It is not clear how the term “scorched earth strategy” came about. Some point to war reporting by journalists who started using the phrase to describe the tactics of a certain US General in World War 2. Others say it is...
Tag - Economy
Prosenjit Datta
PSUs: The Right Questions and the Wrong Ones
The two most important questions are almost never asked when the decision to disinvest or privatise a PSU is taken Whenever any government in India announces its intention to privatise or otherwise dispose off any...
Low Savings, Rising Debt
The Reserve Bank of India’s latest statistics of household savings and debt paint a dismal picture How badly has Covid 19 hit Indian household finances? The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) household savings and...
The Economic Costs of Not Vaccinating Everyone
This should be the question — not what is the cost of vaccinating At the time of writing this piece, heated arguments are taking place about the total cost of vaccination; who will pay; and how much they need to...
The Real Cost of Vaccinating Everyone
The union government’s role and the prices announced by the vaccine makers raises far too many disquieting questions. What is the total cost to the government of vaccinating everyone in India? The calculation is...
Not Just Vaccination
While fixing vaccine supplies, the government also needs to take care of these three things it has ignored so far The government and the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) finally seem to have woken up to the...
The Prosaicview Podcast on SEIS
Prosenjit Datta, Editor of Prosaicview discuss the uncertainties caused by the delay in renewing the Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) and the impact on Indian exports because of that with Mahesh Jaising, Partner...
The Pre Budget Podcast 1 – Exports
Mahesh Jaisingh, partner, Deloitte and Prosenjit Datta discuss what the government can do to improve India’s export performance
1980s: The Overlooked Decade
While the 1990s is taken as the decade when economic reforms were initiated, the role of the policies of the 1980s need to be re examined In our post-Independence history, the 1980s is generally remembered for all the...
Reach out to the states
The Union Government can hope to revive the economy and implement its reforms if it mends its relationship with the states The extent of the economic mess India finds itself in is hardly a secret. The most stringent...
