04 Apr 2022 The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), signed on 2 April, is in many aspects a path-breaking trade agreement for both countries. For India, the ECTA with Australia is the first agreement with a large developed economy of the world after more than a decade. Australia…
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Export-surge shows promise for $1 trillion ambition
24 Mar 2022 According to an analysis by CII, the highest export potential exists in the sector of electronics, which would continue to remain among the top globally traded items due to rising intensity of digitalization. A dynamic shift has taken place in India’s external engagement with the landmark achievement…
Women as Change Agents in Corporate India
11 Mar 2022 The Covid outbreak accentuated the gender divide with women, mainly from underprivileged backgrounds, bearing the brunt of the economic and social fallout. As we move towards a Covid-free India, the participation of women, particularly at the decision-making level, will steer the pace of social and economic revival…
New leadership models in the post-Covid world
23 Feb 2022 We need leaders who are analytical in approach and at home with the latest technology, along with a heart filled with empathy and a deep caring for society. Leadership has always taken the centre stage in any crisis situation and this has been most amplified during the…
Etching a trade line to bond beyond oil
18 Feb 2022 An India-UAE free trade agreement will enable two-way investment flows and help achieve ambitious export targets India has embarked on a new journey — a new free trade agreement (FTA) journey to be precise — with renewed zeal and vigour. India’s approach towards FTAs is now focusing…
The booster dose that India needs
03 Feb 2022 The budget 2022-23 has been much awaited for boosting the green shoots of growth. The finance minister has struck the right chord by focusing on public investment to crowd in private investment, thus launching in motion the virtuous cycle of demand, investments, and jobs. A real booster…
Union Budget 2022-23 Budget sets the tone for India’s aspirations
03 Feb 2022 The Finance Minister presented a very growth-oriented and transformative budget which will not only strengthen the economic recovery currently underway, but also lay the foundation for bolstering the medium to long term growth potential of the economy. Indian industry welcomes the government’s unwavering commitment towards boosting investments,…
Budget retains growth focus
03 Feb 2022 The Union Budget 2022-23 was truly a transformative and visionary document, which laid the blueprint for the next 25 years through boosting investments, creating jobs, improving ease of doing business, maintaining tax stability and support to the stressed sectors. The four key priorities outlined in the budget…
Laying the Roadmap for India at 100
03 Feb 2022 Delivering on the promise of introducing a series of growth-oriented and significant reform initiatives, the Union Budget 2022-23 laid down the roadmap for establishing India as a global force to reckon with as it turns 100 in the year 2047. With a view to provide further fillip…
Budget will pave the way for economic recovery
03 Feb 2022 The Union Budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2022, has several forward-looking reforms and announcements that are expected to re-energise the growth engines of the economy. Progressive and growth-oriented, this year’s Budget has introduced wide-ranging reforms across sectors focussing on infrastructure, digital economy,…