US says if restrictions aren’t checked, India can’t be integrated into global supply chains. China raises FDI issue, EU says Covid has amplified barriers.
80-year-old Stanley Johnson, a former Conservative politician, said he wanted to become a French citizen because of his strong family ties with France.
With the main opposition Labour Party backing the bill, the legislation is almost certain to become law in a single day, 24 hours before UK leaves the EU.
The trade agreement between the UK and the European Union brought welcome relief to businesses, but the deal leaves major issues at risk of flaring up again.
The UK and the EU had very different priorities. But the fact that they both are declaring victory at the end of contentious negotiations is remarkable diplomatic accomplishment.
Brexit deal gives British businesses a relief as it avoids worst-case scenario of new tariffs and quotas, but it will still create significant disruption for a range of industries.
With the UK no longer part of the EU’s customs union and single market, trade won’t flow as smoothly as before. Here's how things will change on 31 December.
Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal will leave businesses facing more barriers to trade than they did while UK was a member of the EU. Here are the main points of the deal.
The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.
The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
Sab mile hue hain, ji … 2. FS Shyam Saran concludes a recent column in BS with : The new year finds India on the very margins of an Asian economic space dominated by China. Atmanirbhar Bharat must deal with this inescapable reality. 3. One cannot judge what India Inc makes of this. At one level, protectionism suits them. Gives them a sheltered market. However, this moving away from globalisation is stunting the growth of the economy – poignantly reflected in the stunting of our children. For that matter, one also cannot assess whether the tycoons – barring a few – are in any position to meaningfully influence the formulation of economic policy. 4. The economic marginalisation Shri Saran refers to will inevitably lead to diplomatic marginalisation as well. Aap log English achhi bol lete hain is the only compliment our diplomats can hope to earn.
Sab mile hue hain, ji … 2. FS Shyam Saran concludes a recent column in BS with : The new year finds India on the very margins of an Asian economic space dominated by China. Atmanirbhar Bharat must deal with this inescapable reality. 3. One cannot judge what India Inc makes of this. At one level, protectionism suits them. Gives them a sheltered market. However, this moving away from globalisation is stunting the growth of the economy – poignantly reflected in the stunting of our children. For that matter, one also cannot assess whether the tycoons – barring a few – are in any position to meaningfully influence the formulation of economic policy. 4. The economic marginalisation Shri Saran refers to will inevitably lead to diplomatic marginalisation as well. Aap log English achhi bol lete hain is the only compliment our diplomats can hope to earn.