Topic: Formal and informal sector
Economists must stop looking at rural India as just labour supply tool post Covid: Yunus
Now is a good time to integrate the most crucial feature missing in the Indian micro-finance system — running it as a social business, writes Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.
Don’t let your dislike of Yogi Adityanath get in the way. Labour reform is a good idea
A rational labour framework will lead to a larger number of Indian workers enjoying basic protections. Much depends on what the new labour landscape in UP and MP looks like.
To get more women in labour force, India must stop pushing industrial areas to city limits
It is essential for cities to recognise that urban neighbourhoods are not just residential areas, and develop amenities for both work and living.
Pick-up in quarterly sales reflect an upswing in Indian economy as GST regime stabilises
There is finally evidence of formalisation of the economy as the GST regime stabilises & has a big positive effect on the business cycle.
Does the data show India is creating jobs or not?
The pessimist will argue that demonetisation and GST have caused waves of layoffs in the informal sector, but there are arguments by the optimistic, that complex structure of tax has created jobs in formal sector.
Don’t ignore the good news on Covid-19 from Asia
The perception of an Asian advantage often falls prey to essentialist thinking — that somehow the East's values, politics and culture is letting it do things the West can't.
IndiGo to trim fleet size over 2 years as Covid pandemic rages on
IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said the airline hasn’t engaged in any 'major renegotiation' with Airbus SE on new deliveries, but it will keep returning as many as 40 older planes a year.
Defence
These are the measures China has proposed to ease tensions at LAC in Ladakh
Over a series of meetings, China has made several suggestions to de-escalate tensions at the border, but India has rejected them since they boost Beijing's strategic position.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.