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India’s biggest fiscal and federal reform since independence will begin its maiden race at the stroke of midnight on 1 July with implementation of t
GSTN infrastructure has the ability to track every invoice and track indirect taxes and their possible evasion. Direct taxes databases, linked with Aa
GST व्यवस्था लागू होने के पिछले पांच वर्षों के दौरान हमने द�
There is a growing acknowledgment that the China-funded projects are not economically viable in the long term but African nations still view China in
Even as the adverse impact of demonetisation is now fading, a new potential shock to the economy is raising its head — the implementation of the Goo
The Economic Survey 2017-18 celebrates the GST and gives us four lessons.
The GST regime over the last five years has showcased the cracks emerging in federal cooperation.
IMF’s growth projections for FY2017 seem a little optimistic — economic growth will be lower than 7.2%. Likewise, its growth projections for FY201
The Taliban story has only just resumed and could see a return of the US and other powers to this theatre in the future as global jihadist movements v
The migrant debate has been a point of tension in Assam’s multicultural and multi-ethnic society.
ndia is attempting to introduce a streamlined tax system to handle indirect taxation within the country. While the new system has been acknowledged as beneficial in a number of ways, there remain concerns regarding its implementation. If handled poorly, this tax reform could have long-term effects on the Indian economy.
Globally, there is an upsurge of sectarian movements and informal community-based organisations that affect the daily lives of the urban poor in the way they provide for their need of tangible goods and services.
A shortfall in the estimated collection of indirect taxes from lower GST accruals or from tax relief on petroleum products can upset the apple cart.
As we move more towards a cash-flow based system of lending, companies are building their own risk assessment models for borrowers using both payment
If technology and data analytics has delivered results around demonetisation and direct taxes, the GST goes one step ahead on the GST and indirect tax
GST is clearly underperforming - so what should the govt do now?
The Srinagar conversations need to ensure that the pass-through nature of GST is frictionless.
Releasing ORF's latest book on China, the Vice President of India, Mr. M. Hamid Ansari, called for introspection and change of mindset to address the issue of India lagging behind China in the field of science and technology.
A poorly implemented version of the GST could negatively affect the Indian economy for years to come.
For a mid-term review under 'Modicare', it is hard to paint a concrete macroeconomic picture.
If 2017 saw the rise of the ‘spin’ — any event or news was butchered and battered until it yielded a pre-determined narrative — 2018 will see
A holistic restructuring of federal, systemic, and financial governance is required to empower our city governments
With Verdict 2019 giving a greater political force to Modi’s next five years, we hope some of them will make the grade, or at least, in experiential
Overlay this construct with the income-tax data for the same year and the situation becomes even worse.
This brief studies India’s foreign policy preferences using an index based on historical voting patterns of member states at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). By visualising the trajectory of policy preferences for all member states in the UNGA, with a particular focus on India, this work identifies how India’s policy stance at the UN has evolved in relation to its peers. It finds that Indian policy has maintained an exceptionally h
The pandemic has highlighted both the increasing significance of cities in the larger national governance ecosystem as also exposed their vulnerabilit
Efficiency of delivery by cutting red tape should be the top priority this year.
Public angst against Aadhaar is not because of the technical effectiveness of the system, but the manner in which it is proposed to be used.
The AQAP are addressing climate change-related issues to gain popularity amongst the masses of Yemen
Left-wing activism amongst young people in the United States is on the rise, in no small part aided by the internet and social media. The generation which demographic researchers refer to as ‘Gen-Z’—or those born between the mid- to late 1990s to the early 2010s—is becoming more politically engaged. This brief offers an intellectual history of modern-day leftist politics in the US, and argues that it is primarily driven by the pur
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman budget remains unassuming in grand announcements, matter of fact in its outlook, and deglamorised in form—just t
Much of the angst against Adityanath is drawn from the colonial “brown sahib” culture of political correctness.
The National Security Initiative of the Observer Research Foundation held a workshop to examine the relevance of the Army Aviation Corps. This report details the outcome of a discussion amongst prominent defence personnel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be assessed by the success or failure of his major decisions that have been taken since he assumed power in May 2014
Fiscal 2017-18 will end with a real GDP growth of 6.5 per cent, helped by low inflation, versus 7.1 per cent last year.
