Over past decade, wealth from crony-capitalist sectors in India rose from 5% to 8% of its GDP. Over 60% of increase in crony capitalists' wealth has come from US, China, Russia & India.
Before Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi, there was Jayanti Dharma Teja — scientist, shipping magnate, and alleged scamster who led the Indian government on a wild spin.
Modi govt's Rs 6 lakh crore monetisation plan involves leasing out public assets to the private sector. These include roads, railway stations, airports, gas and oil pipelines, warehouses, sports stadiums, etc.
I conducted 63 interviews over the past five months. The majority sentiment among Indian capitalists today is that the mood has moved back to the 1970s.
With “wealth creation” as the central theme of 2020 Economic Survey, Modi govt has harked back to its capitalist orientation in the backdrop of an economic slowdown.
In most cases, funds were siphoned from domestic companies to offshore tax havens by over-invoicing and under-invoicing, through intermediary shell companies .
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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