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Friday, May 3, 2024
TopicIndia economy

Topic: India economy

Why there are no magic bullets to stop GDP growth slide

Policies must be made after much debate, by experts with feet on the ground. Politicians need to take responsibility and inform businesses early about changes.

Arun Anand on Hedgewar’s freedom struggle, Naushad Forbes on reviving ‘animal spirits’

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Modi’s suspect GDP numbers have done real damage to India’s economy

If Modi doesn’t order thorough revamp of discredited data, danger is every quarterly growth announcement from now on will be discounted by 2.5% points.

India’s stocks rally amid tensions with Pakistan, but it’s not all rosy

India may have attracted more money than any other Asian market in the past month but this rally in stocks doesn't have much grounding in macroeconomic reality.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.