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India: GOODBYE TO 2014

The year 2014 was notable as the election year when the BJP government came to power at the centre with a clear majority. Expectations about a Modi government had sky rocketed soon after the government...

Agenda for 2014 - MarketExpress

India – Agenda for 2014

The year 2014 is going to be very important for India. That is when the General Elections will take place. The prospects are for a hung Parliament after the elections. The BJP may emerge as...

2014 outlook - MarketExpress

2014 Outlook: Not so bad

US: The broad characteristics of the investment climate are unlikely to change very much in the first part of next year.  The largest policy change is the  beginning of the long awaited slowing of the Federal Reserve’s...

Who will be India’s next Prime Minister?

There are many contestants for the post of Prime Minister of India. Among the many aspirants only one will see his/her dream fulfilled. Who will be the lucky winner. We shall examine the prospects of...

Budget 2013-14: from Dilemma to Equilibrium

Budgets are a complex Prisoner’s Dilemma[1] problem where hidden expectation of the government and the citizen decide whether or not the outcome would be a good equilibrium where everyone gains or a bad equilibrium where...

New Mining Bill – Good Politics Bad Economics

On 30th September 2011, Union Cabinet approved a new bill [The Mines & Minerals (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2011] aimed at regulating mining activities. The new mining bill proposes a profit-sharing system and higher royalties....