Elections – Craving for a TN Seshan Inklings by S Viswanathan - May 24, 20210 Elections, elections… crave for a TN Seshan India Today’s prized journalist and news anchor Rajdeep Sardesai concludes his presentations with the epithet: News without noise. In recent months this appears an oxymoron. TV news has been increasingly high decibel, noisy affairs. In the discussion programmes it is a common sight for
The New Normal post- Covid-19 Inklings by S Viswanathan - April 3, 2021April 3, 20210 The New Normal post- Covid-19
Redfort under siege Inklings by S Viswanathan - February 17, 2021February 27, 20210 The violent protests by sections of farmers on 26 January appears a pre-planned attempt by a section of protesters to enter Delhi in hordes. Widespread damage was caused to public property. Despite the assurance of the farm leaders on sticking to the routes agreed to with the police, a section
Disinvestment of large PSUs Inklings by S Viswanathan - January 13, 2021January 13, 20210 Welcome attention to disinvestment by S.Viswanathan During 2019-20 the government announced an ambitious target for disinvestment. A bold plan to disinvest a number of reputed and large PSUs was announced with the target to raise handsome resources. This did not materialise during that year with the economy and the market sluggish.
Farmers Protest Inklings by S Viswanathan - January 13, 2021January 13, 20210 Farmers’ or Punjab’s protest? by S.Viswanathan The farmers’ agitation seems essentially an agitation by Punjab. To understand this reasoning, we take you back to the 1960s. Rice is not a staple food of Punjab and it has no buyers. During 1965-66, Punjab produced 1.9 million tonnes of wheat and 0.29 million tonnes of
Real Estate Chennai recovering post pandemic Inklings by S Viswanathan - October 30, 20200 Real Estate development flourishing in Chennai: Favorable factors for Real Estate flourishing in chennai: 1. Continued growth and expansion of the IT sector not affected by Covid-19 pandemic 2. Pent up demand of the Covid months 3. Steep fall in interest rates for housing 4.Ambitious Government programme assuring hosuing for all with liberal occasions.
Will MODI end the subsidy raj? In The News Inklings by Industrial Economist - October 8, 20200 With the drop in international LPG price, there has been a significant over-recovery of subsidies on LPG - of Rs 120 per cylinder in May 2020. Now is the ideal time to end subsidies on kerosene and LPG. The government spending zero amounts to subsidise PDS kerosene and domestic LPG has
Reliance – seeking global alignment… Inklings by Industrial Economist - September 17, 2020September 17, 20200 Successful corporations develop a high performance ethic by aligning their entire workforce with the values and vision of the corporation. A high performance culture is built on a shared vision, a shared large purpose, larger than that of any individual or group of individuals and a trust that every individual
MP, UP, Rajasthan – welcome efforts at labour reforms In The News Inklings by S Viswanathan - June 9, 20200 There is a welcome focus on Make in India, on Vocal for Local, on self-reliance. Global anti-China sentiment also results in the rhetoric on large manufacturing plants getting shifted to India. How can India work on these? Our labour laws over decades have proved to be anti-employment. This is reflected in the
Seize opportunities for quantum growth Inklings by S Viswanathan - May 15, 2020May 15, 20200 CRISES HAVE OFTEN been the springboard for new disruptive growth. Remember the fiscal crisis of 1990- 91 proving a game-changer to discard decades of state controls - licences, permits and quotas - that heralded the era of liberalisation?There have been myriad suggestions on turning the Covid19 crisis into an opportunity. The