Author : Dr RajanKatoch The current situation is dire. Sri Lanka will find it difficult to extract itself from the economic quicksand it is currently in. India will have to be part of the solution. The strategic dimension to India’s economic outreach is now very important. India will also have…

What does the Tesla non-investment mean for India? Posted on Jun 08, 2022 | Author RAJAN KATOCH The other day, someone I know called from Singapore to breathlessly ask about how Elon Musk’s decision not to invest in manufacturing Tesla is being seen in India. Frankly, I hadn’t thought much…

It’s possible, and worth attempting Dr. RAJAN KATOCH Remember when you wanted to transfer money to a foreign country or receive funds from abroad to your bank account? One vital bit of information that you had to have is the SWIFT code of the banks involved. This code was needed…

The near term outlook is worrying Dr. RAJAN KATOCH Call it a crisis, conflict, war whatever. It’s happening right now in Ukraine, and across the globe. Ukraine and Russia are fighting it out in a conventional military battle on the ground in Ukraine. The United States (US) and the European…

By Dr. Rajan Katoch, India Abstract Changing objective circumstances over time often warrant the closure of public sector enterprises that may have originally been established due to compelling public purposes. Many public enterprises lose their relevance and public purpose, become chronically loss making and are a recurring drain on public resources…

– After the Budget Where is crypto headed? Dr. RAJAN KATOCH A great deal is suddenly happening in policy towards cryptocurrency (crypto for short). For the Union Budget for 2022–23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that (a) 30% tax would be levied on profits from “digital virtual assets” (a category that includes crypto), (b)…

Think of the Honest Taxpayer for a Change Dr. RAJAN KATOCH It’s the time of the year when the pundits come out with their expectations from the Union Budget. The Finance Minister gets free advice on how much should the fiscal deficit be, which sectors should be prioritized, which policies should be changed, what will enthuse the markets…

Is 2021 the end of the road for farm reforms? By Dr. RAJAN KATOCH By now, there wouldn’t be anyone who hasn’t heard of the three (infamous?) farm reform laws that had sparked off a huge furore over the last year. For the record, these laws were the Farmers Produce…

It’s just not about selling the family silver By Dr. Rajan Katoch The long awaited sale of Air India has renewed discussion on disinvestment and privatization. Most people think that this privatization is good, both for the Government and the airline. Keeping it running meant a drain of about Rs…