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Third victory behind, Kejriwal could take over Delhi municipalities in 2022

Domestic Politics and Governance

Feb 12, 2020

Third victory behind, Kejriwal could take over Delhi municipalities in 2022

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Budget 2020: Yet another wasted opportunity

Indian Economy

Feb 01, 2020

Budget 2020: Yet another wasted opportunity

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Budget 2020 will do nothing for growth: problems and solutions lie outside

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms | Developing and Emerging Economies

Jan 27, 2020

Budget 2020 will do nothing for growth: problems and solutions lie outside

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Protesting is a right, violence carries consequences

Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice

Dec 18, 2019

Protesting is a right, violence carries consequences

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Domestic Politics and Governance

Nov 11, 2019

Temple is a body, Ram an eternal ideal

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2 cuts raise 4 expectations

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Sep 20, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2 cuts raise 4 expectations

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Where is Narendra ‘Singur-to-Sanand’ Modi?

Indian Economy

Aug 26, 2019

Where is Narendra ‘Singur-to-Sanand’ Modi?

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

From Balakot to Article 370, 2019 is becoming the year of India’s rajasic transformation

Domestic Politics and Governance | Internal Security

Aug 21, 2019

From Balakot to Article 370, 2019 is becoming the year of India’s rajasic transformation

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

A paragraph on wealth creation for Modi’s Independence Day speech

Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy

Jul 19, 2019

A paragraph on wealth creation for Modi’s Independence Day speech

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Banks, 1969

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jul 19, 2019

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Banks, 1969

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Budget of small things that contributes to the government’s larger $5 trillion narrative

Indian Economy

Jul 05, 2019

Budget of small things that contributes to the government’s larger $5 trillion narrative

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Economic Survey says policy uncertainty has reduced; businesses may not agree

Indian Economy

Jul 04, 2019

Economic Survey says policy uncertainty has reduced; businesses may not agree

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Budget 2019: Sitharaman should embrace inflation to deliver growth

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jul 02, 2019

Budget 2019: Sitharaman should embrace inflation to deliver growth

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

G20 must revert to its primary objective: Financial stability and economic growth

International Affairs | Economics and Finance | Multilateralism | Economic Diplomacy

Jun 25, 2019

G20 must revert to its primary objective: Financial stability and economic growth

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

In Season 2, Modi needs to deepen India’s soft power around International Yoga Day

Indian Foreign Policy | Domestic Politics and Governance

Jun 21, 2019

In Season 2, Modi needs to deepen India’s soft power around International Yoga Day

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Terror has no religion but slow economic growth is ‘Hindu’?

Indian Economy

Jun 12, 2019

Terror has no religion but slow economic growth is ‘Hindu’?

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Budget must deliver, legislation must enable; 8 ideas for Nirmala Sitharaman

Indian Economy

May 31, 2019

Budget must deliver, legislation must enable; 8 ideas for Nirmala Sitharaman

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

What will be the age, gender, caste, religious composition of Modi’s new Cabinet? Wrong question!

Domestic Politics and Governance

May 29, 2019

What will be the age, gender, caste, religious composition of Modi’s new Cabinet? Wrong question!

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Six headwinds Modi will face in Season 2

Indian Foreign Policy | Oil, Gas and Renewables

May 27, 2019

Six headwinds Modi will face in Season 2

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

7 economic reforms that await Modi Season 2

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

May 24, 2019

7 economic reforms that await Modi Season 2

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

India Elections: Six lessons from Verdict 2019

Domestic Politics and Governance

May 23, 2019

India Elections: Six lessons from Verdict 2019

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Xi Jinping’s sweet words on civilisational respect can’t hide his actions of civilisational contempt

China Foreign Policy

May 18, 2019

Xi Jinping’s sweet words on civilisational respect can’t hide his actions of civilisational contempt

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

IMF’s $6 billion loan to Pakistan risks supporting its terror infrastructure

Economics and Finance | Terrorism | International Financial Institutions

May 14, 2019

IMF’s $6 billion loan to Pakistan risks supporting its terror infrastructure

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

4 faultlines in Masood Azhar’s UN terrorist listing

Terrorism | United Nations

May 02, 2019

4 faultlines in Masood Azhar’s UN terrorist listing

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Political risk to companies in India’s elections: insignificant

Domestic Politics and Governance

Mar 28, 2019

Political risk to companies in India’s elections: insignificant

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Reclaiming the Mahabharata for India’s 21st Century manifestation

Indian Foreign Policy | Domestic Politics and Governance

Mar 23, 2019

Reclaiming the Mahabharata for India’s 21st Century manifestation

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

5 ways India’s foreign policy has changed post-Balakot

Indian Foreign Policy | Internal Security | Indian Defence

Mar 08, 2019

5 ways India’s foreign policy has changed post-Balakot

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

What would General Bhishma tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi today?

