Aman Malik

A physicist turned career journalist who has been covering the infrastructure sector for more than a decade and a half, Aman writes on the intersection between business and policy.

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Policy Tracker: Startups still waiting for govt fund to show them the money

TMT

17 April, 2019

Policy Tracker: Startups still waiting for govt fund to show them the money

The goal was fairly straightforward: incentivise entrepreneurship and generate employment across sectors by making it simpler...

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TMT

16 April, 2019

Policy Tracker: Shake-up in telecom during Modi era as Jio rings in big changes

In September last year, the government unveiled the National Digital Communications Policy to replace the telecom policy of 2012....

Economy

11 April, 2019

Policy Tracker: India's fastest-growing states are not what you might think

India goes to the polls on Thursday, with 142 million voters across 19 states and two union territories electing a ......

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Infrastructure

09 April, 2019

Policy Tracker: How Modi govt's housing push, other moves shook up real estate sector

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s November 2016 decision to demonetise 86% of the currency in circulation brought large parts...

General

08 April, 2019

What the BJP's re-election manifesto has on offer for farmers, middle class

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday promised minimum income support to all farmers and a pension scheme for ......

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Finance

03 April, 2019

Policy Tracker: How demonetisation changed the face of bank credit in the Modi years

India’s gross bank credit -- a barometer of the economy’s health -- grew 13.1% between January 2018 and the first...

General

02 April, 2019

What is India's key opposition party Congress promising to do if it wins in elections?

India’s principal opposition Congress party has promised a minimum income guarantee scheme and a separate farmers’...

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Healthcare

29 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Ayushman Bharat aside, how has the Modi govt fared on healthcare?

In September last year, the Narendra Modi government launched what was touted to be the world’s largest health insurance...

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Economy

27 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Why Indian students seem to be getting the rough end of the stick

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made some ambitious promises in its manifesto for the 2014 general elections. One notable pledge...

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Consumer

22 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Tourists are flocking to India, but that's not the whole story

Earlier this week, Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. announced that it was acquiring Hotel Leelaventure Ltd’s...