Articles and commentary from the Fairfax Centre for Free Enterprise across India's leading publications.
Keeping India open and secure
India’s success in manufacturing exports, particularly in electronics, autos, and renewables, depends on trade in intermediate and capital goods.
Roll back quality control orders on inputs to spur manufacturing
Such QCOs hold back the competitiveness of manufacturers and ending them could catapult our factory sector to a new orbit.
Ease Up, Quality Cops
The core question is not whether quality standards are essential; the challenge lies in whether QCO design, sequencing, and timing advance industrial competitiveness.
Biz Registration, a 24-Hr Challenge
India must build on its success, eliminate procedural bottlenecks, and enable business registration to be completed in 24 hours.
Post-GST The 10 Reforms India Needs In Trump Times
GST reforms should trigger the movement for wide-ranging reforms that enhance India's competitiveness.
Reform the economy to defeat tariff threat
Tariffs and global headwinds should not weaken India's resolve; they must galvanise reform.
Beyond tariffs: Reforms India needs to seize the global economic moment
To seize the global economic moment, India must act with clarity, speed and conviction across five strategic imperatives.