Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
TopicLiberalisation

Topic: liberalisation

Stock market turmoil, crypto craze proof of human ‘fear, greed’ says chief economic advisor

Madhuparna Das -
Speaking at India Ideas Conclave, organised by think tank India Foundation in Bengaluru, V. Anantha Nageswaran, also said India was now in position to deliver domestically-driven growth'.

India is walking on one leg because 1991 reforms missed banking & finance

Ila Patnaik -
Restrictions on banking led to limited capacity for new entrepreneurs to have access to resources. It allowed the old elite to continue dominating. This order must be shaken up now.

Modi govt’s industrial policy shows it has run out of ideas & is taking India back to pre-1991

Mihir Sharma -
Exactly 30 years after India turned away from central planning and liberated the private sector, the Modi govt is again handing out subsidies & licenses while putting up tariff walls.

India needed a crisis to reform. It got one in 1991, thanks to Nehru & Indira’s Soviet model

Ila Patnaik -
India’s turn to a centrally planned economy began in the 1950s under PM Jawaharlal Nehru. But by 1991, the economy came to a grinding halt and faced a massive crisis.

Covid has undone years of gains India made after 1991 liberalisation

Vrishti Beniwal -
Modi had pledged to turn India into a $5 trillion economy by 2025, but the pandemic is set to push that back by years. Over 200 mn have gone back to earning less than minimum wage a day.

Govt further liberalises guidelines for BPO industry, says move will reduce compliance burden

PTI -
For the alterations, a BPO centre with common telecom resources will now be able to serve customers located worldwide, including in India.

How to bring ‘Big Bang’ reforms in India? Wait for a crisis – even Modi had to

Rama Lakshmi -
India has once again lived up to reputation of using a crisis to unleash difficult reforms. Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced bold reforms in holy cow sectors like agriculture and defence.

Why this MIT student’s paper on Indian liberalisation threatened trade economists

Abhijit Banerjee -
In Good Economics for Hard Times, Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee write about the link between liberalisation and inequality in India.

Why do Indians hate JNU-style subsidised education? Because we love the private sector

Jignesh Mevani -
There have been constant attempts to destabilise campuses in India. Take the suicides of Rohith Vemula, Payal Thadvi, Fathima Latheef or BHU protest for instance.

Bollywood star on ads, Disneyland tickets, space-age branding & yet Thril cola fizzled out

Himani Chandna -
Caught between two worlds, McDowell’s Thril cola made an impact in India, but briefly.
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Air quality is better but not enough to banish air purifiers. Here are options for your room & car

Sahil Mohan Gupta -
What’s the solution for people who cannot leave Delhi? Air purifiers from Dyson's expensive range to Xiaomi's affordable ones can be of help.
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Economy

NFRA to conduct audit quality inspections of five audit firms

Manoj Rammohan -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

Defence

The Defence Services Staff College in Wellington | Image credit: dssc.gov.in

In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

Shekhar Gupta -
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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