Arnab Mitra

Arnab Mitra is a senior journalist based in Delhi. He writes on business and politics.
‘Game changing’ Budget proposal on railways to help cut logistics costs by half

‘Game changing’ Budget proposal on railways to help cut logistics costs by half

Higher allocations for the Indian Railways and the proposal for greater involvement of the private sector, including by asset monetisation,… Read More

4 years ago
Modi pushing hard to attract global manufacturers to India

Modi pushing hard to attract global manufacturers to India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has rejigged customs duty rates and indicated a further overhaul by October in a bid to… Read More

4 years ago
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.… Read More

4 years ago
The ambitions of HoSt and BoxLNG is much larger than the 14 LoIs signed in India

The ambitions of HoSt and BoxLNG is much larger than the 14 LoIs signed in India

Jelle Klein Teeselink GM, HoST, Bioenergy Systems details out the Dutch company’s ambitions, while supporting India-based BoxLNG to roll out… Read More

4 years ago
Investors cheer Modi push for reforms to propel growth

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… Read More

4 years ago
Universal tap water scheme a massive stimulus for the Indian economy

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… Read More

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

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… Read More

4 years ago
Sitharaman bets on growth to overcome Covid crunch in Union Budget 2021-22

Sitharaman bets on growth to overcome Covid crunch in Union Budget 2021-22

The Indian Finance Minister has balanced the need for fiscal prudence with the imperatives of pushing consumption and demand with… Read More

4 years ago
The fine print of the 2021-22 budget infrastructure push

The fine print of the 2021-22 budget infrastructure push

To facilitate this infrastructure building spree, the Finance Minister announced a $2.75-billion outlay to capitalise a new development finance institution… Read More

4 years ago
Budget 2021-22: Good news for financial services sector

Budget 2021-22: Good news for financial services sector

Disinvestment targets seem to be more realistic while a certain amount of scrutiny needs to be paid to inflation and… Read More

4 years ago