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Author Archives: Devangshu Datta

Posted inIndia, South Asia

Indian economy’s moment of reckoning

by Devangshu Datta January 31, 2020February 18, 2020

The slowdown in the Indian economy is now serious enough for the International Monetary Fund to have indicated that global growth in 2020 will be affected. India’s poor performance will account for most of an expected 1-percentage-point reduction in the global GDP growth rate. The official stance is that India is in a “growth slowdown,” not […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of Parliament's budget session. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s Budget 2018: fiscal deficit set to widen

by Devangshu Datta February 5, 2018
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has a long history of ill health. Photo: Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Modi’s last budget before 2019 elections driven by poll concerns

by Devangshu Datta February 1, 2018February 1, 2018
A laborer drinks tea inside a brick factory on the outskirts of Agartala, in northeast India's Tripura state. Photo: Reuters/Jayanta Dey
Posted inAT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, South Asia, World

India’s jobless growth haunts BJP’s 2019 poll ambitions

by Devangshu Datta January 12, 2018January 12, 2018
印度超级市场 相片:路透社
Posted inIndia, South Asia

粗劣的商品服务税改革將损害印度经济

by Devangshu Datta December 27, 2017February 18, 2020
Farmers at work in Madhya Pradesh during India's monsoon season. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Flickr / Rajarshi MIitra
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

BJP’s low margin in Gujarat symptomatic of rural distress in India

by Devangshu Datta December 21, 2017December 21, 2017
A cashier counts Indian banknotes as customers wait in queues inside a bank in Chandigarh in December 2016. Photo: Reuters/Ajay Verma
Posted inCyprus, Germany, India, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia, World

‘Bail-in’ clause in new bill puts Indian depositors at risk

by Devangshu Datta December 18, 2017
The Reserve Bank of India seal appears on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters
Posted inEuropean Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Is Indian economy on the mend after demonetization shock?

by Devangshu Datta December 8, 2017
Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, arrives in Ahmedabad in November 2017 for a door-to-door campaign for the Gujarat state elections. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Political funding in India all set to be less transparent

by Devangshu Datta November 30, 2017November 30, 2017
Money lender counting Indian rupee currency notes. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave/File photo
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Despite Moody’s upgrade, India’s economic outlook remains tough

by Devangshu Datta November 24, 2017
Posted inEuropean Union, India, South Asia, World

Shoddy GST regime hits Indian economy, leads to job losses

by Devangshu Datta November 16, 2017
Demonetisation, an example of post-truth politics? Photo: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

A year on, Indian demonetization costs outweigh the benefits

by Devangshu Datta November 10, 2017November 10, 2017
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the Vibrant Gujarat investor summit in Gandhinagar on January 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inEuropean Union, India, South Asia, World

Will India’s banks sink or swim after recapitalization?

by Devangshu Datta November 3, 2017

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