Arnab Mitra2020-12-19T10:05:42+00:00December 19th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
The Indian Prime Minister has committed to supply vaccines not only to the Indian population but also to neighbouring countries and the world at large. This contrasts with the approach of rich countries that are intent on buying up vaccine supplies for their own populations only.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-18T09:09:33+00:00December 18th, 2020|In Focus: Covid-19 impact, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
Enthused by India’s future prospects and the reforms undertaken by the Modi government, in the face of the pandemic and national lockdown, several marquee foreign investors have poured in immense sums of money into companies such as Jio Platforms Reliance Retail and a few others.
Arnab Mitra2021-02-02T14:47:24+00:00December 16th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
Several deep-pocketed and some surprise entrants have bid for national carrier Air India and the country’s second-largest oil marketer BPCL. The privatisation of these companies could provide a pointer to the future of the Modi government’s ambitious disinvestment programme that can potentially fetch $350 billion.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-12T09:52:51+00:00December 12th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
HAL has pitched the Tejas Mark 1A to the US Navy, which is looking for a replacement for its existing trainer planes. Even if it doesn’t win the contract, being shortlisted for the next stage will provide a huge leg up for India’s ambitions of becoming a major defence exporter.
Arnab Mitra2021-02-01T16:54:56+00:00December 9th, 2020|Guest Columns - India Global Business, Insight - India Global Business|
Some farmer organisations in Punjab, Haryana and a few other states are agitating in favour of a repeal of the Modi government’s new agricultural reforms. The government has entered into a dialogue with them and an outcome is awaited. Meanwhile, here’s a guide to the unlimited potential; that the new laws offer to the Indian farmer and farming community.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-08T12:37:12+00:00December 8th, 2020|Guest Columns - India Global Business, Insight - India Global Business|
Contrary to popular perception, it is big US tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, et al, that benefit more from the H1B visa program than Indian tech majors. But the recent court order and Biden’s promise of a more foreign worker-friendly visa regime promises to bring cheer to Indian IT professionals.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-10T07:50:05+00:00December 7th, 2020|The Big Story - India Global Business|
IIT students have received more than 600 job offers this year. Several fresh engineering grads have bagged salaries at par with those offered at the Ivy Leagues. This trend is also evident at the IIMs. These trends show that most companies are optimistic about the future.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-07T04:22:58+00:00December 6th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
China is building dams, hydro-electric projects and underground tunnels along the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra to serve its mainland and provide water to its parched regions in Xinjiang. Unless India can counter this quickly, it will give Beijing another ace to trump New Delhi with.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-04T09:45:50+00:00December 4th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
The Modi government and the RBI have moved with speed and decisiveness to resolve the crisis at the troubled Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB). If this move succeeds, and passes judicial scrutiny, it could open up new avenues for resolving the bad loan overhang in the Indian banking system.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-03T12:27:16+00:00December 3rd, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
Amazon has obtained a stay on Future’s sale to Reliance from an Emergency Arbitrator in Singapore. Legal experts say this order has no legal force in India. The matter is now before the Delhi High Court. The final decision in this matter could have a bearing on foreign investment sentiment.
