economy

The wall is cracking. I am not talking about Berlin Wall (that would be nostalgic) though, and I am not talking about Rahul Dravid either. I am referring to the famous Wall Street (Dalal street equivalent of USA). A 158 year old company…

Now that does not sound very positive, is it? India touted as the next world super power is unfriendly to entrepreneurs who want to setup shop in India, so much so that war ravaged, terrorism prone, unsettled political economy like Pakistan…

Are we going nuts over India’s inflation touching 11.5%? Think about a country where the inflation is 2.2 million percent. Yes, that’s right Zimbabwe’s inflation has risen from 165,000% in February to whooping 2.2 million. Can you…

2008 has been very...very unkind to investors in the Indian stock Market. The index has dropped 33 per cent this year, its worst six months since the benchmark's introduced in 1979. Nifty Index Chart Just look at some of the…

Goldman Sachs Economic Research division has released an excellent paper listing down 10 most crucial reforms that India needs to concentrate on to achieve its 2050 potential. The paper has been written by Jim O'Neill and Tushar Paddar of…

2008 has not been too good for Indian stock Markets. Thousands of investors and traders have lost crores of rupees in recent bloodbath. What should investors do in such a volatile market? Should they stay away or take advantage of low…

This post has been written by Bruce Greenwald and reproduced here with his permission Indian growth is going to depend overwhelmingly on what happens locally in India. The reason India and China went from being peripheral players in…

I have been following the rupee dollar battle since I started this blog last year. It had been one sided battle through out last year. Last year was won by Rupee hands down. Rupee was valued at nearly 45 rupee at the start of last year and…

I have been having some very interesting comments to my articles I have previously written on Indian real estate specifically targeting the Pune market. However, the situation seems to be common across most upcoming cities and Metros in…

Way back in late nineties when I procured my first mobile phone (a.k.a brick), I used to think more than 10 times before making a phone call from my cellular. Do you know why? Each minute of a outgoing call used to cost me a whooping…

Not very long ago, very few gave a second thought when given an opportunity to go to U.S for employment or further studies. Not anymore ! Things have changed drastically over last 3-4 years. Infact, due to India's booming economy and…

Last year around June I had written about the dollar plunge against the Rupee. For all the Indians living in U.S, it was one of the most concerning aspect as any remittances to India were nearly 15% lower. Most of them were expecting…

The real estate prices in India have soared to gigantic proportions in last few years. The prices have soared as high as 300% in last 3 years. Although, consumer earnings too have grown, it is no match for the steep rise in real estate…

India's stock market and Rupee growth has been fast and furious. The fall seems to come even faster. I have been going gaga over the rise of Indian stock market as well as the rise of Rupee against dollar in the recent past. This blog…

India's economy is growing at fast pace, so are the earnings of Indians. A single visit to a Mall or superstore will give you a glimpse of amount of money Indians have in their pockets. But are Indian's just spending or are they saving…

Indian Real estate boom has to be seen to be believed. I do not have words to describe the real estate phenomenon that India is experiencing right now. Since the time I landed at Mumbai airport I have seen every road, every newspaper and…

Time and again different surveys conducted show that positive growth trend in India is here to stay. It is not only the foreign corporations and investors, but Indians itself are also very positive about Indian economy and growth. Last…

However, both these South Asian countries are facing tremendous growth hurdle in form of corruption. According to the Bribe Payers Index released by Transparency International, India and China have highest amount of corruption amongst the…

The Indian advertising market has been growing at extremely fast pace since last 5 to 7 years, thanks to consistent economic growth of around 9% and huge rise in the number of Multinationals entering India in last few years. What better…

One of the major problems that I face during my travel to India is the speed and reliability of broadband connections. In US, majority of users have 4 to 6 mbps lines at their home and reliability problems are next to none. Downloading a…