'The government's proposal to store citizens' data including Aadhaar data under its Digital India initiative on cloud is violative of the citizens' human rights because the cloud is admittedly beyond India's jurisdiction.'
The finance minister may stagger some of the recommendations.
BJP's success in two state elections gave Modi room to cut through a thicket of regulations and state controls.
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India's economic growth slipped to decade low of 5 per cent in 2012-13 and in the current fiscal it estimated to be around the same level.
The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 report said a mild recovery in investment as well as stronger export growth will help in the gradual GDP pick-up.
Here are 15 things that would have made 2015 a great year.
For the sake of transparency, and to reduce undesirable bond market volatility, clarity on these would be welcome, preferably before the budgets for the next fiscal year get finalised, says Neelkanth Mishra.
In 2015, foreign investors slowed net buying of Indian equities.
If the government does not allow the Opposition a few victories, then it is opening the door to paralysis and an entrenched culture of confrontation.
Devangshu Datta predicts the good, the bad and the ugly of currency trends for the coming year.
The regulator has made it mandatory for insurers to have a minimum percentage of motor third-party business underwritten.
India's decrepit state-run train services stand to receive at least a 25 per cent boost in investment to over $9 billion.
Evaluate recurring investment products and do the numbers before making any investments.
Fiscal federalism should not be sacrificed at the altar of GST.
The new series claims GDP grew at seven per cent between April and June 2015, while gross value added (GVA) grew at 7.1 per cent.
Says licensing of new banks should be a continuous process instead of the current stop-go system
The National Democratic Alliance won 64 seats.
Sharmila said a section of people even wanted her 'martyrdom' during the 16-year old fast against the AFSPA that she decided to end last year.
What is required from government is intellectual framework.
He endorsed transparency and financial stability in addition to issues related to inclusive growth and development, write Puran Singh and Nupur Pavan Bang.
'Prime Minister Modi's message from Tuesday's meeting with industrialists was loud and clear: stand up India, stand by start-ups, take risk and invest,' says CII chief Sumit Mazumder.
Modi govt faces extra spending burden due to policies like 7th Pay Commission and OROP
Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
Jaitley promised higher investment in roads and railways.
India is not so worried about meeting fiscal deficit target.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Make in India -- are not covered here.
Temporary workers not only lack job security, they get less pay and an inferior overall package.
Never before in post-reforms India have Union Budgets seen a steady reduction in fiscal deficit for five consecutive years, points out A K Bhattacharya.
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigations Team on black money has also proposed that holding more than Rs 15 lakh in cash be made illegal for individuals and for companies, report Tinesh Bhasin and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
While supporting death for those convicted in terror cases and for waging war against the country, the report, 'The Death Penalty' said that although there is no valid penological justification for treating terrorism differently from other crimes, concern is often raised that abolition of capital punishment for terror-related offences and waging war will affect national security.
An analysis of year-wise movements of average global crude oil prices versus India's GDP reveals no inverse correlation, contrary to wide belief.
In UK, France and Germany, the president and CEO of Edelweiss Securities, anticipates votes incrementally in favour of local protection and de-globalisation.
The finance ministry plans to work out its borrowing calendar.
The Economic Survey states that the rationalisation and reprioritisation of subsidies through better targeting would play a vital role in fiscal consolidation and in targeting expenditure more towards inclusive development.
The RSS chief's comment that if war broke out, the military would not be ready for at least six to seven months is correct as it faces a shortfall in training and alertness and an even greater lack of funds for defence preparedness, notes Ajai Shukla.
Relying on the private sector to undertake infrastructure investment may not be a realistic proposition.
Experts suggest domestic factors rather than the Greece crisis would determine the course of the Indian equities.
Neither India nor China will be badly affected by Grexit.
The cap of Rs 10,000 on daily withdrawal has also been removed.
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