The writer is chairman, Asia Pacific, Boston Consulting Group. Views are personal.
January 07,2025 04:20:55 AM
State governments should be encouraged to post one state bureaucrat to target location missions with the task of facilitating tourists come to their state in India, says Janmejaya Sinha.
Wed, Jan 08, 2025February 11,2021 03:00:22 AM
Overall, the US relation with India has potential to strengthen, especially if alignment is found on trade and technology standards
Thu, Feb 11, 2021April 22,2020 00:30:06 AM
The government should take advantage of the crisis to push through much needed pending reforms in agriculture (especially those pertaining to APMC), power (pricing and discoms), banks (government ownership at 30 per cent and bad banks).
Wed, Apr 22, 2020December 24,2019 04:05:46 AM
Should corporate democracy not offer clear rights to the majority shareholder (contained of course in not doing things that may be prejudicial or oppressive to the minority shareholders)?
Tue, Dec 24, 2019November 17,2019 02:35:59 AM
A timely account of the ways in which harnessing technology can help the disempowered citizenry
Sun, Nov 17, 2019September 26,2019 01:16:51 AM
My own dream for India is one where it has addressed the crises in water, health and education.
Thu, Sep 26, 2019July 05,2019 00:00:41 AM
Geopolitical leverage is no more limited to a few countries. India too can project its soft power, take smart, fast decisions.
Fri, Jul 05, 2019April 19,2019 00:20:14 AM
PM Modi's popularity has sustained through the many strong decisions across a broad spectrum of issues that he has taken, many of which the intelligentsia has criticised — Aadhaar and its use, demonetisation, GST implementation, military strategy vis a vis Pakistan, the Doklam standoff, etc.
Fri, Apr 19, 2019March 19,2019 00:15:56 AM
We need to ensure equipment gets purchased in a time-bound manner and a certain amount of the annual budget is allocated to defence equipment and that an interparty group approves the final purchases.
Tue, Mar 19, 2019December 13,2018 00:21:30 AM
Polarisation brought about by political rhetoric, unfulfilled expectations and partisan media combine to pose a challenge to democratic polities.
Thu, Dec 13, 2018August 03,2018 00:08:10 AM
A crisis can either unite people or expose faultlines. Rescue of stranded children in Thailand can teach India.
Fri, Aug 03, 2018June 15,2018 00:26:55 AM
Electric vehicles can reduce urban pollution significantly. India needs to offer monetary incentives and other subsidies to manufacturers.
Fri, Jun 15, 2018October 06,2017 00:13:04 AM
An increasingly specialised, complex and changing world demands a more effective bureaucracy
Fri, Oct 06, 2017January 12,2017 00:02:32 AM
Despite the spectre of a Trump presidency on the world economy, tapping emerging markets can mean big bucks for global business
Thu, Jan 12, 2017May 19,2016 01:03:46 AM
Clean up the sector, create five large, structurally unconstrained government-promoted banks.
Thu, May 19, 2016March 12,2016 00:01:48 AM
Rupee, Sensex volatility impedes business planning. India needs a stabilisation sovereign wealth fund.
Sat, Mar 12, 2016August 19,2015 00:00:55 AM
The choice of persons who sit on the Monetary Policy Committee will be critical — we need a debate on that.
Mon, May 02, 2016July 11,2015 00:10:19 AM
Older multilateral institutions must adjust to new world order, or see more AIIBs, BRICS banks emerge.
Sat, Jul 11, 2015December 30,2014 00:00:10 AM
The strong initial leadership of Nehru and Patel helped strengthen the five institutions that built India.
Mon, May 02, 2016September 08,2014 00:38:37 AM
Some lessons from the process of passport renewal and police verification.
Mon, May 02, 2016July 07,2014 00:35:40 AM
Ten ways to ease the log jam in the system, across sectors
Mon, May 02, 2016November 08,2013 00:36:38 AM
We need measures to evaluate how transparent and fair our investigative agencies are.
Fri, Nov 08, 2013August 26,2013 03:57:56 AM
Why arguments against issuing bank licences to industrial houses dont hold
Mon, Aug 26, 2013July 18,2013 04:37:16 AM
Weaker rupee is just a mirror. We must use it to provide a fillip to reforms
Thu, Jul 18, 2013June 01,2013 01:03:12 AM
S&P is downbeat on India,but rating agencies must reset their models to understand emerging economies
Sat, Jun 01, 2013