Stable, liquid and transparent financial markets are a necessary condition for the growth of a modern economy. An economy grows by developing new products and services and incubating new ideas, and this […]
Countries pass through stages on the road to economic prosperity. Economist W.W.Rostow postulated five such stages of economic development: the traditional society, pre-take-off, take -off, drive-to-maturity, and period of mass consumption.
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We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the pressing urgencies […]
Since January 2018 the Indian Rupee (INR) has depreciated almost 6% against the US Dollar. Over the last seven years, the INR has depreciated 35% against the USD in nominal terms.
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The recent rape and brutal murder of an 8-year old girl in Kathua ( Jammu ) have been universally condemned. What is equally […]
Education and skill development fulfil two goals simultaneously: an economic goal to provide businesses with a skilled workforce necessary to enhance productivity, improve competitiveness and increase economic growth, and a social goal […]
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I hate watching evening debates on Indian television. Besides the uncontrolled shouting and the lack of intelligent and respectful discussion, it is always […]
Imagine a world with no controls on how you exchange money with people. There are no global boundaries on where goods and services are […]
Various Indian governments have been pushing the global credit rating agencies (CRA’s) to reexamine the country’s credit rating given its clean seventy-year credit history and recent economic growth. Last week Moody’s finally […]
November 8th, the “ anniversary ” of demonetization, was also a day that hazardous airborne pollutants crossed critical levels in Delhi. One event caused […]
Even Mr.Modi’s most ardent critics will acknowledge his immense enthusiasm and self-belief. But it is his misguided belief that he can somehow “fix” […]
Most countries provide some form of welfare assistance to those who are less fortunate. And while there might be disagreement on how to […]
Recently a friend of mine lost her mother. The ‘chautha’ meeting was atypical of a Hindu-family prayer meeting.
There was a Muslim muezzin, a Sikh granthi, a Hindu bhajan singer and […]