Domestic Politics and Governance

Mar 02, 2019

What would General Bhishma tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi today?

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy

Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Reservation: India on the edge of a fiscal precipice

Domestic Politics and Governance

Jan 19, 2019

Reservation: India on the edge of a fiscal precipice

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Why this new year will tell us if it's time for a new world order

Privacy & Data Protection

Jan 01, 2019

Why this new year will tell us if it's time for a new world order

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

NITI Aayog's strategy document: Status quo on land, labour laws won’t help

Indian Economy

Dec 24, 2018

NITI Aayog's strategy document: Status quo on land, labour laws won’t help

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Lehman crashed. But India, China and later, USA rose from 2008's debris

International Affairs | Developing and Emerging Economies

Sep 15, 2018

Lehman crashed. But India, China and later, USA rose from 2008's debris

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

India is — and will remain — a growth story in the foreseeable future

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Sep 10, 2018

India is — and will remain — a growth story in the foreseeable future

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

India's sweet spot: Our economy is stable, although financial disasters loom across the world

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | Financial Markets | International Financial Institutions

Sep 09, 2018

India's sweet spot: Our economy is stable, although financial disasters loom across the world

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Demonetisation is dead, long live demonetisation

Indian Economy

Aug 30, 2018

Demonetisation is dead, long live demonetisation

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 07, 2018

70 Policies — Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Nationalisation of General Insurance, 1972

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 07, 2018

70 Policies — Nationalisation of General Insurance, 1972

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 1971

Indian Economy | Energy | Economic Reforms | Coal

Aug 07, 2018

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 1971

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — The 93.5 Percent Marginal Rate of Taxation, 1971

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | Economic Reforms

Aug 07, 2018

70 Policies — The 93.5 Percent Marginal Rate of Taxation, 1971

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1974

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 07, 2018

70 Policies — Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1974

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 06, 2018

70 Policies — Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Public Provident Fund, 1968

Indian Economy | Development

Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Public Provident Fund, 1968

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Special Economic Zones, 1965

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Special Economic Zones, 1965

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Agricultural Prices Commission, 1965

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms | Agriculture

Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Agricultural Prices Commission, 1965

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Food Corporation of India, 1965

Indian Economy

Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Food Corporation of India, 1965

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Economic Reforms | Education in India | Education

Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Life Insurance, 1956

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Life Insurance, 1956

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — State Bank of India Act, 1955

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 03, 2018

70 Policies — State Bank of India Act, 1955

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Oil and Natural Gas Division, 1955

Indian Economy

Aug 03, 2018

70 Policies — Oil and Natural Gas Division, 1955

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 03, 2018

70 Policies — Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy

Aug 02, 2018

70 Policies — Finance Commissions, 1951

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Air India, 1953

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 02, 2018

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Air India, 1953

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 02, 2018

70 Policies — Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | Economic Reforms

Aug 02, 2018

70 Policies — Planning Commission, 1950

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act, 1952

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 02, 2018

70 Policies — Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act, 1952

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Development Finance Institutions, 1948

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance

Aug 02, 2018

70 Policies — Development Finance Institutions, 1948

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

70 Policies — Controller of Capital Issues, 1947

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 01, 2018

70 Policies — Controller of Capital Issues, 1947

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 01, 2018

70 Policies — Minimum Wages Act, 1948

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 01, 2018

70 Policies — Factories Act, 1948

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Economics and Finance | International Trade and Investment | Oil, Gas and Renewables

Jul 21, 2018

Beyond JCPOA — Economics

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

FIFA World Cup 2018: Putting team spirit over individual stardom and other lessons

Privacy & Data Protection

Jul 17, 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Putting team spirit over individual stardom and other lessons

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

The zero-poverty destination comes closer

Indian Economy | Development

Jul 10, 2018

The zero-poverty destination comes closer

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

US-Iran Crisis: Time for India to embrace its role as the negotiator?

