US President Joe Biden has not only kept in place Donald Trump’s tariffs but brought into existence subsidies and incentives worth trillion...

India strives to enhance global manufacturing presence through a strategic mix of export promotion and tariff protection. This approach aim...

The free trade agreement between India and four European nations is significant as India's position in the global supply chain improves. Mo...

Normally, customs duties or tariffs are used as a policy tool to ensure a higher level of protection for certain sectors to boost domestic ...

The Centre is running PLI programmes worth ₹1.97 lakh crore for 14 sectors in which India aims for self-reliance. These sectors include mob...

Responding to a query on the decision to put the toy PLI proposal on hold, DPIIT secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said, “Currently we are focus...

India will eventually move to a lower customs duty regime and cannot continue protecting domestic manufacturers by citing the infant indust...

The carry-on luggage of female passengers is 0.8 kg lighter than that of male passengers, with no significant difference between the checke...

Software companies have a point in asking GoI for changes to local value addition rules for public procurement. Software value chains are t...

China succeeded because its land acquisition is cheap and quick. In India it is costly and constantly delayed. India’s electricity is among...

The question is complicated by a separate but important issue: checking monopoly power bestowed by the internet on early movers. Historical...

The protectionist measures follow new duties imposed in December on electronic goods.

India is still a poor country, internally riven over its own social and economic problems, can barely think about developing a new vision f...

Financial-market liberalisation may undermine countries’ ability to learn another set of skills that are essential for development: how to ...

Government should consider introducing provisions in the budget for extending the period of carry forward for life insurance companies.

Until 2001, insurance was a nationalized activity; the domain of the Government owned insurance companies.

India might not be able to afford health care for everyone, but that should not stop it from recognizing health as a basic human right, Nob...