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Tag: Economic Liberalisation in India

Electoral Verdict to Spur Reforms

On May 18, 2009 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

With the return of the Congress government to power and with Dr. Manmohan Singh set to continue as Prime Minister, corporate India is likely to witness a series of reforms in the near future. Unlike …

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FDI and Globalisation: Where Does India’s Policy Stand?

On January 18, 2009 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

The theme for the January 2009 issue of Halsbury’s Law Monthly is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Globalisation. The issue carries two articles that generally deal with FDI and three that specifically discuss issues on …

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Research Paper: Achieving India’s Growth Potential

On June 22, 2008 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

Just as the Indian economy reels from its double-digit inflation to the tune of approximately 11%, Goldman Sachs, the leading investment bank, has issued its latest research paper titled Ten Things for India to Achieve …

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Derivatives in Commodities: Some Issues

On April 3, 2008 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

The issue over commodities exchanges and trading of futures and options in respect commodities has been brought to the fore with the Left parties deciding not to support the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Bill. By …

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Stock Market Turmoil and the Role of Regulation

On January 27, 2008 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

Riding the downward tide of the global capital markets, Indian stock prices too tumbled 1,408 points on Monday, January 21, 2008 making investors poorer by $155 billion in a single day. The rout continued on …

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Opposing editorial analyses of the scrapping of SEZs in Goa

On January 3, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

As we await further developments on the Goa Government’s decision to scrap SEZs in the state, two prominent dailies have issued contrasting editorials. Yesterday, the Hindu’s editorial team weighed in, speaking out in favour of …

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SEZ Troubles … Again

On January 2, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

On Monday, the government of Goa decided to scrap all SEZ projects in the state, as reported in the Hindu. Today’s Hindustan Times has an editorial which provides more details: The decision was taken after …

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The March of Sovereign Wealth Funds

On December 24, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

In this era of globalization and free-market economy, one would imagine that the state’s role as a market participant would dwindle over a period of time. However, that seems to be untrue in one important …

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Doing Business: Where Does India Stand?

On September 29, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

Earlier this week, the World Bank and its investment arm, the International Finance Corporation, published the Doing Business Report 2008 that ranks 178 countries in the world, providing an objective measure of business regulations and …

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The Retail Debate Widens

On September 19, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

Previous posts on this blog (here) discussed the issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail trade. More recently, though, the debate has progressed beyond FDI. The issue has morphed itself into one of organised …

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