A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Optimism about a stable govt at the Centre, a demand revival and falling oil prices buoyed the markets.
Ministers in the Narendra Modi government have been busy making presentations on their 100 days of work. But what these presentations do not mention is that decisions by ministers have been few, with plenty of papers and files moving to the Prime Minister's Office, which is increasingly emerging as a centralised clearance point, even for routine and ordinary issues. Though policy paralysis was a term used freely for the United Progressive Alliance regime, questions are now being raised about pending decisions across ministries and whether at least some ministers have turned redundant.
The government has provided a long-term vision.
Indian economy about to take-off
The government has taken a number of steps to address the situation faced by farmers.
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
'Big countries do not agree on every set of issues.' 'Look, one of the differences in the relationship is that when we do not agree, we are sitting down and talking to each other.'