NDA government has shunned populism.
The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed.
She would be the first Indian to be occupying the coveted post at IMF after former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
Earnings growth is expected to accelerate as lingering toxic effects of note ban ease off and GST settles down. However, stock valuations are high and that means market is also overdue for correction, says Devangshu Datta.
Over the next four years corporate tax will come down by 5 per cent and lot of exemptions will get phased out.
The incoming government will have to encourage private investments, bring down cost of capital
Desperate times need desperate actions, and the BJP's only option is to enforce legislation to build a Ram mandir, says Sunil Sethi.
'Growth is predicated on the misery of large sections of people.' 'Maybe Hindutva will be used to suppress any such unrest.'
From Swachh Bharat to spearheading the Make in India campaign, the PMO seems to be at the centre of all policies, writes Nivedita Mookerji.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has few feathers in his cap for taking serious eff
We are all 'Chasing the Monsoon', notes Ajit Balakishnan.
There are tell-tale signs of a slide in the quality of Budgets presented by the current administration, says Parthasarathi Shome.
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
'Everybody fears them and rightly so. Who in his right senses wouldn't fear these agencies?' 'They can take away everything in seconds with near zero recourse to law.'
Post-Jayalalithaa AIADMK cannot take on the Narendra Modi dispensation like their late charismatic leader did it on several occasions in the past, says R Ramasubramanian.
Amid the raging row over National Herald case, the Congress on Sunday asserted that the allegations and "insinuations" against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are "deliberately orchestrated", "patently false" and "defamatory" as they have "not received a rupee".
Foreign Trade Policy: More incentives for exports, focus on ease of trading
Gandhi said Modi was frequently shifting his campaign plank in Gujarat.
Indian companies struggle in face of a set of common challenges related to logistics, labour regulations, tax and tariff policy
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
'You cannot implement such a huge exercise, which is bound to cause misery to millions, without studying every aspect of its consequences, economic and social,' notes Sherna Gandhy.
Sidbi acquires Ahmedabad-based start-up at hefty premium; founders deny link to govt.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as "historic" the jump.
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