Shankar Sharma

Institutional arrogance in taxation has cost India dearly in terms of its image as a business-friendly, rule-driven country

REITs, financials, materials, and energy have remained at the lower end even when real returns are sorted by 10- and 15-year timeframes

The performance of Indian equities will mirror a larger trend of EMs doing better than developed markets

It will be tough for Modi to keep his promise of kick-starting the capex cycle since examples from the infrastructure and power sector show that not all projects are financially viable

Nor do secularism, freedoms and fundamental rights play such a major role in their electoral choices

The Indian economy certainly has problems. But compared to the rest of the world, we will take ours any day

The UPA has let courts, the CBI, the CAG become too independent, and hence deserves to suffer

Their sky-high profits in an essentially commodity business reflects too little competition

He was given a prison sentence for purveying insider information, while Hank Paulson got off scot-free for doing the same

Contrary to popular notions, US laws protect the truly rich and powerful Rajat Gupta, however, was an outsider

China's growth model is based on the oldest rapid economic growth hormone available: debt