published Aug 7th 2016, 3:45 pm, by Mihir Sharma (Bloomberg View) — Once again, India is in danger of sabotaging its own efforts to raise foreign investment to China-like levels. The latest salvo in this undeclared, self-defeating war is the government’s reported decision to block Tata Sons from paying what

published Apr 4th 2016, 6:01 pm, by Benjamin D Katz (Bloomberg) — Global military spending has begun rising in real terms for the first time since the U.S. began its withdrawal of troops from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Defense budgets rose

published Apr 4th 2016, 5:00 pm, by Chandrahas Choudhury (Bloomberg View) — Over the last 10 years in India, perhaps no other law has sparked such sustained debate as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, universally known as “Narega.” Passed by the previous Congress government in February 2006

©2016 Bloomberg View O1U7S46S9728 (Bloomberg View) — Investors worried about emerging markets face a vexing question: Which countries are actually the riskiest? By one measure — corporate leverage — Brazil and India stand out, though for China and Turkey the answer depends on how you look at it. As I noted

©2015 Bloomberg View NZBH476JTSEJ (Bloomberg View) — Even as negotiators were completing a new global accord on climate change last week, a lung-burning haze choked two major world capitals, infuriating residents and reigniting debate about the costs of headlong development. As China and India rush to clean their cities’ hazardous air, they can

India’s government is seeking damages of nearly $100m from Nestle India for “unfair trade practices” after the food safety regulator banned its hugely popular Maggi noodles brand in June for containing unsafe levels of lead. The government said on Wednesday that it has filed a suit with the country’s top

©2015 Bloomberg News NP7TSVSYF01T (Bloomberg) — Hedge funds accumulated the most bearish bet ever on crops from corn to soybeans after a mix of sunshine and rain created almost perfect growing conditions for U.S. farms. Across the Midwest, the weather’s been dry enough to get fieldwork done, with enough showers

©2015 Bloomberg News NP31NB6JTSED (Bloomberg Business) — Morgan Stanley called them the Fragile Five. Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey were the quintet of countries that suffered through a market rout two years ago after the Federal Reserve initially signaled it would reduce monetary stimulus — the so-called taper

©2015 Bloomberg News Sharon Chen (Bloomberg) — India’s credit rating outlook was raised to positive by Moody’s Investors Service, signaling optimism in the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and central bank chief Raghuram Rajan to improve Asia’s No. 3 economy. The country’s Baa3 rating was affirmed and the outlook