December 2018

India’s Net Loss In 2018 From Geopolitical Shifts

Bloomberg Quint Opinion, December 29, 2018

Geopolitical developments are a double-edged sword. All strategic concerns of great powers and would-be great powers, such as India, as a rule, have at their core keeping the neighbourhood pacified. India’s record in this respect has, alas, not been stellar. More…

India’s start-ups fear extinction from ‘angel tax’

Financial Times, December 26, 2018

Indian entrepreneurs and the so-called angel investors who back them have warned that hefty tax bills levied on start-ups pose a threat to New Delhi’s efforts to remake India as an innovation hub.More…

As India moves forward, it needs to learn from the past

The Economic Times, December 25, 2018

India is an elaborate mix of contradictions and complexities. It is rare to find other countries in the world that embrace such an extraordinary diversity of religions, a multitude of ethnic groups, a disparate assortment of languages, and a range of economic development levels within the society. More…

Raghuram Rajan on what India needs to do to get a $5-trn economy

The Economic Times, December 12, 2018

Focus on the fundamentals, get them right and we will suffer the least damage in a highly leveraged world, Raghuram Rajan, Former Governor, RBI. More…