Agricultural debt is one of the dominant problems in rural India today and relief from debt assumes great significance to the agricultural borrowers. India had seen two big farm loan waivers- one in 1990, an...
The Modi 2.0 Government has come out with its Budget 1.0. As wide expected, the objective of becoming a $ 5 trillion economy has driven this budget and it reverberates all the initiatives announced in...
“Don’t blame God for creating the tiger, but thank him for not giving it wings. “One wonders if ancestral Indian wisdom has not again struck. And this time, Narendra Modi, having triumphed in power in...
With less than one year to go for the next general elections people have started asking who will be the next Prime Minister. Is an alternate to Modi anywhere in sight? Will BJP come back...
The President Macron visit to India background is the signing in 1998 of a “Strategic Partnership” between the two countries. The issues with such a giant are numerous and cannot be reduced to business deals....
The Indian Economy is slowing down. Growth rates have come down drastically as the new GDP estimates show. The reason for this to happen was primarily two: – demonetization and introduction of GST. The informal...
After growing at a rate of 7% plus continuously for six quarters, India’s GDP growth is set to decelerate in Q3FY17 on account of the NDA government’s demonetization move started on 8th November. While rendering...
India’s economic growth rate dropped only slightly at the end of 2016 despite a controversial ban on high-value banknotes in November. Analysts doubt the government’s figure and fear the full impact has yet to be...
Five Indian states are electing new governments over the next few weeks. The votes will prove to be a key test of PM Modi’s popularity, which has taken a hit due to his demonetization move....
The Finance Minister’s speech in the Lok Sabha this morning did not indicate too many changes to the direct tax laws. However, as always, the devil lies in the detail and the Finance Bill, 2017...
On November 8, 2016 it was announced by the PM that currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination having a total value of over Rs 15 lakh crores will cease to be legal...
India wants to go digital and cash becomes outdated overnight. Prime minister Modi certainly wants to do the right thing. But with the demonetization move his calculation just doesn’t add up, writes Katja Keppner. Why...
