In this issue

The ensuing trade war between the United States of America (USA) and China has its origin in the present nature of the global economy. The ongoing trade hostilities between the USA and China have serious implications for the Indian economy. India is now trying to tackle its current account deficit (CAD) and America's increased import duty on steel and steel products which affected India's engineering exports and could also increase CAD in India.

No Two Joint Winners, But Only One Loser!

Though a section of the press declared that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Government of India (GOI) were joint winners of the much awaited ‘mother of all board meetings’ that was organised on November 19, the undisputed fact remains that the RBI emerged unscathed. It did not lose anything. GOI was the lone loser. The predicted events did not materialise.

4 mins

Volatility In Equities Is A Friend Of Investors

Equity markets had a sombre year. Most indices which had recorded strong performances from April 2016 till January 2018 cooled off as the year progressed.

4 mins

Trade War: An Act Of Irrational Exuberance

Last September the Donald Trump government imposed import tariffs by a huge amount, $200 billion, mainly on Chinese goods to curb Chinese imports into the United States.

6 mins

After Five Years Current Account Deficit Rises

Does high current account deficit bring down the value of currency? Or does the depreciation of currency raise the current account deficit? Even as India’s policy-makers remain busy finding out the impact of one on another the current account deficit, after remaining low for the last five years, has begun to rise in the current year.

5 mins

Impact Of Trade War On World Economy And India

For several years and for equally several reasons, there has been an increasing tension between the United States of America (USA) and China.

2 mins

India Affected By Trade War

Trade war and its possible consequences did not start with Trump's imposition of higher tariffs on Chinese imports.

2 mins

Role Of Netaji And INA In Gaining Freedom Is Paramount: Prasenjit K. Basu

Prasenjit K. Basu’s recent book Asia Reborn: A Continent Rises from the Ravages of Colonialism and War to a New Dynamism has been causing ripples in academic circles for its razor-sharp analysis. The book is being heralded as the first Asian economic and political history narrated by an Asian and has bagged The First Book of the year (non-fiction segment) recognition from prestigious Tata Lit Fest. BE’s Kingshuk Banerjee spoke to Prasenjit K. Basu regarding his recent literary work.

4 mins

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: The True Reformer Of Sanatan Dharma

How Chaitanya Mahaprabhu impacted all the luminaries of India.

1 min

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