Privatisation

Sale of Air India marks a remarkable change for India, shows Centre has finally realised its job of being a regulator

The sale of Air India shows the government has finally realized it is the citizen’s right to run a business. The government’s job is to ensure proper regulation.

JRD Tata's love for aviation and how India flies along with his dreams

From founding the airline to spreading the wings of the Maharaja to Europe in 1948, Air India remained JRD Tata's first love

Branding, systems integration and route rationalisation: Key factors that will decide Tatas success in running Air India

The flight ahead will be long and turbulent, and it will take another four to five years before one can judge the Tata group

Air India returns home to Tata Group: Chronology of Air India privatisation

Tata Sons makes the winning bid of Rs 18,000 cr for Air India privatisation as the airline returns to its founder after 68 years

Air India returns to the Tatas; conglomerate bids Rs 18,000 crore for 100% shares

The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) secretary said Tatas' bid of Rs 18,000 crore comprises taking over of Rs 15,300 crore of debt and paying the rest in cash

Government may be third time lucky to say ‘Tata’ to Air India

Privatisation may not ensure redemption for the loss-making airline, but it still is high time the government gets this done

How economic reforms of 1991 focussed on urban centres at the cost of rural India

In the changed scenario, there are many incentives and concessions to develop industrial clusters and corridors but nothing for an industrialist if she desires to set up a unit in far-flung areas

Narendra Modi pitches for privatisation, assures govt commitment to asset monetisation

The PM said around 100 under-utilised or un-utilised assets, such as airports, will be monetised to create Rs 2.5 lakh crore of investment opportunities

India would have been better equipped to fight COVID-19 with different economic policy, says Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Gopalkrishna said the the country's economic policy — one which encouraged industrialisation and urbanisation, causing "huge population unsettlement" and forcing farmers to migrate to cities in large numbers — only spurred the COVID-19 pandemic

Rajan, Acharya may be off mark: PSU banks need strategy and focus to survive, not privatisation as remedy

The PSU banks' problem is often linked to India's burgeoning fiscal deficit that needs control because pumping taxpayer money into state-run banks is fraught with risks.