Marketing new perspectives
The overarching dominance of the Planning Commission and then the NITI Aayog have blurred the focus on regional development The change in nature of markets has created several universes within its fold, so as to almost require an interpreter to talk from one segment to another. Yet in a country like...
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Long on vision, short on means
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Social message
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A road to nowhere
03 February 2020 | Pioneer -
No growth in this story
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Budget based on larger economic philosophy
02 February 2020 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Election in the time of Shaheen Bagh
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The apocalypse: It is coming...
02 February 2020 | Pramod Pathak
Indians at the fore
Another Indian leads a global tech company. We must not forget that he, too, had to leave India to achieve success Arvind Krishna, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has been chosen to lead IBM Corporation, one of the oldest names in American technology. This is yet another...
It is possible to fix the economy
When faced with a prolonged slowdown, a prescription of fiscal stimulus is normal. When the private sector is not forthcoming in terms of consumption and investment expenditure, the Government has to step up Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Union Budget today at a time when the Indian economy...
Global scare
No nation can handle epidemics alone. So there is a need to mount a united campaign on surveillance and sharing R&D The contagion of the coronavirus has been instantaneous and intense, enough for us to act pronto rather than waiting for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare it as a...
Address farm sector woes
If the Government wishes to grow the economy, then it needs to make an all-out effort to turn agriculture into a profitable business As India plans to become a $5 trillion economy by 2024, it cannot ignore the importance of the farm sector in helping it achieve this target. This is...
Iran’s loss, ISIS’ gain
The terror group stands to gain much from the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani, who was the face of armed resistance against it in Iraq and Syria Not very long ago, December 2017 to be precise, the world was celebrating the defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS), the deadly face of...
Can invisible hand work?
Seen from an economist’s perspective, the Economic Survey looks eloquent. But execution could run into a logjam as politicians are prone to controlling the consumer The Economic Survey for 2019-20 has been prepared by the Chief Economic Advisor, Dr K Subramanian, keeping the ambitious target of achieving the $ 5 trillion...
What a start?
India has had a great beginning to the game calendar. Let’s hope the boys can keep it up It would take a very mean-spirited person to not feel bad for New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson. Losing by a hair’s breadth at the World Cup, possibly with some serious questions asked...
