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Statistalk | FDI on an upswing

Bumbling and fumbling through a pandemic

Covid has exposed the dark side of India’s healthcare system. As always, the poor are paying a heavy price

Slate All you wanted to know about ‘force majeure’

All you wanted to know about ‘force majeure’

If you are homebuyer who invested in a building project ahead of the pandemic or a policyholder who has signed up for life or health insurance, you ...

Macroscan Govt’s fiscal stance pushing economy into further decline

Govt’s fiscal stance pushing economy into further decline

In a bid to manage the fiscal deficit, the Centre significantly reduced its public expenditure. However, this contracted aggregate demand at a time when it actually needed a boost

Don’t give room for China to dominate

India has done well to enhance troop presence in Ladakh. Likewise, we should reduce our economic dependence on China

Covid lessons from Mumbai

Delhi should cut out insider-outsider talk and get all hands on the deck

Below the line

Economy in safe hands: FMFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a dig at historian Ramachandra Guha on Thursday stating that taking cognisance of ...

American Periscope The challenge of achieving equitable standards for college admission

The challenge of achieving equitable standards for college admission

The recent move by the University of California to drop standardised test scores and rely on the grades received at school for admissions has several undesirable consequences

Circuit breaker Investors get the short shrift in virus relief

Investors get the short shrift in virus relief

As industry groups lobby hectically for diluting laws in the name of ease of doing business, investors should not be neglected

Why are block deals awarded special treatment by the taxman?

Why should deals that are admittedly private be allowed on the stock exchange platform, given that screen-based trading is supposed to be between two anonymous parties?

from the viewsroom Red Star over Hong Kong

Lessons from the decline of a global icon of economic freedom

George Floyd, BLM, and the ‘butterfly effect’ on history

George Floyd, the black man who…Yes, the African-American man who died at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department last month. His death — some ...

Value for money Privatisation is not a panacea for PSBs

The mess in banking goes beyond ownership. Public sector banks need autonomy; they are also burdened by policy-induced risks

On the other hand Pandemic politics destroying idea of NCR

Whimsical decision-making is derailing one of the country’s key growth engines

THE WIDER ANGLE Some start-ups emerge lockdown winners

Apart from being well-funded, their success comes from being in the right segment and seizing the opportunity

A tale of two democracies

Lessons to be learnt from politicians resisting Trump’s divisive politics

Statistalk | Little to bank on

All you want to know about Arogya Sanjeevani

With the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, many first-time buyers are on the hunt for health insurance policy for self and family. However, an individual ...

Agri market reforms welcome, but structural issues remain

Strengthening the input delivery system, rapidly expanding irrigation facilities, technological advancement, agri investment and building capacity among growers to face volatile markets deserve attention

There’s no easy solution to America’s racial divide

Structural issues in law and order, along with racial biases that are ingrained in both communities, cannot be resolved overnight

China, authoritarian as ever

Three decades after Tiananmen Square, state power has increased

Not the right time for a scrappage policy

It may not adequately revive demand for trucks, will be costly and have truckloads of social consequences

Digital currencies may do little beyond piquing curiosity

The trend of central bank-backed sovereign digital currency seems to be catching on. But India is a long way off from introducing it in the system

The cheat sheet The economics and sociology of ‘looting’ during ‘riots’

Sounds like a defence of the looting in US cities.Shouldn’t you at least hold your fire till you’ve heard me out?Okay, shoot.That’s what Trump said! ...

Overseas listing is for the big boys

Smaller companies may not be able to garner resources for a foreign IPO

The ‘Boycott China’ mirage

Even if voluntary, the campaign is impractical and uneconomical

Statistalk | Is road transport seeing a recovery?

India in transition How policing works in India in Covid-19 times

The resources available for the Indian police agencies are miniscule. Despite these handicaps, they have risen to the challenge of enforcing the lockdown and promoting public health

Macroscan The revival of emerging market equities is worrisome

In April 2020, while emerging economies remained steeped in the Covid-induced crisis, some equity markets saw the return of capital. This may, however, not be a good sign

India has had its George Floyd moments

The death of Floyd, an African-American, shows that police brutality everywhere is directed at the marginalised and powerless

Slate All you wanted to know about the shapes of economic recovery

The rolling lockdowns due to Covid have sent the economy into a tailspin. Growth in India, and indeed much of the world, is set to fall off a cliff in ...

Handle China’s military intrusion deftly

India must deploy adequate military power in the Ladakh region while maintaining a sustained dialogue with China

Loan restrictions under the Companies Act should be relaxed

Given that Covid-19 is unlikely to fad away anytime soon, to help companies’ cash flow, they should be allowed to borrow at will, with certain conditions

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