Economy - Different Truths

July 17, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, International Relations, World

India-US Relations and US-Sino Trade War: New Delhi Needs to Tread Cautiously

India-US trade has been growing and has crossed $100 billion mark in 2017 and India’s defence purchases too are increasing. But as part of the trade war, US has...

July 16, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Taxes

High Tax Rates Inducing Tax Evasion, Avoidance: Need to Lower GST, Direct Tax to Improve Compliance

When it comes to payment of taxes, direct or indirect, the picture produces an anti-climax. Tax payments to the government by Indians do not commensurate with either their income...

July 9, 2018
IPA Service
Agriculture, Economy

MSP Hike May Prove to be Meaningless

Amid farmers’ unrest in many parts of the country, the demand for an increase in MSP has been voiced regularly. The manner in which the MSP is used makes...

July 9, 2018
IPA Service
Agriculture, Economy

A rise in Domestic Demand will Keep India Busy with Food Security

It has been reported in the Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027, prepared jointly by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United...

July 4, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, International Relations, Trade, World

India Has Little to Gain by Dancing With the Dragon

As the adage goes, enemy’s enemy is a friend, India and China have warmed up to espousing the common cause of hitting the rich world where it hurts their...

July 3, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Market Betting with Pension Funds Could be Risky

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) investment in equities via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) generated 17.23 percent return as of February this year. It had invested Rs 41,967.51 crore in ETFs. EPFO...

June 25, 2018
Different Truths
Economy, World

BIS Bats for Fiscal Consolidation

The BIS contends sans frills that the vulnerabilities are ‘worrisome’, given the more limited room for policy manoeuvre relative to pre-crisis of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) that engulfed...

June 25, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Indian Rupee is Among Worst Performing Currencies

In just six months’ time, the value of the Indian currency dropped by almost eight percent to Rs. 68.80 for a US$. According to international currency market forecast, the...

June 25, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Why is Arun Jaitley Wrong on Petrol Tax?

The Narendra Modi government’s oil policy has been so convoluted that it punishes the consumers when international crude oil prices move both ways. When prices go up, the dynamic...

June 18, 2018
IPA Service
Banking, Economy

BIS says Cryptocurrency no Substitute for Hard Money

The Basle-based central bankers’ central bank, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has in a new Annual Economic Report (AER) hit the nail on the head by stating that...

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