20 Jul 2022 India Inc should align efforts with the African Continental Free Trade Area’s agenda for benefits to flow in both directions. India and Africa share a long and rich relationship, with our freedom movement becoming an inspiration for African nationalists in their desire for independence from colonialism. In…
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Competitiveness, Growth, Sustainability and Internationalisation – the Road Ahead for the Industry
12 Jul 2022 The economy is in a strong rebound mode with a GDP growth rate of 8.7% for 2021-22. Sustainable, high growth rates are important to meet the country’s aspirations for 2047. To enable an inclusive, balanced and sustainable growth and empower the Indian Industry as a force multiplier,…
Five years of GST and the way forward
13 Jul 2022 GST is seen as a shining example of cooperative federalism aimed at taking the country towards a one-nation, one-tax and one-market regime. The unified Goods and Services Tax (GST), lauded as a historic and game-changing reform, completed five years of its successful implementation on June 30, 2022.…
GST: Five years and Counting Towards Unity
11 Jul 2022 The goods and services tax completed five years of its journey on June 30. Its implementation was easier said than done. Getting consensus among all the stakeholders under a federal structure in rolling out such transformational reform was a mammoth task. As was the migration of millions…
Steps Towards Growing Sustainably
14 Jun 2022 With several measures being enacted by different ministries, including the environment ministry’s PARIVESH 2.0 and continuous monitoring of emissions by the Centre, we are a few steps closer to attaining SDGs. As India marks 75 years of independence this year, achieving economic growth with environmental sustainability and…
How India Held its Own Amid Global Chaos
09 Jun 2022 At a time when the global economy is stressed, India has been able to hold its own and don the mantle of being the fastest growing major economy in the world. Despite multiple challenges to growth, first the pandemic and then the war in Ukraine and…
India and the UK Working Towards a Sustainable Global Future
09 May 2022 The year 2022 is significant for both India and the UK, as India commemorates the 75th anniversary of its Independence and the two countries celebrate 75 years of bilateral ties. India-UK bilateral ties were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2021, based on a shared commitment towards…
India Charting the Path for Energy Transition
04 May 2022 The global energy landscape will change drastically in the coming years, particularly in the efforts to strengthen policies and actions to counter climate change. The urgency and soaring momentum around clean energy transition is reflected in Net Zero emission pledges by 66 countries in 2021. India’s COP26…
Why we need to decriminalise economic laws
08 Apr 2022 A stable, predictable and technology-enabled regulatory framework is imperative for a sustainable and attractive business environment. The key for economic and business legislations is to facilitate streamlined regulatory ecosystems and promote business. More so, laws should be enabling and encourage entrepreneurship rather than act as a deterrent.…
India’s trade pact with Australia will click: It ticks the right boxes
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…