PM Narendra Modi's jaunt to Jakarta to attend the Asean Sum- mit just before hosting the G20 summit speaks volumes of the importance of this engagement. The group, comprising 10 Sout- heast Asian countries, is key to ensuring the rules-based order for a free and...
Any discussion on inflation these days evokes strong reactions. Several suggestions are floating around on what should be done to contain it. While other countries groan when ou prices f sflare up, food inflation ap- parently hurts l Indians more, espe y the poor. For...
Help private sector bridge infra gaps The technology industry is pitching for a bigger govern- ment contribution to building the computing infrastructure to push innovation in AI. Gol has a multidimensional role to play in generative AI. It has to put in place a frame- work...
THE CENTRE'S move to impose a licensing requirement the import of laptops and personal computers in early August invoked feelings of a pre-1991 era decision, with many in the industry inter- nally referring to it as a return of the infamous licence raj. With India...
Introduction An advance ruling helps the applicant in planning his activities, which are liable for payment of GST, well in advance. It also brings certainty in determining the tax liability, as the ruling given by the Authority for Advance Ruling is binding on the applicant as...
The news about China's economic slowdown has caused mixed reactions. China, for long, had been worried about fears of a slowdown and a middle-income trap. Now, there are fears of deflation which may bring bad news for China and the rest of the world. Thus,...
The National Mission on Financial Inclusion, a.k.a. Pradhan PMJDY accounts have proved cru- cial in immediate transfer of benefits through DBT during the pandemic The technological framework of Aadh aar-Enabled Payment System (AePS) helped in orderly withdrawal of amou- nt from bank accounts during the...
A mid a relative slowdown in developed markets, the In- dian economy is on a firm footing for establishing itself as a global growth engine, attracting investors with its promising growth story India's allure as an emerging market has led to a sur- ge in...
Recently, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and Indian MPI was published as per which India's multidimensional poverty reduced to 16.4% and 15% in 2019-21 respectively. But Multidimensional poverty estimates which focus on deprivations based on education and health are different from Consumption based poverty estimates. Multidimensional...
As India continues bv to pay for it. On the one hand, it faces repercussions of breaching the oil price cap of $60 a barrel put in place by the U.S. and European nations as Russia offers lower discounts on its crude. On the other...