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IMF commends Indian authorities' "swift, substantial" response to COVID-19 pandemic, noted possibility of "a faster than expected recovery"

Economy

IMF: India could show a faster than expected post-pandemic recovery

PGurus Newsdesk - October 16, 2021 0

IMF: India's economy to grow at 9.5% in 2021, 8.5% in 2022 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Indian authorities' "swift and substantial" response...

Economy

Are we at the Inception of an Inflationary Depression?

Shanmuganathan Nagasundaram - June 17, 2021 1

The Great Depression was deflationary and the one we are living in the early stages of is going to be inflationary It is an acknowledged...

The Indian economy was tottering even before the Covid pandemic struck the country and things have only become worse since then

Opinion

How to set the Indian economy on a growth path

R. Srinivasan - June 5, 2021 0

The GDP for Q4 Fiscal Year (FY) 21 has just been published by the government and registers a growth of 1.60% year-over-year (YoY) while the...

The numbers tell a story now that the GDP forecast has been revised

Opinion

In Data lies the truth about the GDP

Sridhar Chityala - March 19, 2021 0

Data of GDP The data is always fascinating to read when one looks at the context and of course, political quagmires hide the truth. Especially when...

A balanced analysis shows that the gap between Chinese and Indian defence budgets is not as much as it is hyped

Military

Indian and Chinese Defence Budgets – Comparative hype and reality

Lt Gen P R Shankar - March 16, 2021 0

In a growth scenario, China growing at 5% and 6% and India growing at 7% and 8% Recently the news that China increased its defence...

The harsh truth of the NPA carried by India’s Banks thanks to UPA comes out

Economy

Indian Banks gross NPA may rise to 14.8 percent warns RBI....

Team PGurus - January 11, 2021 4

Alarming news for India’s Banking performance and its financials The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday came out with an alarming report that the...

The silver lining though is that after a prolonged lockdown, the governments around the globe are planning to reopen their respective economies in a phased manner.

Health

Economic impact of COVID-19 – The hard lessons

Naagesh Padmanaban - May 25, 2020 2

Planning to reopen economies in a phased manner will breathe new life into global trade and economy The human and economic devastation caused by the...

Only a massive government-led demand program can lift all sections of society and instill confidence. Political leadership with their pulse on the people can surely see that.

Economy

V shaped economic recovery

Seshadri Shankar - May 9, 2020 6

Let us say you are a betting person. Let us say, just for argument, you are somewhat less than average intelligence. You are been...

One of the sectors of the economy which is the bottom of the pyramid both in the national agenda and the mind of the administrators has been the agriculture and related sector.

Agriculture

Begin dawn in Agriculture Sector

RV Subramani (RVS Mani) - May 5, 2020 5

In the recent past, India had raised ourselves to the 5th position in the World Economic status. I recall a quote from a modern thinker...

The government has repeatedly assured that funds would not be a constraint, but it would be nice to see that reflected in more robust defence budgets.

Politics

India’s military spending may sound impressive, but it is not in...

Rajesh Singh - April 29, 2020 0

India has emerged as the third-largest military spender, lagging behind only the US and China. A recent report on defence spending by India is likely...