The Economic Times

WALK THE TIKTOK

India’s ban on Chinese apps sends out the right signal. But a longer, ‘wider’-term strategy is needed Right & Wrong China Sanctions While opinions differ on why exactly China has intruded into Ladakh, India must stand up to Chinese aggression. …

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Of Patience & Deep Pockets

Already in a mega-recession, India needs a venture capitalist of last resort The government is focused on saving companies from Covid-induced death. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has acted swiftly as lender of last resort. It has mandated loan …

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Push Has Come to Shove

Out of this Covid-19 disaster comes privatisation, and other reforms After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a₹20 trillion revival package, and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s elucidation of the measures in five instalments, the response was dismal. Sensex crashed by …

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CHINI KUM, MONEY GO

Reversing liberalisation to counter the bogey of a Chinese takeover of India hurts one entity: India Panicky restrictions look defensible in the short run and ridiculous in the longer run. This is true of the government decision to scrutinise and …

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GO THE SOCIAL DISTANCE

While India will face inevitable economic headwinds, it must have a protection plan for its people Put on Your Seat Belts The coronavirus and lockdown-induced recession have fuelled huge distress in India. A third connected problem has been the crash …

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Sedition, a Colonial Virus

It’s time this noxious remnant from the British raj against Indians is dumped Last week, 19-year-old Amulya Leona Noronha was arrested for sedition for saying, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, at a rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens …

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No Love for Hatemongers

After his electoral sweep in May 2019, many called Narendra Modi the new hegemon of India, à la Indira Gandhi. That balloon has been burst by BJP’s thrashing in the Delhi state election. BJP’s strategy of labelling all dissenters as …

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The Constitution & a Protest

There are implications from Shaheen Bagh beyond critiquing CAA Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar The Constitution is celebrated on Republic Day, January 26. But its celebration began in Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi, on December 15 in protest against police brutality in …

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Join the Great Chain of Being

India must buck up and increase its participation in global value chains The latest World Development Report (WDR; bit.do/fo3VE) of the World Bank focuses on global value chains (GVCs), which have become vital for production and trade. Items once designed, …

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