Arnab Mitra2020-12-23T12:41:26+00:00December 23rd, 2020|In Focus: Covid-19 impact, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
The Modi government’s proactive outreach to UAE is beginning to pay rich economic dividends. Companies such as Emaar, DP World and others are building a massive food corridor that will ensure food security in the Gulf state and benefit 2 million farmers in India.
Arnab Mitra2020-12-23T05:40:13+00:00December 22nd, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
The Modi government has mandated that Indian telcos can buy network equipment only from ‘trusted sources’. Though it has not yet specified these sources, the decision will almost certainly bar Chinese companies, which many suspect are an extension of the deep state in Beijing.
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.
India Global Business Staff2020-12-11T09:22:12+00:00December 11th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
Though inflation will remain at elevated levels for the next couple of quarters, there is a strong case for the central bank to move its gaze away from controlling price rise to providing an impetus to growth.
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.
