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India’s 'China-plus-one' push needs tax ease and fast-track FTAs with developed nations: Arvind VirmaniIndia must reform its tax system and streamline clearances to attract global investments moving away from China. Economist Arvind Virmani e...
Are you affected? Medicare breach may expose Social Security Numbers — steps to check nowThe Medicare data leak has triggered fresh fears around Social Security number exposure and identity theft across the United States. A publ...
ASML layoffs: the king of advanced chip-making machines cuts 1,700 jobs in major shake-up—but is China ready to lure them all and forge its own ASML empire?ASML layoffs hit global headlines after the chip giant confirmed 1,700 job cuts, nearly 4% workforce, despite record AI-driven demand. The ...
Invoking Patel, Cabinet Secretary pushes no-politics, no-communalism codeAt Civil Services Day in New Delhi, Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan invoked Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to stress political neutrality, integr...
Pentagon's ouster of Anthropic opens doors for small AI rivalsSince the Pentagon deemed Anthropic's products a "supply-chain risk" in March and the two sides became embroiled in a lawsuit, the military...
Rent an adviser, boards: How firms can tap bureaucrats’ wisdom without boardroom conflictsFormer government officials and regulators are increasingly joining private companies. This practice raises concerns about potential confli...
India must shift to entrepreneurial regime, rethink state capacity: Economic SurveyIndia should foster a culture where bureaucrats feel empowered to take bold risks. This mindset can spur innovation and facilitate rapid de...
Honest officials must be protected from vexatious prosecution: Economic SurveyThe Economic Survey 2025-26 advocates for protecting honest officials from vexatious prosecution to foster an entrepreneurial state in Indi...
German economy to shrink by 0.5% in 2024"The bad mood among companies is becoming more entrenched," said the DIHK in Berlin on Thursday, adding that it would be only the second ti...
View: Central banks shouldn’t be in the business of cryptocurrenciesCentral banks shun bad publicity, and they don’t like to be “out there” ahead of the curve.
POKE ME: Government, get out of skilling. Motivate the bureaucracy to create the right ecosystem insteadWhat we need before Skill India is perhaps a Skill Government mission. And what’s more, in this Budget season, a visionary leader can do th...
Bureaucrats fume over Subramanian Swamy’s attack"We do not want to be in those times again when even routine decision was looked as suspicious, which may lead to policy paralysis," the of...
Soft-spoken mantri out, policy guru helms railway machineGowda could not make an impact, letting himself be dominated by the railway bureaucracy- seen as one of the main reasons for the crisis in ...
Grey practices pose risk for cmpanies doing business in India: ReportIn its white paper the firm said that grey practices pose a significant risk to companies doing business in the country.
Supreme Court asks Centre, States to give fixed tenure to bureaucratsSupreme Court has ordered setting minimum tenures for bureaucrats and put restrictions on arbitrary transfers and postings by their politic...
Poke Me: Sacking non-performing 'privileged and slumbering' babus will spark growthThe government has to change the rules of the game by writing rules that specify penalties for bureaucrats who sit idle. Today, at least on...
Penalise inert babus for inaction to boost growthStandstill bureaucrats can be sacked or, at the least, transferred to Saiha, the southernmost tip of Mizoram, or to the Andaman Islands.
Union Budget 2012-13: FM announces intention of tabling white paper on black moneyThis is one provision the opposition parties may cheer. The Finance mInister in his Union Budget 2012-13 speech has said that he intends to...
- Economic Survey 2011-12 calls for ruthless crackdown on corruption
The government's pre-Budget Economic Survey warned that a large and cumbersome anti-corruption bureaucracy could impact decision-making pro...
- Lord Desai moots privatisation of public sector banks
Renowned economist Lord Meghnad Desai today favoured privatisation of India's public sector banks, with foreign banks picking up stakes up ...