Analysis

India builds a cleaner future for its people and investors

India builds a cleaner future for its people and investors

The government’s new policies will not only push for EVs at a larger scale and become a lucrative new market for clean-energy investors and manufacturers but will also help propel India towards its ambitious target as set in the Paris Climate Accords.

The promise and limits of Indo-US defense cooperation

The US India defence relationship has been progressing steadily propelled further by unrelenting multi-directional push.

The IBSA receives a booster dose due to India’s outreach

The IBSA receives a booster dose due to India’s outreach

With BRICS a divided house, New Delhi’s vaccine diplomacy may pave the way for a revival of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) grouping. In the post pandemic world order, the impact of this could even be felt in the UN.

India’s mobility sector is moving on

India’s mobility sector is moving on

After a slow start, India’s mobility sector is slowly gaining speed.

India opts for pragmatism in Myanmar

India opts for pragmatism in Myanmar

The Modi government has invested considerable diplomatic and strategic capital in cultivating ties with several groups of stakeholders in Myanmar. It needs its support to develop its North East and rein in insurgent groups. Welcome to new age Indian diplomacy.

India budget gives fresh boost to investments in food processing industry

Food ecosystem offers huge opportunities with stimulating growth in food retail, favourable economic policies and attractive fiscal incentives.

Investors cheer Modi push for reforms to propel growth

For the first time since 1991, analysts are praising the intent of the Budget rather than its fine print. By clearly outlining a reforms roadmap and eschewing populist measures, the Modi government may have set the stage for double-digit growth in the next 3-4 years. That is why the bulls are running riot over the Indian stock markets.

Universal tap water scheme a massive stimulus for the Indian economy

The $40 billion allocated for providing water connections across the country will not only better health and hygiene standards and improve the ease of living for citizens, but it will also create huge demand for products such as steel, cement, sanitaryware and labour and help generate millions of jobs and provide a further fillip to India’s fast recovering growth engine.

Indian military gets booster dose, to build muscle, in the budget

Don’t look at the headline defence allocation numbers. The most important segment of the defence budget, the outlay for capital expenditure, has been increased 18.7 per cent to enable the armed forces acquire the latest weaponry it needs to tackle a possible two-front threat against China and Pakistan.