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Rolling back QCOs on key factory inputs is a good start but India's import policy needs a broader overhaul

New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- The government's decision to roll back a raft of quality control orders (QCOs) on imports of factory inputs has raised the hope that it will improve the competitiveness of India'... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Regardless of climate talks, India should push ahead with its carbon market

New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- Climate change could be described as a "tragedy of the commons." That is, one where a shared resource, such as the planet's atmosphere, gets degraded because everyone has an ince... Read More


India's newly notified labour codes can act as an economic catalyst-but much else must fall in place

New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- It is welcome that the government has notified the four labour codes that have been ready since 2020 (the code on wages was framed in 2019). For these laws to become operational,... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | The rupee's sharp Friday drop: Where is the exchange rate headed?

New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- The Indian rupee on Friday slumped to a record low of about 89.60 to the US dollar, zipping past the 89 mark for the first time. Its difficulties came amid a sharp fall in global... Read More


Is very low inflation a problem? Not if we take a wide-angle view of the Indian economy

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Inflation is bad. This is such a ho-hum truth that it often takes dramatic exaggeration to grab attention. Among other things, it has been called an 'unlegislated tax,' a 'saving... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | American projectiles for India: Could they set relations on a new trajectory?

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- The US has approved the sale of Excalibur projectiles and Javelin missile systems to India in a deal valued at about $93 million, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation... Read More


India's surge in IPOs is a reminder that financial exuberance mustn't lose touch with the real economy

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Even as we celebrate the booming market for IPOs (initial public offerings) as yet another mark of a resilient economy, a closer look suggests there is more to it than meets the ... Read More


India's surge in public offers is a reminder that financial exuberance mustn't lose touch with the real economy

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Even as we celebrate the booming market for IPOs (initial public offerings) as yet another mark of a resilient economy, a closer look suggests there is more to it than meets the ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Meta's court win in America gives us something to think about in India

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Social media major Meta has won big relief as a US judge ruled in its favour in an antitrust case filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that could have forced it to spin... Read More


India's challenge: Sheltering Hasina while securing its strategic interests in Bangladesh

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- India cannot and should not extradite Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh, as its officials have demanded, in the wake of the death sentence passed against the ousted prime minister by t... Read More