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Examining the Economic Impact of Amending the Land Acquisition Act, 2013
Read more: Examining the Economic Impact of Amending the Land Acquisition Act, 2013Harsh Loonker analyses the economic consequences of the proposed amendment of the Land Acquisition Act. 2013 The government promulgated an ordinance in December 2014 whereby amending article 10(a) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The ordinance had the sole aim of fast tracking the acquisition…
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The Union Budget: Investor Friendly but lacking Social Vision?
Read more: The Union Budget: Investor Friendly but lacking Social Vision?Deepanshu Mohan reviews India’s latest budget, presented on 28 February 2015. He argues that while the announcements signal the government is clearly working towards an investor friendly and globally competitive India, they lack vision in addressing more structural socio-economic concerns for the Indian grassroots. In a country that has nominally been socialist since independence, the budget is…
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Oil Slump, Challenges and Reward: Who Benefits?
Read more: Oil Slump, Challenges and Reward: Who Benefits?In this article, Shashwat Tiwari looks at the dynamics of the slump in global oil prices and its impact on two major nations- Russia and China. Global oil prices have come down considerably. Brent Crude a pricing benchmark for more than half of the world’s oil has dropped 45 per cent this year and…
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Corporate Governance Practices in Ghana and Kenya: Lessons for other African countries
Read more: Corporate Governance Practices in Ghana and Kenya: Lessons for other African countriesGood corporate governance reduces emerging markets’ vulnerability to financial crises, reinforces property rights, reduces transaction cost and leads to capital market development. P. Samuel Goweh explores the trends being followed in Ghana and Kenya. 1.0 The need for good corporate governance practice in developing countries cannot be over emphasized. Good corporate governance practice contributes…
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CHABAHAR: India’s Gateway to Central Asia
Read more: CHABAHAR: India’s Gateway to Central AsiaFor India, the Chabahar port project is expected to serve a number of purposes, including expansion of trade, investments and transit facilitation for the Central Asian Republics. Shashwat Tiwari provides an insight into the various aspects of this crucial project. The recent decision by the Indian government to invest further in the Iranian port city…
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The Great Energy Game In The East Mediterranean Sea
Read more: The Great Energy Game In The East Mediterranean SeaShashwat Tiwari explores the race for energy resources which is heating up in the East Mediterranean Sea. In recent times, the discovery of natural gas off the Israeli coast in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (the Levant basin) has added a new dimension to the Israel-Palestine conflict zone. Significantly this has transformed the region into a…
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EASE OF DOING BUSINESS: INDIA
Read more: EASE OF DOING BUSINESS: INDIAESHA SAHA INTRODUCTION: In the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking of 189 countries, India has dropped from the 131st rank last year to 134thin 2014.The very fact that it is easier to do business in Nepal (105), Bangladesh (130),Pakistan (110)[1] than in India, and that India is getting to be a tougher place to do business,…
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Research Steve Jobs’ style to find Smash-Hits — Without Statistical Significance!
Read more: Research Steve Jobs’ style to find Smash-Hits — Without Statistical Significance!Read why Stephen P Holden feels that Steve Jobs was right about customers’ lack of self-insight, but wrong about the value of research. It’s not the end of the world if you’re wrong ! The biggest mistake in market research is to worry about being wrong. Ironically, research can learn this lesson from…
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Rethinking Education as an Economic Good: Analysing the Proliferation of Private Universities across India
Read more: Rethinking Education as an Economic Good: Analysing the Proliferation of Private Universities across IndiaPrivately-funded higher education institutions have been materializing across India in the last few years. Anamika Srivastava & Deepanshu Mohan consider how these new universities challenge the traditional value, nature and goals attached to education. They argue that while private investment is necessary to meet increasing demand, new institutions must be careful not to compromise or contradict the larger social…
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