'The corporate tax cuts will obviously result in lower tax payments by companies,' says Central Board of Direct Taxes member Akhilesh Ranjan who retires after 37 years in government service.
'This confrontation could have been avoided by a less arrogant administration that initially listened, used whatever negotiating skills they had and tried to be more credible,' observes Ramesh Menon.
Climate action plans of poorest nations to cost $1 trillion.
'In India, a large proportion of the labour force does not have a regular job.' 'People are mostly employed as daily wage workers, agricultural labourers, small farmers and self-employed traders.' 'These move in and out of "jobs" fairly rapidly.' 'It is the high proportion of these workers in India that makes unemployment volatile,' explains Mahesh Vyas.
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.
Government tenders could soon go to bidders who promise to train highest number of youth.
Modi is keen to get more investments into Gujarat.
How soon can India reach a point when there is no hidden underemployment and all who want work can find it at a fair wage and decent work conditions, asks Nitin Desai.
Decisions at a G20 meet are not added to the UN climate negotiations.
It is clear that the world desperately needs a globalisation model that will work for all and not just some, says Sunita Narain.
Any company resident in a country has to pay both indirect taxes as well as Income Tax.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
Switzerland's Ambassador to India Linus von Castelmur also said the past cannot be undone, while promising full support of his country in cases where at least some proof is provided on tax frauds.
Ajit Balakrishnan recalls some lessons from the last time people talked of 'convergence' -- the mid-1990s.
The marketplace was simply not conducive to the extension and evolution of broadband networks, particularly for less dense rural markets, so connectivity and services suffered.
World trade has been growing slower than world GDP since 2012.
Adani's $15-billion Carmichael coal mine is stuck since 2010.
If the RBI governor's logic holds, the rupee is far from being extremely overvalued.
Finance minister tries to put house in order before reforms are unveiled in February.
The resilience of many emerging markets, notably China and India, in the aftermath of the Lehman shock further strengthened this sense of manifest destiny.
The basics and history of India's tax policy suggests that increase in the number of taxpayers has occurred and so has compliance with a reduction of tax slabs and moderate rates of tax.
Dr Ashwani Mahajan, all India co-convenor of the Swadesh Jaagran Manch and an associate professor at the Delhi University, discusses the state of the Indian economy in an interview with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier.
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
More companies with unconventional business models to get into messy legal hassles in India.
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