Can Niti Aayog transform India?

'A lot will depend on the first Aayog and the power it derives.' Rashme Sehgal on what we can expect from the Planning Commission's replacement. One of the main edifices of the Nehruvian era, the......

Biggest challenge of 2014: The future of the India-US alliance

'India-US relations seem to have soured when the US expected India to not only balance China in the Asia-Pacific, but also make concessions to Pakistan as a price for US technological help,' says......

How the government suppresses dissent

The mother of intolerance is the Union home ministry, run by ultra-conservative bureaucrats who are inclined to take a hard line on matters ranging from fighting insurgencies to putting citizens......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Key factors that are driving the bull market

A client asked me, 'the dollar is nearing an all-time high against the euro. It will be good for technology stocks in the long run, right?' I simply said 'yes, sir'. What else could one say," asks......

'Be smart with your money and you will see best results'

To set up any business in India may be little time consuming, but it is not so difficult as it is conceived to be. Raamdeo Agrawal, joint managing director of Motilal Oswal Securities also not had......

Looking at MNC stocks? Think again

On April 30, when Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)’s parent company, Unilever, declared its intention to increase the stake to 75 per cent from 52.5 per cent, the stock rose about nine per......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......