White knight wanted after black money battle

There are very few events etched in the memories of an entire generation. For the Americans, it was the 9/11 attack and the Lehman brothers collapse. For Indians, it was the Kargil skirmish, the 26/11 terror attack and, now, demonetisation. This bold and moral move by the PM has had its share of execution challenges, […]

The growth mantra

The ¨ease of doing business¨ rankings released by the World Bank have indicated a minuscule improvement for India to a rank of 130 owing primarily to better points in ¨starting a business¨ and ¨getting an electricity connection¨. However, there has been no change in our abysmal ranking as far as ¨obtaining construction permits¨, ¨enforcing contracts¨ […]

Bid, Bill, Build

The next three to four months will be, in a sense, most painful as while the sentiment seems to have improved, it would not be reflected in demonstrably higher sales and profits. So businesses will have to put on a happy face and yet suffer the last leg of the financial squeeze as the economy […]