Indian businesses are fraught with micromanagement and suspicion, says Tata Sons chairperson

N Chandrasekaran said the Narendra Modi-led government’s $5-trillion economy goal cannot be achieved till a educated and vibrant workforce is created.

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· Jan 17, 2020 · 11:58 am

Saving India’s startups will take more than just a cool app

The mess stems from the fact that India’s startup model was copied from the West – a drastically different market.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Dec 15, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Donald Trump criticises Harley-Davidson for deciding to move some production units out of US

The company said it wanted to avoid the European Union’s new tariffs on motorcycle imports.

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· Jun 26, 2018 · 11:24 am

India’s industrial output contracts for the first time in four years

The contraction was mainly on account of a 0.4% fall in the manufacturing output.

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· Aug 11, 2017 · 07:11 pm

Fresh corporate investments grew at the slowest pace since 1992 in the 2016-17 financial year

Analysts said a poor demand in the economy and banks’ reluctance to lend to new projects had led to this decline.

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· Jul 09, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Assocham predicts layoffs in Indian IT companies after Trump’s executive order on H-IB visas

Nearly 86% of such visas issued for workers in the sector go to Indians, the industry body said.

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· Apr 19, 2017 · 08:39 pm

Centre privately took further action against Amazon for selling doormats bearing national flag

India’s US and Canadian embassies had been asked to take up the matter strongly, and the company had been forced to conduct a global audit of its products.

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· Mar 31, 2017 · 02:40 pm

'This isn't doomsday': Here's how Indian IT firms plan to deal with US protectionist moves

Though some are wary of the impact of Trump's new visa policies, others insist that India's tech sector will face the challenge.

Paran Balakrishnan

· Mar 06, 2017 · 07:00 am

Gujarat, Delhi are India's most investment-friendly states, Bihar and Jharkhand the worst

The states were graded on five issues: labour, infrastructure, economic climate, governance, and perceptions of a good business climate.

Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 11, 2016 · 05:30 am

Will Snapdeal die a slow and painful death?

With Amazon pumping funds into its India operations and Flipkart leading the pack of e-sellers, Snapdeal needs to find its USP soon.

Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com

· Jul 08, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Need to know someone in the government to do business in India, says US Governor Nikki Haley

The Indian-American member of the Republican party said American companies are nervous about investing in India.

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· May 28, 2016 · 01:42 pm

Asian stocks drop sharply after global sell-off

Investors around the world on Monday dumped shares and bought into safe havens of gold and government bonds, spurring a panic-like situation.

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· Feb 09, 2016 · 02:06 pm