Arnab Mitra2021-01-29T09:24:08+00:00January 29th, 2021|Guest Columns - India Global Business, Insight - India Global Business|
WhatsApp’s unilateral change in its privacy policy in India, now on hold till May 15, discriminates against its Indian subscribers vis-à-vis their EU counterparts. The government should quickly enact the pending Personal Data Protection Bill to ensure there is no encore.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-29T08:01:11+00:00January 28th, 2021|The Big Story - India Global Business|
India’s goods and service tax has too many rates and too many exemptions. As a result, it has not been able to live up fully to its promise. With revenues showing a buoyancy over the past few months, this may be the right time to roll out an improved GST 2.0.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-27T09:44:23+00:00January 27th, 2021|In Focus: Covid-19 impact, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
Three out of four technology companies in India plan to step up hiring this year. This spells good news for an economy that is ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-26T17:02:09+00:00January 26th, 2021|Guest Columns - India Global Business, Insight - India Global Business|
At a little more than $40 million apiece, the Tejas Mark 1A is among the most cost effective fighter jets in the world and is considered far superior to its Chinese counterpart. And the involvement of 563 private companies in the project is seeding private sector arms manufacturing in India.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-26T06:08:34+00:00January 25th, 2021|The Big Story - India Global Business|
Many economists and analysts expect the Indian Finance Minister to unveil a massive spending programme to boost the core sector. But finding the money to finance such a large outlay will prove to be a challenge.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-25T04:58:23+00:00January 23rd, 2021|Insight - India Global Business|
India will be hoping that the Biden administration retains a small military presence in Afghanistan for some more time. Without this, its $15-billion investments and its strategic calculus in the region could be completely upended, leaving the field open for the Pakistan-backed Taliban to take over.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-22T09:06:16+00:00January 22nd, 2021|In Focus: Covid-19 impact|
A near-universal vaccination programme funded by a Covid bond issue could remove fear from the minds of consumers and encourage them to start spending on travel, eating out and other goods and services. The RBI will have to print additional money to buy the bonds and this could be fiscal stimulus that will help set the Indian economy back on track.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-20T12:34:13+00:00January 20th, 2021|The Big Story - India Global Business|
A $170 billion retail bounty is at stake! If Mukesh Ambani drew first blood by signing a $3.4-billion deal to buy several retail assets of the Future Group, Amazon struck legally by mounting a credible challenge before global arbitration panels and Indian courts. But there is no victor in sight yet.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-26T17:46:10+00:00January 19th, 2021|In Focus: Covid-19 impact, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
The recently launched production-linked incentive scheme for smartphone makers has already started paying rich dividends. Extending this to laptops, tablets could open up a $100-billion opportunity for India, reduce the trade gap with China and generate employment for millions.
Arnab Mitra2021-01-26T17:47:18+00:00January 19th, 2021|Guest Columns - India Global Business, Insight - India Global Business|
The Modi government’s production-linked incentive scheme for smartphones has received an overwhelming response from global sector leaders like Apple and Samsung. If it is successful, it can become the benchmark for 12 others sectors in which India has ambitions of emerging as the world’s preferred manufacturing destination.
