Depreciating the rupee against the dollar to boost economic growth has fiscal constraints and monetary limitations
India Inc has an impressive report card to show for the first quarter of this financial year.
As West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry prepare for new administrations, one is reminded of the disparity that runs through the veins of the Indian states, notes Mihir S Sharma.
Excise exemptions may be whittled in Budget to offset higher govt salaries, pensions
China will increase its defence spending by "around seven per cent" this year, as it vowed to guard against "outside meddling" in its territorial disputes.
From February to mid-March, oil prices receded rapidly.
'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.'
Excerpts from a speech on the Supplementary Demands for Grants, December 15.
Along with the US and China, India could be a big enough force in global manufacturing
Anticipating healthier economic growth, the Railways has targeted a record Rs 1.6 lakh crore in revenue for the next financial year, while no increase has been proposed in passenger fares and freight rates.
The Budget for 2018-19 has at least five takeaways that are yet to receive adequate attention, says A K Bhattacharya.
Jaitley said growing at 8-10 per cent for a significant number of years will help India find an answer to poverty.
To do so, the government will have to tackle a number of broad development challenges successfully, says Shankar Acharya
For India, it is business as usual with the government muddling along.
Technically speaking, US equities have seen net losses since January. India is strongly influenced by US trends.
Invest 5 to 10 per cent in a banking sector fund. Ensure that mutual fund's portfolio includes all three players -- private sector banks, public sector banks and NBFCs.
The Election Commission will for the first time keep a watch on the spending on social media by the political parties in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
'We believe 2017 could see higher flows from foreign institutions as money comes back to growth markets like India.'
RBI will now increasingly shift focus to domestic parameters
'While GST and demonetisation are likely to cause disruption for longer than the market currently expects, they can have meaningful positive impact over the medium-term.'
'The domestic scenario is much better than earlier, demonstrated in the March quarter earnings.'
The coming elections seem a tough battleground for the BJP in the wake of anti-incumbency, Patidar and Dalit agitations and implementation of the GST.
Indian indices have hit all-time highs in the New Year and the sentiment remains strong. All valuations are also at extremely high levels, cautions Devangshu Datta
There are chances of taps running dry and prices of fruits and vegetables spiking.
The sops sanctioned by J Jayalalithaa on her first day in office could cost the exchequer up to Rs 8,000 crore annually.
A road map could be laid out for a gradual reduction in the tax rates from the current incidence of about 62-94 per cent without causing a major blow to the revenues of the Centre and the states. The opportunity arising out of higher GST collections should not be squandered, says A K Bhattacharya.
These institutes, while expensive, are a viable alternative to studying abroad.
Being mandatory, these recommendations will have to be immediately built into the Budget for 2015-16.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes this would ease pressures on CAD as $10 a bbl fall in oil price reduces CAD by $8 billion or 0.4 per cent of GDP.
India's list of non-cricket sports stars is growing, but when it comes to endorsement deals, the bulk of the money is spent on a handful of cricketers.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
Low consumer demand, a slide in investments and troubles in the banking sector should prompt the government to recalibrate taxes and expenditure. It is also important to ramp up spending on health care and education, says CII president Sumit Mazumder.
While demonetisation will benefit the organised sector, the government has to find a way to channel the upcoming revenue buoyancy towards job creation to balance out job losses in the informal sector, says Akash Prakash.
India's fiscal deficit trends are a bit like an alcoholic trying, unsuccessfully, to reform. Virtue does not last for too long, says Shankar Acharya.
Private sector investment is likely to improve mildly in H2 of FY17, even though signs from investment data are not encouraging.
The Narendra Modi government's alacrity in promoting ease of tax administration, a critical component in the ease of doing business index, has set in motion several incremental policy and administrative reforms, says Mukesh Butani.
India is affected by a 'resource inefficiency curse'.
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
Inflation is down and there's every chance that crude prices will be subdued through the next year.
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