chinese dominance reduces India's influence in South and Southeast Asia and erodes its status globally.' 'For a country striving to create a multipolar Asia, it would be a serious setback,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
In her keynote address at the 8th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit, she said that despite the soaring rate of female entrepreneurs, women still face steep obstacles to starting, owning, and growing their businesses.
'The prime minister's advisers might have told him that going along with this AIADMK government will damage his image.'
The host country has been pressing for a discussion at the 10th G20 Summit on the conflicts in Syria and the worst migrant crisis since World War II.
However, independent economists are not as gung-ho as the finance ministry over the likelihood of deficit target being met this time around, says Indivjal Dhasmana.
'Will people who buy iPhones stop buying iPhones to help swadeshi models?' 'There should be some advantage for the consumer to make them buy a Made in India product.' 'Patriotism and nationalism are good words, but in business, it won't work.'
Mohandas Pai took part in an hour-long chat on rediff.com
Credit card loans and personal loans are two prime examples of unsecured loans that must always be avoided.
What is the wider political strategy behind Mr Modi's concerted attack on black money, asks Subir Roy.
Marking a breakthrough in the protracted talks in the French Rafale jet deal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that India will purchase 36 of these fighter planes that are ready to fly, citing critical operational requirement of the Indian Air Force.
Money is being released and the government knows it will have to front-run private investment.
In the second and concluding part of his interview, Gurumurthy outlines the two areas he believes the government should focus on.
A review of key pronouncements he made in his first Independence Day Speech on August 15, 2014.
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
'Our first great challenge is to create 12 million new jobs each year, to make the demographic dividend an economic dividend.' 'We are nowhere near that,' points out Mohan Guruswamy.
Clearly, LoCs are becoming a key arrow in India's economic diplomacy quiver.
He said the UPA had left the economy in a dire state, with Consumer Price Index and food inflation at double digit, Wholesale Price Index inflation around 6-7 per cent and growth prospects were limited.
Successor Anandiben Patel isn't having an easy time, with a protest movement by her own community and new challenges in keeping the mandate
The sluggish legal system in India makes it extremely difficult for law-enforcing agencies in the ministry of finance to punish violations of foreign exchange laws. Unfortunately, it is not just FEMA. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act too has significant infirmities, say Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Pranati Mehra.
'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.'
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