Apart from short-term measures to mitigate economic pain of the pandemic, the government must also rethink the current development paradigm. Read more »
India cannot ignore its strategic interests while dealing with China, but it should not block FDI in non-strategic sectors. Read more »
Santosh Mehrotra interview Part II: A series of policy mishaps ensured that India’s small scale industries did not scale up to face influx of Chinese goods. Read more »
The Covid-19 pandemic and the economic crisis will challenge the competence and capability of India's political and administrative leadership as never before. Read more »
SEZs may be allowed to sell in domestic market till other industrial units become fully operational after the lockdown. Read more »
India should come up with a substantial fiscal stimulus to save the poor and the working class from abject poverty. Read more »
There is an urgent need to issue criteria for identification of strategic sectors and to expand the screening to all countries. Read more »
To become a global economic powerhouse, India should engage foreign companies in a mutually beneficial partnership. Read more »
As institutions such as NCERT, CBSE and UGC push for online education, they should study the preparedness of various stakeholders. Read more »
India looks like an automatic choice to be a manufacturing hub that could emulate the Chinese miracle. Here’s how it can match China. Read more »