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Make destination holidays truly count as India weighs travel and trade-offsWith an increasing number of Indians opting for overseas vacations, the rupee is under strain, prompting government intervention. While eff...
Trained guides add value to destinationsIndia's prestigious IIMs are set to nurture a cohort of 10,000 tour guides, enhancing the overall visitor experience while establishing a b...
Are cess and surcharge funds truly reaching their intended purposes?Government revenue from cesses and surcharges is substantial. While intended for specific schemes, concerns persist about their actual usag...
Why Budget 2026 was never just about numbers, but also political calculationsBudget 2026 reveals a subtle political strategy, focusing on infrastructure and development projects in poll-bound states. The government p...
India must launch 6 sharp national missions to boost growth and jobs amid global trade challengesIndia faces a tougher global trade environment with rising tariffs and slower growth. Experts propose six focused national missions—manufac...
India’s Budget 2025 emerges as a strategic push for growth and stability amid real challengesBudget 2025 aims to boost short-term investment, strengthen medium-term manufacturing, and set the stage for India's long-term development ...
View: We need to get our tourism game face on, especially for high-value customers, for job creationIndia's tourism sector has immense potential for growth and job creation. By prioritizing cleanliness, connectivity, sustainability, and ad...
Will the latest GDP numbers — last estimates before Lok Sabha polls — be a game changer?How is an impartial observer to interpret the numbers? Is the economy on a roll as GoI claims? Is India a 'star performer', as IMF describe...
Bridging the Kashmir gulf for business travellersInvestor interest from West Asia in developing tourism in Kashmir reflects normalcy returning to the region and aligns with making Jammu an...
Hone our healer instinctIndia has seen a dramatic rise in medical tourism, with recent figures revealing that the number of medical tourists to the country rose to...
Budget focuses on domestic consumption, public investment. But what about exports & private investments?GoI's enthusiastic support to domestic demand is reasonable, as domestic consumption has hitherto constituted nearly 55% of GDP, recording ...
Medicine Sans Frontiers: India is gearing up to grab a larger pie of $80-bn medical tourism marketWhat is unusual though is that this time, the Government of India (GoI) has picked a niche: it is now focusing more on medical tourism, a s...
View: The role of tourism industry in India's economic recoveryThe tourism ministry is working with the civil aviation ministry to increase connectivity in remote areas, with a special focus on the 'Bud...
Budget 2022: Why FM should continue to focus on growth and unleash optimismIndia needs the economy to grow at a sustained rate of 8-9% over a decade, and more to catapult us to a middle-income country. It has to mo...
Centre's dilemma: Rescue pandemic-hit sectors or boost sectors that beat the virus?While FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 6.28 lakh crore package focusing on loan guarantees and concessional credit for pandemic-hit sec...
Covid-19: Revival of economy through tax measuresThe government (GoI) has so far been very supportive and empathetic towards businesses and was quick to respond through delayed application...
UNCTAD estimates economic impact of Covid-19 at $1 trillionEven as we await FM Sitharaman to unveil GoI’s Covid-19 mitigation economic package, the stimulus could be oriented towards the poor, unemp...
View: Coronavirus outbreak an opportunity for Modi government to enact bold reformsIndia can, and should, exploit this crisis to bring about significant change in its near-term economic policies.
Does India need to wait for another crisis to trigger reforms necessary after the recent booster shots?Govt should ride the wave & unleash more bold reforms that will bear fruit in the coming 3-4 years.
View: Short-term measures to pull economy out of crisisThe ball is now in government of India's court. Modi’s call to look beyond the Budget will not work.