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Deep Dive with AKB

Business Standard Editorial Director A K Bhattacharya demystifies key news developments and broad issues that concern the Indian economy and the common man

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Deep Dive with AKB: Why is inflation rising when demand remains low? from 2020-10-23T10:44

As the Indian economy is reopening after several months of no activity amid strict coronavirus-induced lockdowns, some indicators are pointing to an economic recovery of sorts. But there also are s...

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Deep Dive with AKB: Facts you should know if you plan to avail LTC facility from 2020-10-18T20:29

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced a two-pronged stimulus package to step up capital expenditure and stimulate consumer demand during the coming festival season. But how effecti...

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Deep Dive with AKB: GST row and the question of cooperative federalism from 2020-10-08T09:45

When the Narendra Modi-led central government rolled out the goods and services tax, or GST, in July of 2017, it was pitched as the greatest indirect tax reform in India. It was meant to streamline...

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Stimulus package: No fiscal excesses, but growth prospects remain dim from 2020-05-18T13:18

In five press briefings held in as many days, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced several measures to provide support to individuals and the economy, which have been hit severely by s...

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Deep Dive with AKB: Govt's Rs 20-trn package to fight Covid-19 slump from 2020-05-17T10:43

Prime Minister Narendra #Modi on May 13 announced a Rs 20-trillion package, worth nearly 10% of India’s GDP, to boost the economy amid a slowdown made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. The PM als...

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Deep Dive with AKB - Oil's great slide: What this means for India from 2020-04-24T08:22

The oil market recently saw something that it had never seen before. For the first time in history, the prices slid to less than zero on 20th April. Because of a supply glut in the wake of the glob...

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Deep Dive with AKB - Coronavirus crisis and govt response from 2020-04-18T11:13

The Indian economy was already bearing the brunt of a global slowdown and the Narendra Modi-led central government's finances were under stress since at least the first quarter of FY19. Now, the co...

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Coronavirus lockdown 2.0: Partial easing and its impact on economy from 2020-04-17T08:42

While the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, the 21-day lockdown in India to control the spread of the virus has been extended by another 19 days till 3rd May. Most of the re...

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Deep Dive with AKB - How Coronavirus may spoil Budget 2020 maths from 2020-03-27T09:22

On 24 March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day national lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. With people staying indoors and only essential services being allowed...

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Deep Dive with AKB - Coronavirus and the economic contagion from 2020-03-20T09:59

The world is reeling from the coronavirus shock right now. The disease, also known as #Covid-19, has sent countries across the world scampering for safety in the confines of social distancing. Whil...

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