Articles by Janmejaya Sinha
Free domestic capital from onerous fetters
Our regulations are increasingly restrictive and create a compliance load. We should not be crimping our nation’s entrepreneurship

Published on Aug 28, 2023 08:19 AM IST
A secure, efficient banking model for Global South
India’s mix of State-owned and private banks, reforms in the financial sector, the technology stack and credit bureaus can offer a more efficient template

Published on Apr 27, 2023 06:30 PM IST
The global demographic shift is an opportunity
There is a demographic transition towards aged populations underway in the world. Adaptation strategies will require governments, businesses and common people to make key adjustments. This may usher in a great opportunity for India

Published on Feb 16, 2023 07:43 PM IST
How the budget can spur India’s energy transition
There is no silver bullet to drive the green switch over. But India can take a few critical steps in the financial and economic sectors, such as priority lending to the renewable energy sector and increasing the nation’s share of nuclear power, to facilitate the net-zero target

Updated on Jan 30, 2023 08:16 AM IST
Public sector banks are sitting on a bonanza
An improved macroeconomic environment, the government’s policy push, and transformation efforts by public sector banks helped them post impressive results. Act on this opportunity

Published on Nov 20, 2022 08:14 PM IST
Janmejaya Sinha
India is the best bet in the global economy
Major economies are facing headwinds. But India’s parameters are strong. Though rising global interest rates and high oil prices can still upset calculations, India can achieve success with some deft handling of the economy. Stay the course

Updated on Nov 07, 2022 08:03 PM IST
A Centre-state pact to help India’s vulnerable
India turned 75 on August 15. It marked a moment of celebration but also of quiet reflection and planning. HT brings together India’s top minds with one question — what is your vision for India@100? Today, Janmejaya Sinha details his plan for India’s collaborative progress

Published on Oct 13, 2022 07:49 PM IST
Focus on the base of the pyramid
There are many Indias encapsulated in India. However, just in terms of per capita, there are three. While businesses will focus on the top two, the State must empower the last tier by providing water, health care, school education, and skills training

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 11:03 PM IST
How to address the inflation challenge
The need of the hour is to control oil prices, both by buying oil cheaply from Russia and reducing taxes, continue with the divestment programme and accelerate spending on infrastructure

Updated on Jul 06, 2022 09:42 PM IST
To get more women into the workforce, invest in crèches
If mothers had a safe place to leave their children, it would empower them to seek jobs easily. At the lower-income end, a clean space, with drinking water, toilets, and food can be beneficial

Published on Jun 01, 2022 06:58 PM IST
Look back to look ahead: A foreign policy rethink
As the world order begins to change due to Russia’s war on Ukraine, India should work in its national interest and shift its arms purchases from Russia to the West

Published on Apr 28, 2022 07:26 PM IST
India@100: Plan to face the four big challenges
There are some inescapable trends that are affecting the world. The big four are: Demographics, climate, technology and geopolitics and reemergence of blocks

Updated on Mar 09, 2022 06:46 PM IST
Budget 2022: A year to revive education
Bridge the learning gap that Covid has widened, invest in infrastructure, focus on well-being, and promote skilling and reskilling. This will boost long-term growth

Published on Jan 24, 2022 08:41 PM IST
Janmejaya Sinha
An agenda to foster digital inclusion in India
The smartphone could be India’s weapon to improve economic productivity, attack pervasive inequality, and meet UN development goals

Updated on Dec 27, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Techade: The reforms that India needs
Unless we get education and health right, we risk losing our demographic and competitive edge. “Techade” can be India’s moment. But we must seize it

Updated on Dec 01, 2021 08:00 PM IST
The story of public sector bank valuations
Markets discount State ownership. The government should boldly reduce its stake to 26% in five PSBs and privatise the other six public banks

Updated on Sep 06, 2021 07:07 PM IST
Soft infrastructure, and a tablet for all, can catalyse India’s development
Addressing the digital divide, providing equal access to education, ensuring seamless health care delivery, water management, and unclogging the justice system should be prioritised in the next phase of reforms

Published on Jun 26, 2021 06:23 PM IST
The priority sector lending India needs
Redefine what constitutes priority sector, expand scope for health care and education, and reconfigure loans into grants for the vulnerable

Updated on May 30, 2021 05:49 PM IST
The India-US tech partnership decade
US support enabled China’s high-growth trajectory. But the rift between the two offers India an opportunity

Updated on Mar 01, 2021 07:30 PM IST
A budget for a ‘project finance economy’
FM Sitharaman broke free of taboos and bet on growth. Now, meet divestment targets and monitor outcomes

Updated on Feb 04, 2021 06:23 AM IST
The working of a ‘project finance economy’
It is time to question neo-classical economic precepts on deficit and inflation for an economy of India’s nature

Updated on Jan 22, 2021 06:19 AM IST
The India moment in the $100-billion club
The shift in geo-economics opens up the possibility of an Indo-US tech partnership

Updated on Oct 22, 2020 06:31 AM IST
Meritocracy is a myth. And that is not bad
A growing body of research in psychology and neuroscience suggests that believing in meritocracy makes people more selfish, less self-critical and even more prone to acting in discriminatory ways.

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 06:45 AM IST
How India can come out of the recession stronger | Opinion
Enhance productivity; invest in skilling, digital infra, agriculture; and come up with a New Deal

Updated on Jun 08, 2020 10:21 PM IST
The roots of the US-China rivalry | Opinion
The theatres of conflict include trade, geopolitics, technology, climate, and political values

Updated on Jan 22, 2020 07:33 PM IST
The global variations in family business structures
Their concentration, nature and performance is different in the US, UK, Germany, Indonesia and India

Updated on Sep 29, 2019 08:12 PM IST
In family businesses, identify issues and address discord
A family in business must have a vision and a governance structure to facilitate conversations on sensitive topics

Published on Sep 15, 2019 07:45 PM IST
The art of dealing with conflict in family businesses
Prepare for conflict when relationships are smooth. Dispute suppression is the surest way to serious rift.

Published on Sep 01, 2019 06:03 PM IST
Democracy or monarchy – which will family businesses choose?
Modern family businesses must decide if it is family first, or business first. They can then choose among various options to settle the future framework

Updated on Aug 18, 2019 06:06 PM IST
The origin, evolution and growth of family businesses in India
Large family businesses have shown higher revenue growth and displayed an appetite for risk taking.

Published on Aug 05, 2019 07:52 AM IST
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