Covid-19: Entering The Endemic Stage?

And for a Friday as the Nation is progressively getting out of the third wave, some thoughts..… some musings.…. Unlike the first and particularly different from the second wave, this third wave swept across the country like a Tsunami, starting with Mumbai and Delhi early January and then across all states. Within about 25 days…

Budget 2022-23: Some Musings

And for the first Friday after the Union Budget , some thoughts.…. some musings….. The best news of this years National Budget – nothing. And that’s the right thing to happen. There are no “flashy freebies”, no empty slogans, no shocks for the honest tax paying professionals and HNIs. To finance the Covid impact, the…

Union Budget: Points To Ponder

And for the last Friday before the Union Budget is presented, some thoughts….. some musings….. Building up to the budget, Industry Associations and Business Sectors are asked their comments. Here are my priorities for the year. The three waves of Covid pandemic has hit the urban poor particularly the informal sector – those on daily/weekly…

Economic Growth: Value Added Way

And for a Friday as India emerges out of this Pandemic wave, hopefully economically safe, some thoughts….. some musings….. As we grapple with the huge transmissibility of Omicron with daily new cases crossing 3 lakhs, the pragmatic approaches of most state governments in India to protect livelihood to the maximum extent possible, without lockdowns will…