India advocates Asian alternative for market regulation
India on Friday advocated the need for an Asian imprint for governance and regulation of markets as an alternative to capitalism and socialism to tackle the crisis arising out of the global financial turmoil.
By PTI |
SINGAPORE: India on Friday advocated the need for an "Asian imprint" for governance and regulation of markets as an alternative to capitalism and socialism to tackle the crisis arising out of the global financial turmoil.
It also cited the economic turmoil as an "opportunity" for creating a coherent set of transparent rules to have a fair and orderly market.
"We now have the opportunity to create better regulatory systems and best practices. We must enforce them evenly," India's Overseas Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi told hundreds of Non Resident Indians gathered here to attend the Prawasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD).
"We must leave an Asian imprint on the governance and regulation of markets. We must articulate an alternate third paradigm beyond the two poles of market capitalism and socialism," he said.
Contending that sustainable economic growth was far too important to be left entirely to the market, Ravi said free markets were often were prone to manipulation.
"The absence of regulation can and does create a moral hazard," he said, adding, "the menace of forward trading in commodities or short selling in stock market" posed a grave risk to the sustainability of markets.
With over 800 CEOs, businessmen, bankers and academics representing the Indian diaspora present at the two-day conclave, Ravi said part of the global economic slowdown and rising inflation was due to excessive forward trading in oil.
"It is no small coincidence that the conventional equilibrium theory of demand and supply has failed to explain the extreme volatility and the rise in global oil prices."
The minister felt that short selling in stocks also contributed to the current crisis as it was an "invitation to market manipulation".
It also cited the economic turmoil as an "opportunity" for creating a coherent set of transparent rules to have a fair and orderly market.
"We now have the opportunity to create better regulatory systems and best practices. We must enforce them evenly," India's Overseas Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi told hundreds of Non Resident Indians gathered here to attend the Prawasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD).
"We must leave an Asian imprint on the governance and regulation of markets. We must articulate an alternate third paradigm beyond the two poles of market capitalism and socialism," he said.
Contending that sustainable economic growth was far too important to be left entirely to the market, Ravi said free markets were often were prone to manipulation.
"The absence of regulation can and does create a moral hazard," he said, adding, "the menace of forward trading in commodities or short selling in stock market" posed a grave risk to the sustainability of markets.
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With over 800 CEOs, businessmen, bankers and academics representing the Indian diaspora present at the two-day conclave, Ravi said part of the global economic slowdown and rising inflation was due to excessive forward trading in oil.
"It is no small coincidence that the conventional equilibrium theory of demand and supply has failed to explain the extreme volatility and the rise in global oil prices."
The minister felt that short selling in stocks also contributed to the current crisis as it was an "invitation to market manipulation".
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