
January 27,2018 01:36:00 AM
India can, and must, reform its welfare system. More efficient redistribution is desirable for ethical and political reasons
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
October 19,2017 00:33:25 AM
Public health and education programmes are the best way to tackle India’s hunger problem.
Thu, Oct 19, 2017
January 19,2017 01:00:51 AM
The finance minister can cut everyone’s tax burden, even pay the poor, and be revenue neutral by cutting sops
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
January 14,2017 00:00:41 AM
The economy provides scope and demonetisation, the rationale for a flat income tax rate and a negative income tax for the poor and the needy.
Sat, Jan 14, 2017
June 13,2016 01:47:51 AM
The variation in GDP estimates is mainly due to the varying inflation levels being used in calculations.
Mon, Jun 13, 2016
March 03,2016 00:00:48 AM
Budget 2016 promotes inter-state competition in reforming laws to generate employment.
Thu, Mar 03, 2016
September 07,2015 00:35:41 AM
India needs to pursue reforms more effectively if it wants to benefit from the decline in China’s economy.
Mon, Sep 07, 2015
July 29,2015 00:00:54 AM
The most desirable monetary policy committee will be one that gives primacy, but not total control, to the RBI.
Wed, Jul 29, 2015
July 09,2015 00:00:00 AM
The Troika’s overemphasis on austerity distracted attention from the reforms needed in Greece
Thu, Jul 09, 2015
June 06,2015 00:50:54 AM
The external environment has had both a positive and negative effect on India’s economy.
Sat, Jun 06, 2015
February 27,2015 10:46:13 AM
Budget 2015-16 will be watched for how much it breaks from the past.
Fri, Feb 27, 2015
August 25,2014 00:00:48 AM
‘Neo-liberals’ emphasise sewers, sanitation and toilets, not ‘neo-communists’.
Mon, Aug 25, 2014October 21,2013 04:04:20 AM
Don't people in a democracy have a right to good governance?
Mon, Oct 21, 2013August 09,2013 04:12:21 AM
The challenge is to increase short-term rates,while keeping long-term rates low
Fri, Aug 09, 2013June 26,2013 04:42:16 AM
The triggers for the rupee fall are external. The solutions lie within
Wed, Jun 26, 2013May 08,2013 00:07:32 AM
The timing of the Chinese incursion may have been related to Xi Jinpings need to establish his hardline credentials and Li Keqiangs forthcoming visit
Wed, May 08, 2013March 13,2013 03:30:42 AM
It is not as bleak as investors think,nor as rosy as politicians project it to be
Wed, Mar 13, 2013March 01,2013 22:54:38 PM
Budget 2013-14 carries forward the process started in the last quarter of 2012
Fri, Mar 01, 2013
August 10,2005 00:00:00 AM
In a recent research paper forecast, I had argued that the world will become bipolar in 25 years and tripolar by the middle of the 21st cent...
Wed, Aug 10, 2005
July 15,2005 00:00:00 AM
US President Nixon transformed US relations with China with his breakthrough trip to China. This led after a decade or so to a transformatio...
Fri, Jul 15, 2005
May 21,2005 00:00:00 AM
Oil Prices touched $50 a barrel last year while the International Energy agency confidently forecast that prices could go below $25 a barrel...
Sat, May 21, 2005
April 13,2005 00:00:00 AM
Everybody is talking about an India-China Free Trade Agreement(FTA). The discussion reflects a confusion between the need for increasing Ind...
Wed, Apr 13, 2005
March 01,2005 00:00:00 AM
When Dr Manmohan Singh became prime minister last year, the middle class by and large was very happy that an educated professional had taken...
Tue, Mar 01, 2005
January 20,2005 00:00:00 AM
A basic objective of economic and social policy is to ensure that all able-bodied citizens are provided a job at the prevailing market wage ...
Thu, Jan 20, 2005
July 28,2004 00:00:00 AM
The report of the task force on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act was made public last week. The report discusses the fiscal c...
Wed, Jul 28, 2004