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Jun 07, 2018

US-Iran Crisis: Time for India to embrace its role as the negotiator?

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

GDP growth shows headwinds of demonetisation and GST are becoming tailwinds

Indian Economy

Jun 01, 2018

GDP growth shows headwinds of demonetisation and GST are becoming tailwinds

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

India's government will birth two major policies before 2019 elections

Domestic Politics and Governance

May 31, 2018

India's government will birth two major policies before 2019 elections

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Nine economic policies that define Modi@4

Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

May 21, 2018

Nine economic policies that define Modi@4

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian politics has decoupled winnings from victories

Domestic Politics and Governance

May 17, 2018

Indian politics has decoupled winnings from victories

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Great Power Dynamics

May 01, 2018

Trump, not Xi, is resetting Asia

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Without addressing India’s sovereignty there can be no China reset, period

Indian Foreign Policy

Apr 26, 2018

Without addressing India’s sovereignty there can be no China reset, period

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Politics has a new challenge: Managing technology-driven disruption in jobs

Indian Economy | Cyber and Technology

Apr 24, 2018

Politics has a new challenge: Managing technology-driven disruption in jobs

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Not entitlements, not narratives — just give us honest data on jobs

Indian Economy

Apr 12, 2018

Not entitlements, not narratives — just give us honest data on jobs

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

The regulatory opportunity in the Nirav Modi-PNB crisis

Indian Economy

Mar 23, 2018

The regulatory opportunity in the Nirav Modi-PNB crisis

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy | Agriculture

Mar 15, 2018

#KisanLongWalk was merely a symptom; agriculture policy needs to fix the ailment

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Budget 2018 consolidates past policies and invests in future politics

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Feb 01, 2018

Budget 2018 consolidates past policies and invests in future politics

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Economic survey says GST works, Indian economic agents can manage disruptions

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jan 29, 2018

Economic survey says GST works, Indian economic agents can manage disruptions

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Aadhaar breach is serious, but bigger challenge is a data and privacy protection law

Law and Justice | Privacy and Surveillance

Jan 05, 2018

Aadhaar breach is serious, but bigger challenge is a data and privacy protection law

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

10 themes that will dominate headlines in 2018

Indian Economy | Media and Internet

Jan 02, 2018

10 themes that will dominate headlines in 2018

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Four lessons for companies from Apple’s iPhone apology

Cyber and Technology

Dec 29, 2017

Four lessons for companies from Apple’s iPhone apology

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

FRDI Bill ensures safety of depositors, but must provide the shield of transparency

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | Economic Reforms

Dec 27, 2017

FRDI Bill ensures safety of depositors, but must provide the shield of transparency

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

China will have to hyphenate itself with the rule of law

Privacy & Data Protection

Nov 29, 2017

China will have to hyphenate itself with the rule of law

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

#DoingBusiness: The climb to Top 50 will be steep

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Nov 02, 2017

#DoingBusiness: The climb to Top 50 will be steep

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

The arrow effect of demonetisation and GST

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Aug 02, 2017

The arrow effect of demonetisation and GST

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Has IMF overlooked GST disruption in its India projections?

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jul 26, 2017

Has IMF overlooked GST disruption in its India projections?

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jun 30, 2017

GST is a marathon, not a 100-metre dash

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Waiveritis: Outbreak of a fiscal epidemic

Indian Economy | Climate Change

Jun 27, 2017

Waiveritis: Outbreak of a fiscal epidemic

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Rs 100,000 crore and counting, time to end farm loan waivers

Indian Economy | Agriculture

Jun 14, 2017

Rs 100,000 crore and counting, time to end farm loan waivers

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

The world is cheering India’s GST, but we need to remain on high alert

Indian Economy | Development

Jun 02, 2017

The world is cheering India’s GST, but we need to remain on high alert

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Demonetisation slowed economy, need to ensure GST doesn't

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

Jun 01, 2017

Demonetisation slowed economy, need to ensure GST doesn't

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Impact of GST on doing business will show up in 2019 rankings

Indian Economy

May 30, 2017

Impact of GST on doing business will show up in 2019 rankings

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Success or failure? 5 indicators to evaluate GST performance

Indian Economy | Economic Reforms

May 24, 2017

Success or failure? 5 indicators to evaluate GST performance

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy

May 22, 2017

GST rates: How many is too many?

