Tag: Economy
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De-Mon to Re-Mon: Economists are underestimating India's growth trajectory
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The clean-up of the system as a result of demonetisation will ultimately increase the size of the Indian economy, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel is known to weigh his words very carefully before speaking. So, when he says the pace of…
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Trumpeting Brexit
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India will have to be careful the tide of anti-globalisation does not derail its own march to economic growth, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Two events, unrelated at some levels, but intrinsically connected to the world’s – and India’s – continuing economic prosperity are unfolding simultaneously on two sides…
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India’s economic jigsaw falling into place
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The cogs of growth are now mostly in place. The Narendra Modi government, which came to power on the promise of transforming the Indian economy, has, over the past two and a half years, made several important structural changes that should begin to show results over the coming quarters. It…
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West must not shut doors to Indian talent
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by Manoj Ladwa I, of course, understand the pressures the UK, US and other Western economies are under through unchecked immigration and the sapping of their own homegrown skills talent pool. However, the market evangelists have converted to the dogmas of those they preached free trade to. How else can one square…
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Hello Mr Trump, India calling
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by Manoj Ladwa Will the real Donald Trump please stand up! First, he mimics an Indian call centre executive’s accent as a proxy for how globalisation is hurting the US; he rails against H1B visa holders decimating “women and minorities” in the US; and then, in an about turn, says:…
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Make in India week another marker in India’s transition
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It is a fact that the previous Indian government had left the country’s economy in a bad shape – rising unemployment, widening fiscal deficit, high inflation, and persistently high interest rates with no pressure to lower them. The image of the country was battered at every twist and turn by…
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Will India wake up to this impending medical disaster?
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Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) is an important area of collaboration for India and the UK to counter this worldwide crisis that poses a major economic challenge. Unless anti-resistance measures are put in place, developing economies like India will be stuck a medical bill that the global economy can ill afford. Antibiotic…