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Sindhu Bhattacharya

India Needs Bipartisan Approach and Not Political Rhetoric to Tackle Unprecedented Economic Woes

The latest report shows that demand for FMCG products (soaps, shampoos, hair oils and biscuits) has fallen sharply across rural markets signalling prolonged agrarian distress and stagnant rural incomes. ...
Sindhu Bhattacharya-October 18, 2019,4:28 pm IST India
RCEP Dilemma as Modi and Xi Meet: Will It Lead to More Chinese Goods Flooding Indian Markets?

India is reportedly expected to reduce or eliminate duties on more than 75% of goods imported from China under the proposed agreement....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-October 11, 2019,11:57 pm IST Opinion
Swadeshi Reinterpreted: How Mohan Bhagwat Defended Modi Government’s Handling of Economy

Swadeshi is someone who lives in a globalised economy but only on conditions that favour India, the RSS chief said, while he also declared that there is no need to worry about a financial downturn....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-October 9, 2019,11:36 pm IST Opinion
RBI May Cut Lending Rates as Govt Banks on Consumers to Loosen Purse Strings to Help Economy

With muted industrial activity and slowing overall economic growth, the RBI has little option but to incentivise spending....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-October 3, 2019,11:25 am IST Business
As RBI Imposes Curbs on Cooperative Banks, Why Concerns of Over 51k Depositors is Alarm Bell for All

That all is not well with the cooperative banks and their oversight mechanism also becomes apparent when one examines the frequency with which such banks are put under restrictions....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-September 28, 2019,2:39 pm IST Opinion
Despite Being in Sync with Global Trend, Why Aam Aadmi Feels Left Out from Historic Mini-Budget

Another analyst said that while cutting corporate tax rates was a good move, this only addressed the investment slump in the economy and no measures had as yet been taken to revive demand....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-September 21, 2019,8:04 am IST Opinion
Aramco Drone Attack Could Derail Indian Economy if Petrol and Diesel Prices Spike by Rs 5-6 Per Litre

India imports more than 80% of the oil it consumes and any event which could derail benign oil prices could also simultaneously hurt the Indian economy....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-September 17, 2019,3:42 pm IST Business
Air India’s Daily Rs 23 Crore Loss Another Headache for Govt Looking to Get it off its Hands

While the Modi government’s intent to disinvest may be strong, it has not followed this up with suitable actions...
Sindhu Bhattacharya-September 16, 2019,4:15 pm IST Opinion
No Time for Hand Wringing as India's Economy Slows to 6-Yr Low; Reforms & Fiscal Stimulus Way Forward

The biggest villain in the worsening growth story in Q1 has been a fall in private final consumption. People are not buying nearly enough soaps, shampoos or hair oils, cars or SUVs, biscuits or even potato chips....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-August 31, 2019,10:35 am IST Business
Land and Labour Reforms, Faster Capex: RBI's Plans on Bringing Back Animal Spirits to Economy

The central bank’s annual report contains several crucial observations as well as indications to what the government may do while framing policy for the remaining part of 2019-20....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-August 30, 2019,9:46 pm IST Business
As RBI Opens Rainy Day Vault, Govt Can Plug Its Own Shortfall or Lift Clouds Over Gloomy Economy

India’s economy is in the throes of a slowdown, with consumption falling across rural as well as urban markets, and exports in trouble and industrial production slowing down....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-August 27, 2019,10:19 pm IST Opinion
Between Offering Stimulus and Fiscal Health, How Nirmala Sitharaman Had to Walk a Tight Rope

Nirmala Sitharaman has sought to improve sentiment, encourage increased buying in some sectors, address liquidity concerns and she has done all of this without new measures having any significant impact on India's finances....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-August 24, 2019,10:03 am IST Opinion
Do July’s Vehicle Retail Sale Numbers Indicate an End to Gloomy Days for Automobile Industry?

A look at data for the last five months – from March to July this year – shows that retail sales have been positive every alternate month over the previous month but they fell the most in June over May....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-August 20, 2019,6:00 pm IST Auto
What’s Driving India's Auto Market Slowdown and Why a 'Revival Package' Must be Top Govt Priority

The unravelling of India’s famed automobile industry should send shockwaves across policy makers as the sector accounts for almost half the manufacturing GDP of India....
Sindhu Bhattacharya-August 14, 2019,4:12 pm IST Business
RBI Walks the Talk, Now Govt Needs to Come up With Policy Support and Revive Growth

Wednesday’s repo rate cut is the fourth successive lowering of rates amid a deepening economic slowdown in India and calls for easing liquidity in the system. ...
Sindhu Bhattacharya-August 7, 2019,5:47 pm IST Business

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