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance

May 20, 2017

Srinagar Consensus: A gamble on growth

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

The process of GST must not become larger than its purpose

Indian Economy

May 18, 2017

The process of GST must not become larger than its purpose

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Are loan waivers breeding a defaulter nation?

Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies

May 11, 2017

Are loan waivers breeding a defaulter nation?

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Time for the next big gamble for Modi: Tax rich farmers

Indian Economy | Agriculture

May 04, 2017

Time for the next big gamble for Modi: Tax rich farmers

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

As global economic growth returns, it’s time to shun autarchy rhetoric

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Apr 27, 2017

As global economic growth returns, it’s time to shun autarchy rhetoric

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

Keep welfare politics under control, fiscal will take care of itself

Indian Economy | Economics and Finance

Apr 20, 2017

Keep welfare politics under control, fiscal will take care of itself

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

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Third victory behind, Kejriwal could take over Delhi municipalities in 2022

Budget 2020: Yet another wasted opportunity

Budget 2020 will do nothing for growth: problems and solutions lie outside

Protesting is a right, violence carries consequences

Temple is a body, Ram an eternal ideal

Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2 cuts raise 4 expectations

Where is Narendra ‘Singur-to-Sanand’ Modi?

From Balakot to Article 370, 2019 is becoming the year of India’s rajasic transformation

A paragraph on wealth creation for Modi’s Independence Day speech

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Banks, 1969

Budget of small things that contributes to the government’s larger $5 trillion narrative

Economic Survey says policy uncertainty has reduced; businesses may not agree

Budget 2019: Sitharaman should embrace inflation to deliver growth

G20 must revert to its primary objective: Financial stability and economic growth

In Season 2, Modi needs to deepen India’s soft power around International Yoga Day

Terror has no religion but slow economic growth is ‘Hindu’?

Budget must deliver, legislation must enable; 8 ideas for Nirmala Sitharaman

What will be the age, gender, caste, religious composition of Modi’s new Cabinet? Wrong question!

Six headwinds Modi will face in Season 2

7 economic reforms that await Modi Season 2

India Elections: Six lessons from Verdict 2019

Xi Jinping’s sweet words on civilisational respect can’t hide his actions of civilisational contempt

IMF’s $6 billion loan to Pakistan risks supporting its terror infrastructure

4 faultlines in Masood Azhar’s UN terrorist listing

Political risk to companies in India’s elections: insignificant

Reclaiming the Mahabharata for India’s 21st Century manifestation

5 ways India’s foreign policy has changed post-Balakot

What would General Bhishma tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi today?

Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas

Reservation: India on the edge of a fiscal precipice

Why this new year will tell us if it's time for a new world order

NITI Aayog's strategy document: Status quo on land, labour laws won’t help

Lehman crashed. But India, China and later, USA rose from 2008's debris

India is — and will remain — a growth story in the foreseeable future

India's sweet spot: Our economy is stable, although financial disasters loom across the world

Demonetisation is dead, long live demonetisation

70 Policies — Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973

70 Policies — Nationalisation of General Insurance, 1972

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 1971

70 Policies — The 93.5 Percent Marginal Rate of Taxation, 1971

70 Policies — Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1974

70 Policies — Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969

70 Policies — Public Provident Fund, 1968

70 Policies — Special Economic Zones, 1965

70 Policies — Agricultural Prices Commission, 1965

70 Policies — Food Corporation of India, 1965

70 Policies — Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Life Insurance, 1956

70 Policies — Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956

70 Policies — State Bank of India Act, 1955

70 Policies — Oil and Natural Gas Division, 1955

70 Policies — Essential Commodities Act, 1955

70 Policies — Finance Commissions, 1951

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Air India, 1953

70 Policies — Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951

70 Policies — Planning Commission, 1950

70 Policies — Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act, 1952

70 Policies — Development Finance Institutions, 1948

70 Policies — Controller of Capital Issues, 1947

70 Policies — Minimum Wages Act, 1948

70 Policies — Factories Act, 1948

Beyond JCPOA — Economics

FIFA World Cup 2018: Putting team spirit over individual stardom and other lessons

The zero-poverty destination comes closer

US-Iran Crisis: Time for India to embrace its role as the negotiator?

GDP growth shows headwinds of demonetisation and GST are becoming tailwinds

India's government will birth two major policies before 2019 elections

Nine economic policies that define Modi@4

Indian politics has decoupled winnings from victories