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What Trump’s return will do to the global economy

His promised tariffs, immigration crackdowns, and tax cuts will hit growth hard, while his stance on Ukraine may trigger global power realignments

Trump seems unlikely to come after India, as he likes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indians. That does not mean he will not be transactional (AP)

Opinion

Published on Nov 28, 2024 08:06 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

Ending digital divide among school goers

What if each student is given a computer? This would be much better than some of the schemes our political parties come up with

The hope is that with the brilliant learning programmes available today on the net, there may be a small percentage of self-motivated children who learn on their own and can get qualified to take open board exams - Photo by Vipin Kumar.Hindustan Times

Opinion

Published on Nov 14, 2024 08:27 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

Disinvest State stake in PSUs for market boost

BSE Sensex surged from 51,360 to 81,381 since June 2022. Reducing GOI's CPSE holdings could unlock ₹22 lakh crore, enhancing market liquidity and governance.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo (REUTERS)

Opinion

Updated on Oct 12, 2024 08:14 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha, Neha Gupta

Soft power option to win and keep friends

How India can delay the backlash that its economic rise will inevitably bring

India’s soft power is rooted in the core Indian values of secularism, tolerance, inclusiveness, and assimilation of multiple cultures in its civilisation. Today, this is enhanced by India’s democracy, food, movies, music, inclusive non-missionary religion (Shaul Schwarz/Getty Images)

Opinion

Published on Jun 29, 2024 11:46 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

Learning from China to save India’s edge in ITeS

While the ITeS industry is likely to take a hit from generative AI, the potentially more threatening long-term trend is geopolitics. India must be prepared

FILE PHOTO: An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo(REUTERS)

Opinion

Published on Apr 20, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha, Rajiv Gupta

Making the most of the India opportunity

Reconciling the projections of the country’s future growth with present demand conditions is bogging CEOs down. They need to seize the moment

The key point is that in this decade, India is starting to drive global GDP growth. In the next six years, it will add as much to global GDP as all of Europe, and half as much as the United States. (REUTERS/ FILE)

Opinion

Published on Mar 30, 2024 10:09 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

Governance risks in a post-truth world

Facts have become a casualty in the deeply polarised United States and authoritarian China, putting the rules-based order at serious risk

Xi Jinping took decisive steps to concentrate power, purged rivals on corruption grounds, and introduced stronger controls on civil society to silence any dissent(AP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

Navigating an uncertain, polycrisis-riven world

Seven dominant geopolitical and technological trends that shaped 2023, and are likely to be influential in 2024

TOPSHOT - In this handout photo taken on November 21, 2023 received through the US embassy in Manila on November 23 shows two Philippine Air Force FA-50s (L) flying alongside two US Air Force F-15C Eagles over the South China Sea during the joint maritime and air patrols. US and Philippine troops began joint maritime and air patrols off the Southeast Asian country on November 21, (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Dec 30, 2023 10:00 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

New pathways to build Viksit Bharat

Political parties should promise to address concerns related to water, education and domestic capital formation

Free water and free power to agriculture lead to major inefficiency in water use(HT Files)

opinion

Published on Nov 09, 2023 03:25 AM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

Time to review bank regulation framework

RBI’s list of controls over the banking segment is vast, it may be stifling growth of the sector

RBI prefers dealing with the banks it controls rather than startups it does not understand (HT PHOTO)

opinion

Published on Sep 28, 2023 09:57 PM IST

ByJanmejaya 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

All countries grow on the back of domestic capital augmented by foreign capital, not the other way round

opinion

Published on Aug 28, 2023 08:19 AM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

Despite large-scale government bank ownership, the efficiency of the Indian financial sector improved markedly in the last decade. Financial reforms have been path-breaking. (Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times)

opinion

Published on Apr 27, 2023 06:30 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

The search for young talent may give way to reskilling experienced employees. Company cultures will need to foster a lifelong learning mindset as working lives expand to 50 years. (Reuters)

opinion

Published on Feb 16, 2023 07:43 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

A country with growing consumption will need all forms of energy. Sustainability will be driven by cleaner coal and refinery-efficiency improvement, expansion of the renewable energy sector and e-mobility proliferation (Shutterstock)

opinion

Updated on Jan 30, 2023 08:16 AM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha and Kaustubh Verma

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

The CEOs of several PSBs have taken decisive action to improve their banks, investing in technology, processes, talent systems and governance. (Reuters)

opinion

Published on Nov 20, 2022 08:14 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha, Ashish Garg

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

ndia’s GDP is expected to grow at 7%, bank balance sheets are clean, credit growth has picked up, capacity utilisation has risen to over 70% and its relative overall debt-to-GDP ratio is manageable (Shutterstock)

opinion

Updated on Nov 07, 2022 08:03 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

