In this episode of The Prosaicview Podcast, Veena Sivaramakrishnan, partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and an expert on the insolvency law talks to Prosenjit Datta about the changes that have been proposed as well as...
The Government’s Tax Disputes
Removing the retrospective tax, while a good step, is not enough to solve the tax disputes problem The retrospective tax provision that the late Pranab Mukherjee had introduced as a clause buried in the fine print...
The Prosaicview Podcast on the OECD/G20 Tax Proposal
In this episode of the Prosaicview Podcast, I discuss the OECD/G20 tax proposal that 130 countries have broadly agreed on with Mr Rohinton Sidhwa, Partner, Deloitte India. We discuss its implications for India, the...
PSUs: The Right Questions and the Wrong Ones
The two most important questions are almost never asked when the decision to disinvest or privatise a PSU is taken Whenever any government in India announces its intention to privatise or otherwise dispose off any...
Why Petrol and Diesel Prices aren’t coming down
The government’s dependence on fuel tax revenues has grown as its other tax calculations have gone awry Despite the heat generated over petrol and diesel prices, the union government has been unwilling to reduce...
Low Savings, Rising Debt
The Reserve Bank of India’s latest statistics of household savings and debt paint a dismal picture How badly has Covid 19 hit Indian household finances? The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) household savings and...
The Increasing Role of the Board in Cybersecurity
In this episode of the Prosaicview Podcast, Rohit Mahajan, President, Risk Advisory, Deloitte India joins Prosenjit Datta to discuss the increasing hack attacks, what governments and corporates can do to protect...




