By Samir Sathe
Ease of doing business for MSMEs | Budget 2023: Impending global slowdown and mild recession, de-escalation of Russia-Ukraine crisis, stabilisation of commodity and currency cycles, inward-looking policy framework of the governments, India’s current and potential participation in global decision-making platforms such as G7/20, Asia’s significance in global geo-eco-political interactions, India’s competitive position against China, rise in terrorism and national security threat after a relatively quiet period of 2020-2022, rising social and political domestic affairs related implosion forecasts, climate vagaries and the ever-increasing skewness in the economic, social, psychological and physical health of the country. Seems daunting, huh?