Trade economists note Modi’s cautious nature in opening up the Indian market, especially to Chinese goods, despite his image as a market-oriented leader.
From electricity pricing reform to efficient dairying, an over-priced rupee to ineffective RBI rate cuts, a lot needs to change whether or not India signs RCEP.
National co-convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch Ashwani Mahajan tells ThePrint that from dairy sector to steel, chemical and automobile, no one wants RCEP.
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.
More important than India joining RCEP or not – actually it should, at the earliest – is the need to remodel the Indian economy, make it lower cost, globally competitive. 2. An unrelated observation, perhaps, but see what is happening to Vodafone.. If world class firms, that are prospering in different countries, start going bust when they invest in India, that sends a powerful message to global investors. 3. Whichever way one sees it, there is a need to lower partisan polemic, restore the economy to health and high growth.
More important than India joining RCEP or not – actually it should, at the earliest – is the need to remodel the Indian economy, make it lower cost, globally competitive. 2. An unrelated observation, perhaps, but see what is happening to Vodafone.. If world class firms, that are prospering in different countries, start going bust when they invest in India, that sends a powerful message to global investors. 3. Whichever way one sees it, there is a need to lower partisan polemic, restore the economy to health and high growth.