View: India has made it to the launchpad. It still needs a spark

View: India has made it to the launchpad. It still needs a spark

As India prepares for elections this spring, confidence about the country’s prospects seems ubiquitous. The country has just finalized a new trade agreement; it’s with a small trading bloc composed of Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland, but the headline number for new foreign investment it commits to bringing in, $100 billion, is nevertheless eye-catching. The … Read more

CEA Anantha Nageswaran exhorts private sector to begin investment

CEA Anantha Nageswaran exhorts private sector to begin investment

Private sector capital expenditure needs to make a comeback for rebalancing the Indian economy towards investment and manufacturing – from a consumption driven one – V Anantha Nageswaran, India’s Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) said Thursday.“Balance sheets have been largely repaired both in the financial sector and the corporates. The gross savings of the private non-financial … Read more

India’s neutral geopolitical stance to help attract FDI, overseas business: Claudio Irigoyen

India’s neutral geopolitical stance to help attract FDI, overseas business: Claudio Irigoyen

India’s neutral geopolitical position has played to the country’s advantage when it comes to attracting global investment, as more and more countries direct trade towards friendly nations, Claudio Irigoyen, head of global economics research at Bank of America, tells Bhaskar Dutta in an interview. Irigoyen says the “sweet spot” for emerging markets could be the … Read more

‘India’s neutral geopolitical stance to help attract FDI, overseas business’

‘India’s neutral geopolitical stance to help attract FDI, overseas business’

India’s neutral geopolitical position has played to the country’s advantage when it comes to attracting global investment, as more and more countries direct trade towards friendly nations, Claudio Irigoyen, head of global economics research at Bank of America, tells Bhaskar Dutta in an interview. Irigoyen says the “sweet spot” for emerging markets could be the … Read more