Where’s the reforms momentum?
The Hindu Business Line, July 24, 2015
By Pradeep S
Mehta
...Adoption of
an overarching competition policy and reforms has resulted
in significant benefits across jurisdictions...India
should also move fast towards adoption of NCP. It is a
non-legislative instrument and the government should not
face any bottlenecks in its adoption. Only when NCP is
adopted will the government be able to showcase the
synergies which could be created.
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Tackling trade associations’ anti-competitive practices
The Financial Express, July 23, 2015
By Pradeep S
Mehta
Need to penalise
members who benefit from such practices. Trade
associations play the important role of mobilising voices
of different players across sectors, which makes it easy
for advocacy purposes as well as for negotiating issues of
common interest to the members. However, in the process,
associations often go beyond their legal mandate and end
up being avenues for anti-competitive behaviour.
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To renew the civil services
The Indian Express,
July 22, 2015
Many young IAS officers often
fall prey to the incompetency of
the framework. Once inducted,
postings and training seem to
turn them into generalists rather
than specialists…Civil servants
should also be encouraged to move
out and work for different
sectors on a short-term basis to
enrich their knowledge and
enhance their motivation and
efficiency. Therefore, lateral
exit is as important as lateral
entry. This has the potential to
raise the civil services from its
slump.
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When nothing is resolved in
court
The Hindu Business Line, July 09, 2015
India’s dispute resolution mechanisms
are in bad shape, leading to abysmal contract
enforcement. This must change. Conflict management is a
complex art. Researchers have spent a lifetime
identifying approaches and skills necessary to manage
conflict resolution. Situations get further complicated
in commercial disputes where high financial stakes are
involved. To manage such situations, two draft
legislations have recently been issued in public domain
by the government. These are the Commercial Courts,
Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of
High Courts Bill, 2015; and the Public Contracts
(Resolution of Disputes) Bill, 2015.
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Base NPE on credible data
The Asian Age,
July 09, 2015
By Pradeep S.
Mehta & Abhishek Kumar
There’s no
comprehensive and systematic data on the education system
in India, and where it exists the government does not seem
too serious about it... HRD minister Smriti Irani said the
ministry would favour its own surveys over those conducted
by ASER.
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Good days for real estate
Amar Ujala,
July 06, 2015
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