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Sindhu Bhattacharya

Contracting Factory Output, Galloping Inflation Belie Claims of Green Shoots in Economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the RBI have jumped the gun. Any sustained revival in the economy could still be far, far away....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-February 13, 2020,4:37 pm IST Business
Rising Prices of Milk, Pulses Keep EMIs Unchanged as RBI Remains Watchful against Inflation

Besides rising prices of milk and pulses, the hardening of global prices of crude are also fuelling continued concerns on inflation....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-February 6, 2020,4:30 pm IST Business
Hardly Any Fiscal Stimulus in Sitharaman's 'Magic' Budget, Income Tax Relief May Also be Insignificant

Till the government acknowledges there is a slowdown and actively works towards tackling it, piecemeal measures won’t work....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-February 1, 2020,11:44 pm IST Business
Jobs, Income Tax Relief, Infrastructure: Will FM Sitharaman Create Budget 'Magic' Today?

India is already struggling with its fiscal deficit target and there is near unanimity among analysts that the country will breach the 3.3% mark for 2019-20 by a significant margin....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-February 1, 2020,8:17 am IST Opinion
Govt Makes Three Big Changes to Exit Air India Completely, But Why Sale Remains a Tough Bargain

At least in terms of exiting Air India completely and lessening the employee plus debt burden on the buyer, the government appears to have done well this time. ...
Sindhu Bhattacharya-January 27, 2020,12:41 pm IST Business
On the Market Yet Again, Chances of Selling Air India May be Hit as Govt Restricts Foreign Airlines

The latest indication of no rethink on foreign airline investment makes it clear that either the government is willing to go through the motions of another sale without being particularly concerned of its success or it has already identified a buyer for Air India....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-January 14, 2020,10:05 am IST Business
As Things Stand, Even Govt’s ‘First Guess’ of GDP Growth Slumping to 5% May Be Too Optimistic

The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has projected manufacturing growth at just 2 per cent this fiscal against 6.2 per cent in the year-ago period – a decline of over three times....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-January 8, 2020,6:12 pm IST Business
Zooming Onion Prices Raise Stagflation Stink Amid Slumping Growth, High Unemployment

With the spectre of rising retail inflation now coupled with slowing factory output and concerns over government’s own finances, there is little room for any marked improvement in India’s economic growth just yet....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-December 15, 2019,9:59 am IST Business
Another Rate Cut Likely as Inflation, Prolonged Economic Slowdown Fuel Growth Concerns

Some economists have said the previous rate cuts — five successive cuts totaling to 135 basis points since February this year — have had little impact in terms of arresting India’s growth slowdown so another one would be rather futile....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-December 5, 2019,10:38 am IST Business
Amid India's Declining GDP Growth Rate, Will the Dream of $5 Trillion Economy be Fulfilled?

Not only is the continued contraction in the economy a big headache for the second term of Modi government, no answers are forthcoming on how PM's dream of making India a $5 trillion economy will be realised....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-November 30, 2019,10:22 am IST Opinion
Beyond Unemployment Rate: More People in Their 20s Have Stopped Looking for Jobs

While national official statistics provide some cheer in terms of unemployment percentage, a look at the conditions in different states throws up a mixed bag....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-November 27, 2019,11:48 pm IST Opinion
Long Way to Literacy Goal: 15% Urban Women Quit Studies to Get Married, Every 3rd in Villages Illiterate

Data shows nearly every third woman in India’s villages between 3 to 35 years of age cannot pursue education as she is engaged in 'domestic activities'. ...
Sindhu Bhattacharya-November 27, 2019,9:17 am IST India
Government's Assertions of Economic Revival Seem Too Much, Too Early

Industrial production has been shrinking and other macro data also point to a deepening slowdown, while several internal as well as external agencies have now indicated that GDP growth this year may not even touch the 5% mark. ...
Sindhu Bhattacharya-November 21, 2019,8:08 pm IST India
Economic Slowdown Punctures Govt's Targets of Tax Collection as PSU Profits Dive

When the economy is in a deep and ongoing slowdown and the government has already offered a massive sop to India Inc in the form of a steep cut in the headline corporate tax rate, expecting targets set in the beginning of the fiscal to be met is like day dreaming....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-November 14, 2019,6:18 pm IST Business
Govt's Booster Dose for Beleaguered Real Estate Sector a Welcome Step But Not Nearly Enough

This time, all Sitharaman has done is tweak an earlier proposal made in September this year, to now allowed projects that have not already defaulted on loans and have been completed by 60%, to also have access to the fund being created for helping the real estate sector....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-November 8, 2019,1:42 pm IST Business

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