Articles by Janmejaya Sinha
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
Published on Nov 28, 2024 08:06 PM IST
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
Published on Nov 14, 2024 08:27 PM IST
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.
Updated on Oct 12, 2024 08:14 PM IST
Janmejaya Sinha
Soft power option to win and keep friends
How India can delay the backlash that its economic rise will inevitably bring
Published on Jun 29, 2024 11:46 PM IST
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
Published on Apr 20, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Janmejaya Sinha
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
Published on Mar 30, 2024 10:09 PM IST
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
Published on Feb 19, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Navigating an uncertain, polycrisis-riven world
Seven dominant geopolitical and technological trends that shaped 2023, and are likely to be influential in 2024
Published on Dec 30, 2023 10:00 PM IST
New pathways to build Viksit Bharat
Political parties should promise to address concerns related to water, education and domestic capital formation
Published on Nov 09, 2023 03:25 AM IST
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
Published on Sep 28, 2023 09:57 PM IST
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
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