Time for an intellectual pushback against a western-dominated narrative against India: Sanjeev Sanyal

Time for an intellectual pushback against a western-dominated narrative against India: Sanjeev Sanyal

“I do not think our savings are going down; that is probably harsh. We have a fairly robust savings rate and it is a percentage of a growing economy. In that sense, it is growing but yes, we need even more capital, given that we are now the world’s fastest growing major economy,” says Sanjeev … Read more

Modi’s farm reform reversal to deter investment in India’s agriculture

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India’s repeal of agriculture laws aimed at deregulating produce markets will starve its vast farm sector of much-needed private investment and saddle the government with budget-sapping subsidies for years, economists said. Late last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government introduced three laws meant to open up agriculture markets to companies and attract private investment, triggering … Read more

Amazon, Microsoft swoop in on India’s $24 billion farming data trove

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Amazon.com, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are among technology giants lining up to harness data from India’s farmers in an ambitious government-led productivity drive aimed at transforming an outmoded agricultural industry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, which is seeking to ensure food security in the world’s second-most populous nation, has signed preliminary agreements with the three … Read more