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India must re-think the zero-charge regime for digital transactions. Try this tiered approach
The current cross-subsidy disincentives quality of service and will impact ease of living in the longer term.
Low production, low demand — diamond hub Surat pins hope on Diwali for some recovery
With Covid cases & lockdown norms not letting diamond units work in full capacity, $24 bn industry is looking forward to Diwali season hoping for demand to pick up.
Defence
The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence Minister
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
AAP’s filling a big vacuum in Indian politics. Question is how long it can sustain without ideology
If you find admiration for AAP qualified, if not muted among many of the Modi-BJP’s critics, it is because they question it for its lack of ideological clarity. Especially on secularism.