Is This a War of Attrition Between FM and RBI Governor?

Business Economics & Services Team                                 Is This a War of Attrition Between FM and RBI Governor?  A day after the union finance minister Arun Jaitley reported to have told a gathering of industrialists and bureaucrats at a meeting to chart out the future course of the grand Make in India program that the higher interest rate was a stumbling block to pep up the manufacturing sector, he retracted  from that in his twitter....

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Why I will Support Arvind Kejriwal in the Next Delhi Elections?

                             Why I will Support Arvind Kejriwal in the Next Delhi Elections? I am giving below 10 reasons why I will support Arvind Kejariwal's Aaam Admi Party in the coming elections  in Delhi. 1. I believe Congress and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) are both sides of a coin and they are firmly footed in the vote bank politics. Whereas, AAP, though lacks experience in governance, is...

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Streamlining Financial Sector -Biggest Stumbling Bloc are Players

           Business Economics & Services team (BEST)                     Streamlining Financial Sector -Biggest Stumbling Bloc are Players  At least, regulators are taking cognizance of some of the anomalies in the financial system in the country, which is a good augury. The foremost is the report that capital market regulator - SEBI-  is proposing to bring down cost of investing in mutual funds. It is reliably known that the...

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Are You taken for a Ride by Bankers while Availing Housing Loans?

  Are You taken for  a Ride by Bankers while Availing Housing Loans? It is claimed that the banking sector is regulated and controlled by RBI. But how far that control is effective is a question being asked by many. RBI has come out with a dictum that no bank can charge per-payment penalty for early repayment of housing loans. Banks claim that they have adhered to the terse warning by the regulator. But reality is different. They may not be charging a  pre-payment penalty and the procedure for extracting money from the customers...

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It is Time for Modi to be Firm on Development Agenda

Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)                             It is Time for Modi to be Firm on Development Agenda Modi Administration is making the right noises both in India and abroad. But the trillion dollar question is whether it will help fructifying the results. Admittedly, the administration's effort is to make India a happening place and is going all out to launch a host of programs, policies and legislation to convey that message loud...

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The Great Indian Digital Divide

Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)                                            The Great Indian Digital Divide Earlier Indian society was divided  on two counts: haves and have nots.  Presently, the division is more in terms of those who are net connected and not. In a way these two divisions are  curiously linked....

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Indo-US Trade War Hots Up Before Obama Visit

Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)                                    Indo-US Trade War Hots Up Before Obama Visit One month before the visit of President Obama to India, the US Inc. has upped its charter of demand to gain market access to India and suggested ways to clean up India's  system to attract more investment. The report prepared by US International trade Commission (USITC) has flag marked several grey areas that India...

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Will India Pip China?

Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)                                                       Will India Pip China? There is an undercurrent of competition between India and China in many fronts. The competition is hotting up with every passing year. To a discerning watcher,...

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Indian Growth Story -Upside and Downside

Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)               Indian Growth Story -Upside and Downside It is a mental game for economists and policy makers to debate on future contours of growth. They can throw up all types of opinions and perceived rationales to drive home their points of view. Some three years back, in the peak of slow down, we heard from the top government functionaries, acclaimed analysts and newspaper editors and columnists   that  slow down would ...

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Economics & Investment Updates (7)

         Economic & Business Services Team (BEST)                                   Economics & Investment Updates (7) 1. Spicejet Airline May Survive There are indications that beleaguered Spicejet airlines may be salvaged from its deep financial with the coming back of its co-founder Ajay Singh. Corporate circles are agog with...

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Possible Takeaways from Modi-Obama Parleys Next year

Business Economics & services Team (BEST)                                                               Possible Takeaways from Modi-Obama Parleys Early Next Year If reports have to be believed, the Modi administration is readying a bunch of policy and administrative decisions that will cheer President Obama, when he touches down in India in the coming month to...

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Dedicated Division for Transfer Pricing -Can It Stem Disputes?

Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)                               Dedicated Division for Transfer Pricing -Can It Stem Disputes? The government has valiantly announced that it is contemplating setting up a dedicated unit for  redressing grievances related to transfer pricing. It may be soothing to the foreign investors to hear such news since many cases are pending involving crores of rupeees. The assertion of the government to set up such a...

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Economics & Investment Highlights (6)

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Economics & Investment Updates (5)

                                       Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)                                                 Economics & Investment Updates  (5) 1. Capital Market Sheds the Shine Indian...

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Xiaomi Set to Re-start its Sales in India

Business Economics & Services Team (BEST)                             Xiaomi Set to Re-start its Sales in India In a major reprieve to the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and its  third party sales partner e-commerce company Flipkart, the Delhi High Court has allowed it to sell the smart phones in India. Earlier, a  single bench of the same court banned sales till the next date of hearing set for 5 February 2015. However, the court has imposed certain conditions...

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