Having just returned from Italy meeting investors, academics and officials, I find the gulf between the foreigners’ perception of India’s economic story and that of domestic commentators most perplexing. Could it be that the latter are focusing excessively on the here and now, while foreign investors and domestic stock markets are looking more at what…
Two incidents brought home to me that it is still a long haul ahead before the country has an efficiently operating Goods and Services Tax (GST). The first was the activeencouragement by a salesperson ina boutique furniture store tofinalise our purchase of a pair ofbeautiful reclining chairs, which wecould not afford, before the onsetof the…
Robust intellectual property rights regime holds the key to incentivising research on medicines One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) articulated by the United Nations in 2015 is to “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. India is among the countries that agreed to this sustainable development agenda. Governments, businesses…