Vikram S Mehta is Chairman and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress.

December 01, 2014 00:05 IST
Government needs to establish it as lack of progress on modernisation of governance will make it difficult to deliver on the promise of ‘achhe din’.
Mon, Dec 01, 2014
November 03, 2014 00:26 IST
If and when oil prices rise, the government will intervene. What should the nature of the intervention be?
Mon, Nov 03, 2014
October 06, 2014 00:48 IST
Unlike so many past communiques, the India-US vision document is granular in content and far-reaching in aspiration.
Mon, Oct 06, 2014
September 01, 2014 01:46 IST
It is not about size, scope or ideology. Rather, it is about getting things done.
Mon, Sep 01, 2014
August 05, 2014 02:46 IST
It shows the gap between bureaucratic intent and practice. It speaks of excessive reliance on generalists in technical matters.
Tue, Aug 05, 2014
July 07, 2014 00:02 IST
In his budget speech, he should not just focus on the numbers, but also explain why we need to break with the old policies
Mon, Jul 07, 2014
June 02, 2014 00:05 IST
This may be the right political moment to resolve the dilemmas surrounding the energy policy.
Sun, Jun 01, 2014
May 05, 2014 00:00 IST
Lesson for the next government: economic fundamentals are not enough, investors need to trust public institutions.
Mon, May 05, 2014December 02, 2013 05:06 IST
Across the globe,the question is when,not if,India will return to the growth trajectory.
Mon, Dec 02, 2013October 06, 2013 00:17 IST
The government must make it easier for oil and gas companies to acquire assets abroad
Sun, Oct 06, 2013September 02, 2013 03:08 IST
We have messed up the present. Can we still recover the future?
Mon, Sep 02, 2013August 05, 2013 03:08 IST
How the recent gas price hike got it right
Mon, Aug 05, 2013July 01, 2013 03:09 IST
Talent,money and policy must be harnessed to search for the optimal development-environment balance
Mon, Jul 01, 2013June 03, 2013 00:26 IST
As income inequality grows,social mobility is constrained. Could this partly explain the IPL spot-fixing scandal?
Mon, Jun 03, 2013May 06, 2013 00:44 IST
Strong forces are at work to neutralise falling demand and plentiful supplies
Mon, May 06, 2013April 01, 2013 22:17 IST
Governmental support is essential to create an enabling eco-system for electric vehicles
Mon, Apr 01, 2013March 01, 2013 22:49 IST
But on oil and gas exploration,the budget takes a wrong turn
Fri, Mar 01, 2013October 01, 2012 23:49 IST
A guide to the necessity of a price hike
Mon, Oct 01, 2012September 03, 2012 00:27 IST
A number was always going to trigger loss generating political reactions
Mon, Sep 03, 2012August 06, 2012 03:37 IST
If govt dithers over pricing,the petroleum industry could face a crisis similar to the power sector
Mon, Aug 06, 2012July 02, 2012 03:11 IST
A modus vivendi between the two must be found quickly
Mon, Jul 02, 2012June 04, 2012 02:30 IST
Desired outcomes can be reached through a series of imperfect small initiatives
Mon, Jun 04, 2012May 07, 2012 02:11 IST
Events across the world show public disenchantment with the outcome of free markets,open borders and political leadership
Mon, May 07, 2012April 02, 2012 02:14 IST
The FM must try to communicate the long-term implications of the oil subsidy regime to his political colleagues
Mon, Apr 02, 2012March 05, 2012 03:57 IST
Slash import duty on gas and give it declared goods status it is politically doable,and has large benefits
Mon, Mar 05, 2012




