Raghav Bahl

Articles by Raghav Bahl

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  Jul 07, 2014

  Budget 2014: Dear FM, don't just woo FDI, make it feel welcome

  The important issue is not about permitting FDI, the critical thing is to make it feel welcome.
  India Investment Law FDI legislation Budget 2014 Sector Watch
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  Jul 01, 2014

  Budget 2014: How Modi, Jaitley can 're-energise' India

  From diesel to kerosene to cooking gas, the benefits of rationalizing energy subsidies are plenty. Prices will tick up in some items, but there will be a massive lessening of fiscal pressures, lowering generalized inflation.
  Inflation Energy Petrol Diesel Kerosene Price Rise Union Budget Fuel Subsidies Budget 2014 under recovery cooking gas subsidy Budget 2014 Analysis
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  Jun 21, 2014

  Modi bites the bullet of railway fare; now he must reform the train

  Prime Minister Modi has to shake up the railway bureaucracy, which frankly does not care.
  Economy Asian Development Bank Narendra Modi ConnectTheDots Indian Railways Nandan Nilekani Lalu Yadav Freight rate High speed bullet trains Rakesh Mohan Committee
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  Jun 21, 2014

  After the price shock, PM Modi should now win rail travellers' gratitude

  Now Prime Minister Modi has to shake up the railway bureaucracy, which frankly does not care.
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  Jun 18, 2014

  Just decontrol diesel – it's only 86 paise short!

  Though prices of petrol and diesel were revised several times in small increments, they were never set free.
  Economy Pranab Mukherjee UPA InMyOpinion Petrol NDA Kirit Parikh Diesel decontrol
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  Jun 18, 2014

  Here's how oil cos can cut their diesel sale losses from Rs 2.80 to 86p per litre

  If oil companies can supply diesel at Rs 44.42 a litre at Indian ports for export, they can also supply it for sale domestically at that price (with adds on for marketing costs, dealers' commission, inland freight and taxes)
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  Jun 13, 2014

  India's paranoid economic history: A war room fights phantom imports!

  Nobody quite remembers when the WAR ROOM was quietly wound down and abandoned. India's ordinary citizens had fought this economic war on their own. No government artillery was needed.
  Economy China Business InMyOpinion Mani Shankar Aiyar imports Murasoli Maran War Room
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  Apr 21, 2014

  India's paranoid economic history: The gold story

  What our governments did not realise was that you can ban something but you cannot outlaw desire.
  Economy India Business Gold Manmohan Singh Investing Dawood Ibrahim InMyOpinion Jai Prakash Narayan Haji Mastan
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  Apr 16, 2014

  India's paranoid economic history: The steel story

  Because of the pain it endured, Tisco has become one of the lowest cost producers of steel in the world. It ranks among the top ten companies in the globe with a capacity of 29 million tonnes. India's own steel-making capacity is now 95 million tonnes. Another 15 million tonnes will be installed by next year .
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  Apr 15, 2014

  India's paranoid economic history: The steel story

  Ironically, steel production began in the private sector in British-ruled India when Tisco was set up by the Tatas in Jamshedpur in 1907. But independent India aborted that incipient revolution.
  Economy India Business Tata Steel Ratan Tata InMyOpinion Jamshed J Irani Tisco Aditya Kashyap Russi Modi