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Articles by Udai S. Mehta
Is data localization compatible with Atmanirbhar Bharat? Here’s what govt must do to make it successful
India decided to miss the boat of international co-operation for cross border data flows in 2019 when it didn’t sign the Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) in Osaka. By Udai S. Mehta, Shagufta Gupta and Kapil Gupta The relentless pursuit of data localization by the government runs contrary to India’s recently professed ambition of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Why India needs a new social protection deal
The scale of disruption in the Indian economy due to the current lockdown is massive. The Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE) estimated that India had a monthly unemployment rate of almost 25 per cent in April 2020, as against nine per cent in March. It also estimates urban unemployment to be slightly higher than the rural unemployment.
Close Regulatory Cooperation Will Be Needed For Proper Scrutiny of the Jio-Facebook Deal
Facebook recently invested $5.7 billion for a 9.99% stake in Reliance’s Jio Platforms, a deal which values the Indian company at a pre-money enterprise valuation of $65 billion. While Facebook and Reliance continue to remain independent, and free to pursue their own business models, Jio Platforms envisages to onboard 30 million small kirana stores on its digital platform, by combining synergy of Jio’s reach and WhatsApp’s ubiquity.
?Covid pandemic is made to order for gig ecosystem as freelancing can help recover Indian economy?
© Provided by The Financial Express The pandemic has brought to fore the vulnerability of the migrants who are vital cogs of our agriculture, industrial and service supply and value chains. By Udai S Mehta & Himanshu Dube Last few years have seen an unprecedented growth of platforms created by technology firms. This has resulted in the creation of new jobs, not only for engineers but also for semi-educated youth as drivers, delivery boys, cooks, packers and others in multiple supply chains.
‘Covid pandemic is made to order for gig ecosystem as freelancing can help recover Indian economy’
© Provided by The Financial Express ‘Covid pandemic is made to order for gig ecosystem as freelancing can help recover Indian economy’ © Provided by The Financial Express PRWeek UK reported that half of the freelancers in communications (public relations) it surveyed wanted to give up being self-employed. By Udai S Mehta & Himanshu Dube Last few years have seen an unprecedented growth of platforms created by technology firms.
‘Covid pandemic is made to order for gig ecosystem as freelancing can help recover Indian economy’
The pandemic has brought to fore the vulnerability of the migrants who are vital cogs of our agriculture, industrial and service supply and value chains. By Udai S Mehta & Himanshu Dube Last few years have seen an unprecedented growth of platforms created by technology firms. This has resulted in the creation of new jobs, not only for engineers but also for semi-educated youth as drivers, delivery boys, cooks, packers and others in multiple supply chains.
COVID-19: Should Competition Law Enforcement For Some Sectors Be Temporarily Suspended in India?
Over the past few weeks, the coronavirus has grown from being just a problem for China to a global one, hitting the prevailing global supply chains very hard and causing major economic disruptions amidst an uncertain future. This provides the perfect opportunity for India to take stock of how to proceed with economic governance so as to ensure ease of running business and maintenance of existing jobs.
What the Pandemic Means for Large-Scale Indian Solar Power Projects Still in the Pipeline
With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) declaring a global recession, many sectors of the Indian economy are also facing the heat of COVID-19. A critical sector caught in the grip of this socio-economic and humanitarian crisis is the solar energy sector. As the climate change narrative gains significance globally, thanks to the lockdown also, it becomes imperative that the Indian policymakers understand the structural issues hampering the growth of the solar energy sector.
How distributed renewable energy could ease discom distress, improve power supply
By Udai S Mehta, Anurag Mishra Distributed renewable energy (DRE) is over a US $100 Billion business opportunity for India, as per a report by Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN). But harnessing any such potential requires unambiguous understanding of its role in country’s development ambitions. The discussion on relevance of DRE in India often gets clogged between its competitive vs complementary nature with respect to traditional means of providing clean energy access.
Need to address quality of service issues
It is the right time to promote accountability in broadband-service provisioning. Photo: BloombergWhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India programme is trying to usher in a digitally empowered society, quality of service (QoS) of the vital telecom and internet infrastructure that powers digitization has not received much attention.
CCI vs TRAI: The Difference Between Promoting Competition and Curbing Anti-Competitive Practices
Ever since economic liberalisation and deregulation in the 1990s, most developing countries, including India, have decided to opt for independent economic regulatory agencies and an independent competition authority. The first is required to inter alia promote competition in the regulated sector while the latter is required to check anti-competitive practices across the whole economy.
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