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What if retail chains have not come to India but FDI inflow has improved all the same

Tushar Kanti Mahanti

There are as many supporters of FDI in retail as there are adversaries. The country was divided last September over the issue of granting entry to multi-brand retail. Eight months later, the government is still waiting for Walmart, Tesco, Kroger and Carrefour to set up shops. But if the retail chains are still biding their time, the move has paid good dividend – the sentiments of investors abroad has improved. India has received more FDI during the second half of 2012...

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Setting aside a rightful share of power and food for...

Jayanta Sarkar

 The panchayatiraj system and the proposed food security programme  together could give a  taste of the  two things the  poor and the...

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FII inflow may not help economic development much, but...

Diptoshree Sengupta

India received a huge Rs. 1.8 lakh crore investment from Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) last fiscal – the highest since 1993, when the doors were...

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