INSIGHTS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY

  Future of Online Education Owing to prolonged lockdown to contain the spread of the global pandemic, educational institutions across the world were forced to close down and students were forced to remain at home. The crisis continued even after months and there was no end in sight. But schools cannot be kept shut forever; education has to continue. This has led education institutions to think about alternative ways of providing education to ensure the continuity of teaching and learning. As a result, most countries rushed to online distance education using online platforms, e-learning etc.   As a result, we witnessed a rapid shift in the education pattern. Education technology companies from across the world also come forward to offer their services to ensure that learning never stops. Even many of EdTech companies have been offering free online courses during the lockdown period. With more and more schools and institutions taking their courses online and other education s...

  Will Recovery in Economy Sustain? We have seen a faster and better normalization of economic growth in last couple of months. The million-dollar question is that will this sustain?  I am fairly confident that this recovery is not temporary and that we should see a sustainable growth. If the liquidity and low interest rates continue, if inflation does not spike very quickly, it should sustain. A reasonably loose monetary policy and liquidity and low interest rates should enable us to come out of this crisis reasonably well.  However, in the longer term, the investment cycle has to pick up and we have to see a return of spending on infrastructure for us to sustain us in the longer run. That is where the focus should be and we should wait and watch.  In the long run, we have to see the private investment cycle kick back if we have to sustain this growth story. Further, the lead indicators tell us that recovery is faster than what most people expected. Deeper cyclica...