R S Isabella is Managing Director of Repco Bank and Repco Micro Finance Ltd and a Director in Repco Home Finance Ltd. This socially conscious entrepreneurial-banker is well-poised to scale greater heights! Repco Bank, with its unique constitution and mission, is a cooperative bank that comes under the Union Home
Chennai metro rail surges ahead
Focus on a few products…
India has been generating large surpluses in a vast range of agriculture products such as rice, wheat, sugar, milk... But their prices are higher than those offered by competitors. The focus should be on improving productivity and hence, competitiveness. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ensures free trade amongst the
BRICS, more fruitful bilateral meetings
The Brasilia summit will perhaps be remembered for the opportunities it afforded for bilateral meetings. Ties with Brazil and South Africa have been expanding in several fields, most prominently in science and technology, environment, health, nutrition, and defence. Modi’s discussions with China’s Xi Jinping helped to ease bilateral relations. Prime Minister
Axing employment…
There is a welcome realisation on the part of the Central government on the bloated nature of employment in the government sector. In the first four decades after independence, the economy witnessed a massive increase in government employment. The impact was not felt much as the salary levels were low
Sound advice from Manmohan Singh
After an uncertain start Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami has consolidated his leadership position. The success of the Global Investors Meet in 2019 and his recent trips to Britain, USA and Dubai, interacting with Tamil NRIs are welcome initiatives to attract investments. The state took bold reforms in
ABHIJIT AND RAVISH
The award of the Nobel Prize for Economics to Abhijit Banerjee makes me happy that another India-born has bagged it. Beyond that there is no elation, although it’s amongst the highest honour bestowed on an individual, worldwide. I am personally no admirer of people who trade their Indian passports for another
No Padma Award for this tall, versatile leader
15 August 1975. The Chennai TV station was inaugurated by V C Shukla, Minister of Information & Broadcasting. TN Governor, K K Shah, was another important guest. It was the height of Indira Gandhi’s emergency. Tamil Nadu was sheltering several leaders opposed to the emergency. Leaders of the ruling DMK were
