NEW DELHI: This year’s Union Budget—the 10th in a row from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance and the fifth for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman—marked a break from the past. Despite the imminent general election next year, FM Sitharaman passed on the opportunity to be populist. Instead, she served up a 25-year growth […]Read More

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NEW DELHI: Last week Parliament passed amendments to the Energy Conservation law, when Rajya Sabha approved it. The Lok Sabha had signed off on the amendments in August. Once, the President gives her assent India will have a new law promoting energy conservation. Two key takeaways are the introduction of carbon trading and making large […]Read More

NEW DELHI: On 1 December India formally took over the leadership of the G20—the influential global high table for managing economic cooperation. About two months ago, India also assumed the Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the multilateral body which seeks to ensure stability and security across EuroAsia. Finally, India is also the serving […]Read More
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