If the fight against black money seems half hearted, the same is not the case with gau raksha, says Subir Roy.
The majority in the markets believe that a September lift-off is likely.
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Government divestment reached record figures after the financial crisis, at the same time as promoters were required to bring down their stake in companies to 75 per cent or less.
India is only on the starting block.
Observing that the turmoil in global capital should come as a wake-up call for South Asia, which was the second-fastest growing region in the world in the aftermath of the global crisis, the World Bank said on Wednesday its recent performance has been less stellar, and it has been sustained by potentially volatile portfolio inflows.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
China's economy grew 6.7 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier.
Mukund Rajan, who worked closely with Ratan Tata, recalls the unique experience of working with the corporate titan.
Liquidity, stable income generation, potential capital appreciation are the benefits from REITs
Rajat Gupta, 70, the first Indian managing director of McKinsey and who of 17 months in US prison for insider trading, gets ready to tell his side of the story. And he is less than complimentary about Preet Bharara, then the famous crusading US attorney for the Southern District of New York. "The jury, the press and the public saw only... a 'cropped picture', he says. For someone whose life story was a model of the Great American Dream - an Indian of modest means who rose to the highest circles of politics and business, mingling with the White House and Davos crowd - his indictment in 2012 marked a stunning fall from grace. Many ascribed it to the hubris of the rich and powerful, says Kanika Datta.
Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics and political science, University of California, Berkeley, analyzes the transparency of the Reserve Bank of India, the growth rate of the Indian economy and why he feels globalisation can never be rolled back.
Calling RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's exit a 'bad omen' for the Indian economy, eminent economists and former policymakers on Sunday said it will be seen by the world as India's non-approval to a policy against inflation and bad loans.
So unless you are convinced of getting your market timing absolutely bang on everytime, opting for SIPs is more realistic from a logistical and psychological standpoint, says Larissa Fernand
A two-year extension at the helm of the RBI still looks a real possibility
NITI Aayog vice chairperson Rajiv Kumar tells Indivjal Dhasmana that additional funds could be generated through divestment, and that the fiscal deficit should be widened while focusing on the revenue deficit.
Corporates' forex borrowings have grown at a CAGR of 15.6% since 2008.
US rate hike fear keeps Asian firms in check; India most upbeat.
In spite of the high number of exits, Reliance group firms of both brothers continue to be darlings of small investors
The growth premium India enjoyed has largely been lost.
Beijing did not announce expected policy support over the weekend
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Economy still faces many challenges and 'relatively big' downward pressures such as increasing difficulties for businesses and the emergence of economic risks, the Central Economic Work Conference said.
'An opportunity is at hand to think big and recast the India-China relationship on a new template, which would help the pursuit of our country's dream of major power status,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Country's economic growth at 9% requires exports to rise by around 20%, says NSC chairman Pronab Sen
'Normally, the system is geared towards counting notes -- it is equipped to do x amount of work and one day you are asking them to do 20 x.' 'The processes involved are very complex.'
While Indian IT has known what is coming and has a strategy ready to combat it, the same can't be said about the country and the government.
India Inc has too much on its plate to ensure double digit growth in FY16.
The convertibility is RBI Governor's 'next big ambitious goal'.
While the widespread feeling is that employment growth has been sluggish, some argue that, since sabka vikas slogan will most probably not deliver, Mr Modi and the BJP are going in for an unambiguous strategy of Hindu consolidation, says Subir Roy.
The start-up story appears to be losing its sheen due to corporate misgovernance, financial mismanagement and gender discrimination.
As a consensus remains elusive on key economic policies like foreign investment norms, industry leader Deepak Parekh has said India's FDI policy is akin to 'inviting guests over to our house, but not opening the door'.
This compares with China at over $10 trillion and India $2 trillion.
The single most important issue in Public Sector Banks is corruption.
Sterling was last at $1.4450, having carved out a massive range of $1.4000 to $1.5022.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday released the party's manifesto and claimed that the party will perform well in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
While stating that a strong government should be led by those who have expertise, motivation and integrity and can provide the needed public good, Rajan warned that "strong governments, may not, however, move in the right direction".
China continues to hold out on fingering Pakistan as the 'mothership of terror,' declaring Masood Azhar a terrorist at the UN, and India's membership of the NSG, says China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
Perhaps, the most misunderstood aspect is the role of the state.
Rajan's deputy Khan cautions against early celebration of falling inflation, unhedged forex exposure.
But lower growth numbers in the quarters to come may not mean renewed weakness in the economy at the ground level, says Pranjul Bhandari.
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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.
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