The churn in the international economic system since Donald Trump became US president for a second time has fanned uncertainty for companies, investors and governments. As with the famous story from Indian mythology, the Samudra Manthan, in which the churning of the ocean generates nectar as well as poison, the ongoing episode will likely have…
With words that must be said “Can analysis be worthwhile?” “Is the theatre really dead?” —The Dangling Conversation by Paul Simon The answer is an unequivocal ‘no’; theatre is alive and thriving across the Indian landmass. But the same question asked about India’s public sector, especially public sector units (PSUs) engaged in manufacturing activity, might…
India’s wait for a boom in private-sector capital expenditure has been like ‘waiting for Godot,’ to borrow the title of a Samuel Beckett play about endless anticipation. Last year’s flickers of hope are expected to dim in 2025-26, going by the Forward-Looking Survey on Private Sector Capex Investment Intentions, a first-of-its-kind exercise by the government,…
With food prices having eased, it seems inflation in India is at last starting to stabilize. Retail inflation, according to government data released on Tuesday, eased to 3.3% in March over the same month last year, compared with 3.6% in February. This is the lowest reading since August 2019. Also Read: Mint Quick Edit |…
