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Labour conditions will almost necessarily have to get worse if India wants to have manufacturing shift to it. That's been the same story whether in the West or in China. That's the (unfortunate) trade-off. These same Western journalists have no qualms about using iPhones and laptops made with...

Cool story from Maharashtra https://swarajyamag.com/insta/farm-bill-impact-farmers-bypass-apmc-mandis-to-sell-directly-to-private-players-reap-bonuses https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/apmc-mandis-lose-grip-on-maharashtra-fpcs/2108760/ A lot of the middlemen are getting cut out of the...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/agri-reforms-the-real-gains-from-reforms-in-farming-sector/2107806/ A short, decent article in the Financial Express on Agri-Reforms. The same types of whinging by certain sections was seen in the past when Narshima Rao Ji did the reforms in the 1990s

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/hiring-rate-female-workforce-participation-increase-in-india-894786.html That's some possible good news on the labour market. Although LinkedIn probably only covers urban areas and certain fields like IT and Business.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/high-frequency-indicators-suggest-india-s-economy-picking-up-pace-11601279142982.html 10 of the 16 high-frequency indicators considered in Mint’s macro tracker were in the red in August, marking an improvement over the previous three months .... There are...

U.S. mulling over restoring GSP ( Generalized System of Preferences) status for India: US Trade representative Robert Lighthizer The top trade official from the Trump Administration said the U.S. is currently in a big trade negotiations with India.

SUPPLY CHAIN COMPETITIVENESS https://dravirmani.blogspot.com/2019/10/supply-chain-competitiveness-indias_25.html India's supply chain competitiveness has arisen significantly over the last decade, The following tables give a flavor of its current position, with India ranking better than...

I am not denying that the SEZ model has had good success in China, I definitely agree with you there, but, to me, China is a special case. I think only another dictatorship like Vietnam can follow the Chinese method. Any decision their government takes can be ruthlessly and efficiently enforced...

I agree, the middle and lower class, as well as small/medium-sized businesses need a stimulus, especially after this Corona Virus shutdown throttling the economy. However, I disagree on the idea of increasing demand to pump up the economy. This is a Keynesian view, which I do not agree with...

Yes, that is a legitimate concern: there are two sides to it for sure. On the one hand, if the state government can identify areas of available land, that would help businesses set-up shop easier. This is being done by the UP government under Yogi-ji, where his government has identified land...

Karnataka with Land Reforms: Industry can now buy land directly from farmers.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-07/india-looks-to-lure-more-than-1-000-u-s-companies-out-of-china Interesting excerpt from this article "India’s trade ministry has sought detailed feedback from U.S. companies on changes needed to make the country’s tax and labor laws more...

Gujarat joins in on the labour reforms movement! :clap2: Thus far, MP, UP, and Gujarat have taken these bold steps to attract businesses. Hopefully all states follow suit. I am optimistic that all BJP CMs will at least come up with similar decisions.

Some big news out of UP today :india2: For 3 years, all but 3 labour laws will not apply to businesses that shift their manufacturing to UP. This is after MP did something similar a few days ago. Leftists clowns are already complaining :rofl...

If I remember correctly, SS was against this refinery being put in Maharashtra. Now that they are in power at the state level, it was unlikely that this project would've gotten the green light, ie the necessary land to get the project started. . Media-jaamat is going to spin this as favouritism...

A good thread on "Project Raguram Rajan" or MMS 2.0

This was a good article by Arvind Panagariya, except for the SEZ portion, those are not the answer, IMHO. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/the-reforms-we-need-these-budget-and-other-moves-will-bring-the-economy-back-on-track/

https://eaindustry.nic.in/eight_core_infra/eight_infra.pdf

Looks like a lot of the core sectors are starting to bounce back in OCT.

Check out the EODB and Economic Freedom rankings: https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/rankings https://www.fraserinstitute.org/economic-freedom/map?geozone=world&page=map&year=2017 India has moved up to 77 in the world. Our target was top 50 by 2019, so we didn't reach there by the speed we...