India must become a country where all Indians can improve their lives. (Arun Sharma/HT Photo)

opinion

Published on Oct 13, 2022 07:49 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

To be fair, the government has initiated many schemes for the poor. However, it must also continue strengthening delivery, using technological tools to ensure that the schemes reach their intended beneficiaries (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

opinion

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 11:03 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

This is an important economic period for India. The medium-term augurs favourably for India’s growth prospects and even its place in the world. We must all work together to seize the opportunity (Shutterstock)

opinion

Updated on Jul 06, 2022 09:42 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

We will need high-quality and dependable personnel to manage these crèches, who are not to be confused with domestic help. (Shutterstock)

opinion

Published on Jun 01, 2022 06:58 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

As Russia becomes a subaltern partner to China due to its miscalculations in Ukraine, India’s dependence on it for its arms supply will be risky. (AP)

opinion

Published on Apr 28, 2022 07:26 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

Jobs will continue to be India’s foremost need. Given the age of our workforce, I have often argued for education — school and adult and skilling (Bloomberg)

opinion

Updated on Mar 09, 2022 06:46 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

Covid-19 has cost children two years of education in classrooms. It has also accentuated inequities, both economic and gendered. This is why we need to ensure greater female participation to address this gender gap. (Reuters)

budget

Published on Jan 24, 2022 08:41 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha, Seema Bansal

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

The first step is to provide access: Get all Indians a smartphone. The second step is to ensure connectivity to Indians in the remotest villages (HT PHOTO)

opinion

Updated on Dec 27, 2021 09:20 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

In terms of government expenditure, we spend 5% on health and education combined. Most countries spend a multiple of what we do. A large proportion of our young population is unschooled and malnourished (PTI)

opinion

Updated on Dec 01, 2021 08:00 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

opinion

Updated on Sep 06, 2021 07:07 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

The biggest enabling reform for the future has to be the JAM trinity — opening bank accounts for all Indian households, getting 1.2 billion Indians enrolled onto Aadhaar and getting almost all Indians a mobile phone (Hindustan Times)

opinion

Published on Jun 26, 2021 06:23 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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

Converting some part of priority sector lending to a grant paid directly by the government can unlock large amounts of efficiency in the system, dramatically increase the valuation of public sector banks, and be of immense help to weaker segments (PTI)

opinion

Updated on May 30, 2021 05:49 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha and Ruchin Goyal

The India-US tech partnership decade

US support enabled China’s high-growth trajectory. But the rift between the two offers India an opportunity

Technology, communications, and data play to our strengths. These are the areas redefining every industry and we have the technology talent; our standards will be closer to the US, and we have continental-size data. (REUTERS)

opinion

Updated on Mar 01, 2021 07:30 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

A budget for a ‘project finance economy’

FM Sitharaman broke free of taboos and bet on growth. Now, meet divestment targets and monitor outcomes

Union minister of finance Nirmala Sitharaman, New Delhi, February 1, 2021 (Ajay Aggarwal /HT PHOTO)

opinion

Updated on Feb 04, 2021 06:23 AM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

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His promised tariffs, immigration crackdowns, and tax cuts will hit growth hard, while his stance on Ukraine may trigger global power realignments

What if each student is given a computer? This would be much better than some of the schemes our political parties come up with

BSE Sensex surged from 51,360 to 81,381 since June 2022. Reducing GOI's CPSE holdings could unlock ₹22 lakh crore, enhancing market liquidity and governance.

How India can delay the backlash that its economic rise will inevitably bring

While the ITeS industry is likely to take a hit from generative AI, the potentially more threatening long-term trend is geopolitics. India must be prepared

Reconciling the projections of the country’s future growth with present demand conditions is bogging CEOs down. They need to seize the moment

Facts have become a casualty in the deeply polarised United States and authoritarian China, putting the rules-based order at serious risk

Seven dominant geopolitical and technological trends that shaped 2023, and are likely to be influential in 2024

Political parties should promise to address concerns related to water, education and domestic capital formation

RBI’s list of controls over the banking segment is vast, it may be stifling growth of the sector

Our regulations are increasingly restrictive and create a compliance load. We should not be crimping our nation’s entrepreneurship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are some inescapable trends that are affecting the world. The big four are: Demographics, climate, technology and geopolitics and reemergence of blocks

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

The smartphone could be India’s weapon to improve economic productivity, attack pervasive inequality, and meet UN development goals

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

Markets discount State ownership. The government should boldly reduce its stake to 26% in five PSBs and privatise the other six public banks

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

Redefine what constitutes priority sector, expand scope for health care and education, and reconfigure loans into grants for the vulnerable

US support enabled China’s high-growth trajectory. But the rift between the two offers India an opportunity

FM Sitharaman broke free of taboos and bet on growth. Now, meet divestment targets and monitor outcomes

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