Investment in R&D has been low, in addition to underinvestment in physical and human capital.
India has a lamented and lacklustre export record; how to attempt a change.
India can well do without an Air India; Indian Railways is far too important, precious and strategic for the nation…
Even within the smaller segment, India secures less than 5% in world textile exports, and 2% in clothing (against China’s…
The project provides for Japan to transfer not only Shinkansen technology, but it will also train Indian workforce in sophisticated…
With his acknowledged reputation Suresh Prabhu as IR’s helmsman raised expectations that it would be rescued from the tail-spin it…
IR needs a new, genuine customer-centric framework along with exponential capacity enhancement for traffic growth with reduction in tariffs for…
India’s current ranking on starting a business is 155th.
The long-awaited rail tariff regulatory authority, if in place, would have helped fix tariffs, as the merged budget wished
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu just reiterated the Indian Railway’s plan to accelerate trains, enabling most inter-metro passengers to complete their…
SAARC sans Pakistan has done well to clear hurdles on vehicular movement
Over a long stretch of 96 years, India has to its credit 9 gold medals, 7 silver, and 12 bronze—a…
India’s exports—now for long on a continuous slippery slope—need a structural change in the ecosystem
c(HSR) doesn’t crowd out other railway projects. Japan’s $12-billion assistance is only for the designated HSR, not transferable to other…
Following the euphoria of 2014, the Modi aura that diminished in 2015 may well bounce back in 2016
Africa offers many opportunities to Indian companies in IT, agriculture, mining, infrastructure, services etc. The need is to strike a…
Accidents signify a breakdown in efficiency; railways needs a managerial transformation
The Railway Board should function like the corporate sector. The IR needs to right-size. It is over-staffed, which has a…
