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Economic Perspectives
Union government’s new e-commerce rules target Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart
There seem to be multiple motivations underlying the Union government’s recent interventions in the digital sphere, which target foreign e-commerce fi
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Economic Perspectives
Communique released after G7 Finance Ministers’ summit does not have much to offer beyond commitments already agreed upon
The global minimum tax proposal that the G7 Finance Ministers’ summit agreed upon falls disappointingly short of what is needed and possible. And the
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Economic Perspectives
The economic crisis is real; the picture of economic resilience is an illusion
While two official reports on the economic fallout of the second wave of COVID-19 in India suggest that it has been less severe than the first, the fa
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Imperialism
Crime and empire
An insider story of the economic hit men of imperialism. (Published in the issue dated April 22, 2005.)
C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR
Economic Perspectives
Global commodity price spike, or commodity ‘supercycle’, is a ‘boom’ without promise
It is speculated that the world economy is set to experience another commodity price spike, or commodity “supercycle”, a tendency in which most commod
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Economic Perspectives
Sharp economic divergence in global impact of pandemic
The annual Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank note the sharp divergence in the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic globally and also p
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Economic Perspectives
Biden’s global corporate tax plans send mixed signals
The Joe Biden administration may have ambitions of restoring U.S. economic competitiveness and dominance, but its position on digital services taxes s
C.P. Chandrasekhar
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Biden’s $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’ all set to boost U.S. economy
The Joe Biden administration’s decision to hugely ramp up government spending through the American Rescue Plan Act signals a return to proactive gover
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Pakistan caught in debt trap
Pakistan’s debt crisis, further aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is the result of not only its fiscal profligacy but also the supply side debt pus
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Australia to make big tech pay for the news they link and direct users to
Australia’s proposal to make big tech firms such as Google and Facebook pay for the news they link to is being closely watched by many countries as a
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GameStop case changes the speculative game
The meteoric rise in video-game retailer GameStop’s share price, which was propelled by day traders using Reddit forums to take on the Wall Street maj
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Few reasons to hope Union Budget 2021 will be one 'like never before' as claimed by Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claims that Union Budget 2021 will be one “like never before”, but the Narendra Modi government’s persistent neol
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