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Trading thoughts The India-US trade deal won’t come so easy

The India-US trade deal won’t come so easy

President Donald Trump’s India visit was likely never about signing the deal, as the US will continue to seek more concessions

Circuit Breaker The real state of LIC’s investment portfolio

The real state of LIC’s investment portfolio

Piecing together LIC’s investment book shows that fears of large NPAs or equity losses lurking in the portfolio are overdone

The Cheat sheet Coronavirus to climate change: Cassandras’ day out

Coronavirus to climate change: Cassandras’ day out

Shouldn’t they be in quarantine?You jest, of course, but in recent days, a number of Cassandra-esque predictions and prophecies that were made years ...

How Vodafone Idea can be saved

Apart from lowering levies and taxes, the Centre should consider a relief package akin to the one offered to BSNL/MTNL

Value for money Are mega bank mergers well thought out?

Are mega bank mergers well thought out?

If the Centre has developed cold feet over bank mergers, it suggests misplaced notions on what big banks are meant to achieve

On the other hand Kejriwal and the rise of the urban ‘non-poor’

Kejriwal and the rise of the urban ‘non-poor’

Shrewdly-targeted urban welfarism and the politics of governance have resonated with the people of Delhi

Statistalk | Health and education top CSR spends

The wider angle Modular construction boom on the anvil

Modular construction boom on the anvil

Cost effective and less polluting, it is being used to put up office blocks, hospitals and houses on a large scale in quick time

from the viewsroom Are EVMs still under suspicion?

Are EVMs still under suspicion?

AAP win, in fact, is the right moment for Opposition to raise EVM issue

India in Transition ‘General hospital’ model is ineffective

India’s multi-speciality hospitals provide sub-optimal healthcare results. Focussed facilities can improve care protocol, lower costs

All you wanted to know about stagflation

Inflation has always been a bugbear for Indians, cropping up to dent their finances when they least expect it. But after recent inflation readings, ...

When duty calls

Coronavirus outbreak reveals the risks of being on the medical frontline

Unease among assessees

They claim the intelligence wing of GST interferes in minor cases too

THE CHEAT SHEET Is it a buy or a sell, Mr Robot?

Cut to the chase; are the machines taking over stock trading?Well, hold your calls; for now at least. You’ve got enough time to sit back and analyse.

Statistalk | Recovery in manufacturing activity?

E-appeal bid is flawed

The appeal process requires human interaction

Emotive rhetoric loses out to smart campaigning

The big win for the AAP shows that development work matters and the voters have wisened up to the politics of polarisation

SEBI courting controversy

It shouldn’t evade ‘judicial accountability’ on investor complaints

World economy is yet to recover from low-growth syndrome

Policy has not addressed effectively low growth brought on by the global financial crisis, which predates the new threats of unresolved trade tensions and shocks such as coronavirus

Slate All you wanted to know about ‘escape clause’

Ever been boxed into a tight corner, only to find a small escape route? Well, the Finance Minister used just such an escape route in her Budget maths ...

China tightening its grip on Indian Ocean

It’s enhancing its fleet strength and has stepped up joint naval exercises. India has rightly decided to activate ‘Quad’

Urban interests

Can the AAP expand its focus beyond Delhi to the rural areas?

How the world has started to realise Africa’s potential

After being ignored for many decades as a lost continent, perhaps what woke up Africa is digital connectivity with the rest of the world

Circuit breaker Dividend tax change: Who gains, who loses

PSUs and MNCs, who account for much of the dividend pool, may pay out more while promoter-controlled companies may skimp

GST’s ‘inverted’ logic on refunds

Denying refund on service inputs that go into a product and permitting refund only on the non-service component forces one to question the concept of equity in the GST law

Women can ‘command’, anywhere

Their capability to hold important positions is well-established

US pushing for trade deal that will hurt India

The US will get substantial access to the Indian market and compromise India’s position in future trade agreements

THE CHEAT SHEET One Million Moms and the curious history of cuss words

Obviously and evidently, mothers hate swear words. Now, what’s the new fuss around the cuss?Well, for starters, One Million Moms is an activist group ...