The writer is chairman, 15th Finance Commission
November 15,2003 00:00:00 AM
In looking at the Indian economy, one cannot ignore the ‘‘reform accelerator effect’’. This is crucial for the gains fro...
November 14,2003 00:00:00 AM
It is said that the only way to describe the future is to shape it. As Gordon Gibbons had commented, ‘‘The winds and the tides alw...
September 11,2003 00:00:00 AM
In his column called ‘Stop Politics of Vendetta’ (July 26 ,2003) journalist turned politician and member of the Rajya Sabha, Raje...
July 18,2003 00:00:00 AM
On June 27, shockwaves rocked the country as all the 21 accused in the Best Bakery case were acquitted. Days later, the worst fears were con...
March 18,2003 00:00:00 AM
It is indeed ironical that the CVC Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on February 26, meant to give effect to the Supreme Court’s decision to...
August 17,2002 00:00:00 AM
With the union cabinet approving the promulgation of an ordinance on electoral reforms, it can now be said that the attempt to prevent crimi...
July 15,2002 00:00:00 AM
This writer was away at home in north Bihar when the Delhi High Court passed its order quashing the chargesheet against the Hindujas in the ...
December 04,1999 00:00:00 AM
The controversy arising from the filing of a chargesheet by the CBI in the case in a Delhi court on October 21 about 13 years after Swedis...
September 07,1998 00:00:00 AM
The Supreme Court order regarding the Central Vigilance Commission in the midst of the hearing of the hawala case was historic. The bench...
