The Economic Times

Globally, similar corporate revelations occur periodically. They highlight the shortcomings of investment banks and credit agencies that give good marks and encourage massive investment in companies without sufficient scrutiny. The Hindenburg report is an indictment of global credit agencies and […]

The budget has taken advantage of the fiscal space created by the end of the Covid free-food programme, lower fertiliser subsidies, and a sharp reduction in MGNREGA outlay. This has made possible the reduction of ₹37,000 crore in direct taxes.

The world economy is slowing and may experience a major recession later this year. In earlier recessions, India was hit hard, but the Economic Survey is confident that India has become a resilient economy, far more so than others, that

Those that have not followed the twists and turns of Iraqi politics may be surprised to know that the current regime in Baghdad is very pro-Iran. This has naturally dismayed US diplomats, who expected that by toppling Saddam Hussein in

Social media have found that the most addictive way of grabbing the attention of viewers is to shower them with hate and sensational falsehoods, not carefully filtered truths. Human nature being what it is, hate and falsehoods attract far more

India will not be able to choose its policy stance in 2023; it will have to react to a very volatile global situation. In a best-case scenario, growth could zoom to 7%. In a worst-case scenario, it could sink to

The current fiscal deficit is already 6.4%, and this needs slashing in the medium term. However, that may not be possible in the short term, with a recession staring us in the face. That strengthens the case for a status

Please rethink your demand to abolish the National Pension System (NPS), the great reform that your own party enacted in 2013. Your party has brought back the old pension scheme (OPS) in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, two states where it rules,

The key hypocrisy in this story is that India’s private radio stations want to broadcast current affairs, but are prohibited from doing so. They are not allowed to generate any current affairs content, and can only repeat AIR news broadcasts,

However, in a June 2019 analysis, Ryan Bourne of the Cato Institute says history shows that supposed monopolies are temporary, and old giants are constantly ousted by new ones. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P), the US retailing