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Ritesh Kumar Singh

Ritesh Kumar Singh is a corporate economist in Mumbai and a former assistant director of the Finance Commission of India.

Foreign investors just aren't sold on India

FDI is falling as companies still find competitors like Vietnam more attractive

By accepting WTO losses, India can be a bigger winner in trade

Decision to appeal defeat on technology imports was a mistake

Gravity will pull Indian economic growth back down to Earth

Absent revival of demand or private investment, GDP pace will slow

India will not win its inflation battle with Western weapons

Aligning fiscal and trade policy with monetary policy would reduce price pressure

India's trade skeptics fail to consider the big picture

Strategy of hindering imports while seeking exports will not work

Adani affair is a warning to New Delhi to clean up its act too

Indian government must address exposure risks and resist cronyism

Raising taxes on the rich will not help India

Discounted rates for big companies should be extended to small businesses

India's factory production incentives are not working

Conditions for all businesses need improvement, not just favored sectors

India should bring online classes to order

Regulation needed to curb abuses, but New Delhi should not go as far as Beijing

Reserve Bank of India should not fight so hard for the rupee

Weaker currency would help win share amid tightening export market competition

India should reconsider its stance against IPEF trade talks

Outlook for export growth dim unless New Delhi keeps up with competitors

India will need more than a target to triple its exports

Trade pacts with EU and others will be vital to reaching Modi's goal

India's double-digit GDP growth is less than it appears

Economic output has actually grown little from pre-COVID period

The Indian rupee is not ready for the world stage

Reforms will increase use of the currency by those with limited choice

Narendra Modi must stop squeezing India's middle class

Rent-seeking policies end up slashing disposable income and capping demand

India must end tax terror spooking foreign investors

Modi government's pursuit of retroactive taxes is making a bad situation worse

Modi's supply chain fantasies will not save India's failing economy

Delhi ill-prepared for Japan's Supply Chain Resilience Initiative to rival China

Narendra Modi has left India's economy a shattered mess

Instead of bold reforms, PM has relied on cash handouts and divisive culture wars

India's flawed attempt to decouple from China will only hurt consumers

Banning TikTok and keeping Beijing out of 5G network do not help Indians in long run

India's Congress party needs to get rid of Gandhis to save itself

Young leaders are leaving as dynasty members get undeserved promotions

India needs to change if it wants to lure manufacturing from China

Regulation has become more unattractive and unpredictable under Narendra Modi

Facebook deal boosts Reliance's assault on India's online retailers

Mukesh Ambani's JioMart wants to use WhatsApp to sell groceries from local stores

India's coronavirus lockdown spells disaster for struggling economy

Government can cut taxes and red tape to boost eventual return to growth

India cannot afford to squeeze its telecom companies out of existence

Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio and Airtel are all suffering from regulatory rent-seeking

Failure of Yes Bank shows rot in India's financial sector

Government needs to clean up industry riddled with bad loans and bad boards