Columnists

Chandrajit Banerjee

The writer is director general, CII

Ease of Doing Business: ‘With improvements set to continue, India creating investment climate to boost growth’

Sun, May 13, 2018

Going beyond the two cities of Delhi and Mumbai surveyed by the World Bank report, the Central government has involved states in the EoDB mission under the Business Reform Action Plan, now completing its fourth year.

PNB Incident: New tech and strong corporate governance needed to check frauds

Tue, Feb 27, 2018

Banks, especially public sector banks, require a systemic overhaul related to ownership, management, and regulation. PSBs’ gross NPAs have risen from 4.6% in March 2015 to 9.6% in March 2017.

Union Budget 2018, Expert Explains: Push for rural growth, MSME sector a step in the right direction

Fri, Feb 09, 2018

The MSME sector received relief with a cut in corporate tax rates, boost to online loan processing and linking TReDS with the GST Network.

Make in India in defence

Sat, Apr 09, 2016

For the first time procurement has been linked to production

Bridges across the Indian Ocean

Fri, Dec 25, 2015

India’s private sector can use institutional mechanisms to deepen ties with Africa

Modi in China

A closer partnership

Thu, May 14, 2015

Indian industry must seize the opportunities the PM’s visit to China promises to create.

Revisit and review

Fri, Aug 01, 2014

2013 law freezes land acquisition by imposing lengthy procedures and high costs.

‘CII for focus on economic revival, opening up job market’

Mon, May 19, 2014

An urgent need is to revive private sector investment.

The investment imperative

Tue, Jul 09, 2013

Simply allowing FDI will not be enough. A stable and predictable policy regime is essential

Law must have two faces

Sat, Apr 27, 2013

The land acquisition bill should address the concerns of affected families while considering industry affordability

Kabul calling

Fri, Jun 29, 2012

Delhi summit on Afghanistan placed private sector investment at the centre of reconstruction efforts

Rx: Growth boosters for the economy

Fri, Mar 02, 2012

This budget should put the economy on steroids by fixing the fisc

Non-inflationary,growth-inducing Budget need of the hour

Sat, Feb 26, 2011

The key challenge for the Indian economy is that of intractable inflation. RBI has raised interest rates seven times and tightened liquidity to contain inflation.