On issues like the extradition of tycoon Vijay Mallya, which was already proceeding slowly, further delays should be expected, says Aditi Phadnis.
The Modi administration has been unable to initiate key reforms.
The UK voted to leave the European Union after 43 years.
The markets gained nearly 7 per cent in the 4 trading sessions of March.
Each dept could handle a designated area.
Inflation is down, growth is headed for recovery. RIL and subsidiary Jio are on an upswing. However, stressed loans and impending job losses are the dark clouds, says Devangshu Datta.
Its worldwide gross is already a staggering Rs 1,250 crores.
Softening the demonetisation blow, the Budget for 2017-18 on Wednesday halved the tax to 5 per cent on incomes up to Rs 500,000 but proposed a new surcharge of 10 per cent on incomes between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore and raised duties on cigarettes and pan masala while stepping up allocations for infrastructure, rural, agriculture and social sectors.
The chief statistician feels there should be a rebound after companies integrate and adopt the GST system
India's economy grew at 7.6 per cent in 2015-16.
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
Between now and the general elections (likely in May 2019) there are 12 assembly polls, which analysts say, in a way will also be interpreted as a referendum on the Modi-led government's key reforms
Piyush Goyal's comments about Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's investment in India reveals an inability to understand how businesses function, says Kanika Datta.
The Nifty has gained 2.6% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%
A chunk of divestment till now has come from follow-on offerings in the Centre's two ETFs, Bharat-22 and CPSE. Now, there will be initial public offerings of Mazagon Docks, rail companies RVNL and IRFC and MSTC.
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, as well as Britain's Asia-focused Standard Chartered said they would try to support London's financial sector
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.
FM Arun Jaitley says I-T dept's capacity to access information and apply technology driven analytical tools to expose evasion has been enhanced
This is mainly due to GST impact on manufacturing and subdued farm output.
'I expect fourth quarter GDP growth to be sharply down.' 'I would imagine it would shave off at least one percentage point, if not more, as compared to the third quarter.'
There are a few factors that can spoil the party
Concluding the three-part series, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta says that the black money law is likely to fail because of the ineptness of India's investigative and enforcement agencies.
The GDP always has a base year, which defines the composition of the economy in that year. As the composition changes, the base year needs to be revised regularly. Abhishek Waghmare explains how that is done.
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Gold prices have eased off in recent months after the formation of a new government bringing in positive sentiment back to the stock market.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
Stock markets in structural bull run but there can be bouts of volatility says Ravi Gopalakrishnan, head, equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund
If new goals have emerged, this is the time to make fresh investments.
In the first eight months of 2019, 70 per cent stocks in the BSE 500 universe were down. These stocks account for 94 per cent of India's total market capitalisation.
Sensex up just 6.5% while the best returns were during Manmohan Singh, with the Sensex soaring nearly 167.5%.
Ahead of the G-20 summit in Osaka this week, Xi has reasserted China's role as a global player, points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
IT sector has lots of hope from the Union Budget 2014-15.
'We think FY18 will end with a 10 to 12 per cent earnings growth, but FY19 will see a recovery to over 15 per cent.'
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Mayank Ashar talks about India's business environment.
Bubbles can inflate indefinitely and also burst, with deep corrections, warns Devangshu Datta.
The government has to take a call on reducing or retaining the excise rate.
Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on urban income, say Anis Chakravarty & Rishi Shah.
India retains the tag of the fastest growing country among the world's major emerging economies
RBI may hold rates steady as economic parametes are going strong, say experts.
Blames govt for raising fiscal deficit by financing consumption-based subsidies rather than focusing on infra.
The two governments have already set a target of increasing bilateral trade in goods and services to $500 billion.
