Bibek Debroy

The writer is chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the PM. Views are personal.

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Unsteady state theorySubscriber Only

July 28,2009 04:58:46 AM

Will the food security legislation get us out of the subsidy mess?

Tue, Jul 28, 2009

Let us become an observer to NAM,rather than a memberSubscriber Only

July 27,2009 15:45:05 PM

The debate over the Sharm el-Sheikh joint statement continues. But independent of those issues,there is another one,flagged in Meghnad Desai's recent column.

Mon, Jul 27, 2009

AICTE bribery and arrestsSubscriber Only

July 17,2009 14:16:35 PM

If the Member-Secretary and Chairman of AICTE are involved in bribery,the rot runs deep.

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

In defence of Kapil SibalSubscriber Only

July 17,2009 01:45:21 AM

In reactions to what he proposed,we have a revisiting of core principles again

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

The non-enforceable Section 377Subscriber Only

July 10,2009 14:57:06 PM

I wonder whether those who get uptight about Section 377 of IPC have bothered to read it.

Fri, Jul 10, 2009

Read between the linesSubscriber Only

July 07,2009 23:59:41 PM

Outside the Congress party and its allies,no one seems to like Pranab Mukherjees Budget,apart from those who gain...

Tue, Jul 07, 2009

Section 377 and Economic SurveySubscriber Only

July 03,2009 17:04:35 PM

The Delhi High Court judgment on Section 377 and the Economic Survey surfaced on the same day.

Fri, Jul 03, 2009

On a different trackSubscriber Only

July 01,2009 05:43:09 AM

Imagining Mamata Banerjees Railway Budget,to be presented in Parliament this week...

Wed, Jul 01, 2009

When will we end the budget hype?Subscriber Only

June 30,2009 13:42:17 PM

Annual budget-making exercises are characterised by hype and media and other attention.

Tue, Jun 30, 2009

Educating our ministersSubscriber Only

June 29,2009 14:58:36 PM

'It is also not practical to invite foreign universities here when our own universities are in bad shape.'

Mon, Jun 29, 2009

Private virtues,public vicesSubscriber Only

June 24,2009 15:13:05 PM

The economy is more affected by spread of rains across region and time,rather than aggregate precipitation.

Wed, Jun 24, 2009

Whats technical about it?Subscriber Only

June 23,2009 03:18:34 AM

There are legitimate expectations that the human resource development ministry will now deliver....

Tue, Jun 23, 2009

US pressure on Indian Cabinet formation?Subscriber Only

June 16,2009 15:56:12 PM

There is a rather odd interview Anand Sharma has given to Reuters.

Tue, Jun 16, 2009

1873 affairsSubscriber Only

June 15,2009 12:58:51 PM

There are a few historians in North Block. So it is doubtful that financial sector policy-makers will be familiar with a murder case that rocked Kolkata in 1873.

Mon, Jun 15, 2009

Re-reading the futureSubscriber Only

June 09,2009 05:11:07 AM

Here is a quote. There is need for carrying out organisational changes in the existing set-up of the machinery of government.

Tue, Jun 09, 2009

Police reforms: When,how?Subscriber Only

June 08,2009 14:47:05 PM

The Indian National Congress recognises the imperative of police reforms....."

Mon, Jun 08, 2009

The Left and Bengal,2011Subscriber Only

June 01,2009 18:26:26 PM

After Mandate 2009,a post-mortem thesis has emerged. The Congress won because of its focus on aam aadmi,because India wasn't shining everywhere,and because NREGS and farmers' debt relief found resonance.

Mon, Jun 01, 2009

Whos the aam aadmi?Subscriber Only

May 29,2009 23:49:53 PM

Why s/he will be well-served by direct cash transfers instead of the current subsidies

Fri, May 29, 2009

The Raja-Baalu episode: Forget clean govtSubscriber Only

May 25,2009 19:26:53 PM

Did the PM express reservations against including A Raja and T R Baalu in his council of ministers?

Mon, May 25, 2009

Second chance at reformSubscriber Only

May 23,2009 04:12:30 AM

Why the track record of UPA-I tempers hopes about UPA-II

Sat, May 23, 2009

The premature reform euphoriaSubscriber Only

May 19,2009 17:47:55 PM

There are different layers in euphoria over the 2009 election mandate and not all of it is economic.

Tue, May 19, 2009

The Easts beautiful sunriseSubscriber Only

May 17,2009 01:54:02 AM

Bengals long Left nightmare might be ending

Sun, May 17, 2009

Getting rid of lawyersSubscriber Only

May 13,2009 11:22:25 AM

The issue of backlog in Indias courts has been discussed threadbare. What needs to be done to reduce backlog and improve speed of dispute-resolution is also known.

Wed, May 13, 2009

Go figure: Development indicators in Gandhi pocket boroughsSubscriber Only

May 05,2009 15:28:34 PM

There is no easy geographical matching of constituencies with districts,with data usually available for the latter,not the former.

Tue, May 05, 2009

Misinterpretation of poverty numbersSubscriber Only

April 29,2009 16:00:21 PM

The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector didnt start it,but it was responsible for a factoid being quoted widely. At the end of 2004-05,about 836 million or 77 per cent of the population was living below Rs 20 per day.

Wed, Apr 29, 2009