'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
The trouble is largest FDI projects in India have had a tragic history.
In a minor relief for residents of flood-hit Chennai, the rains have stayed away for the last few hours.
Without cash flows, one can hardly aspire to better living conditions.
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
The roots of the cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licences and coal blocks lie in two non-profit organisations - Common Cause and CPIL.
The suspect behind a pro-Islamic State Twitter account followed by foreign jihadis has been arrested in Bengaluru, senior police officials said.
Growth acceleration will be gradual and it is still early days for a sharp recovery, says Gautam Chhaochharia, executive director and head of India research, UBS.
Tirole's insights show how real-world incentives are complicated, and contracts can be difficult to write and enforce.
What we want from spectrum allocation is access to broadband networks at prices that will result in productivity gains.
Another sobering number is that the total Chinese investment in India in the past 10 years amounts to $400 million.
CLP saw early that the pollution caused by China's rush for industrial growth would lead inevitably to demands for cleaner electricity.
There are conflicting signs on India's investment cycle.
Despite their promised and announced reduction in power prices, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government may want keep the issue on the burner for sometime longer, since none of the concerned players are ready to give an inch, and seem raring for a fight, says Upasna Pandey
'Modi is likely to make more announcements to win or retain popularity, and put himself at the centre of things even more than now,' says T N Ninan.
State government announced ex gratia for kin of those who lost lives.
Kerala is one state where the Congress may do well in the general election and it where Rahul Gandhi has demonstrated why he is serious about rebuilding his party, says T V R Shenoy.
The euphoria of Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar will fade quickly if the Modi government does not raise its game, and focus significant monetary resources and managerial skills on making India's infrastructure truly world-class, says Ram Kelkar.
India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
'Since Pranab Mukherjee is the Custodian of the Constitution, he should present practical ideas to solve the problems he has been so outspokenly highlighting,' feels Sudheendra Kulkarni.
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
One may fault this government for incompetence, corruption, and delayed action but it cannot be faulted for lacking a vision.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
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