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Surjit S Bhalla
The writer is Contributing Editor at The Indian Express, and Consulting Editor at Network 18
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A tribute to economist Shankar Acharya, A World in Flux, explores what needs to be done to achieve India’s goal of becoming Viksit by 2047Subscriber Only
August 02,2025 20:55:10 PM
Edited by Amita Batra and AK Bhattacharya, it features a collection of essays written by eminent scholars like Shyam Saran, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Sajjid Z Chinoy
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Meghnad Desai, an economist of many partsSubscriber Only
July 31,2025 06:31:21 AM
Meghnad was kind, a gentle and modest soul, with a lot to be immodest about. In many ways, he had no equal.
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Surjit Bhalla writes: World Bank’s warped inequality numbersSubscriber Only
July 15,2025 07:20:49 AM
The World Bank states that India has the lowest consumption inequality in the world and in the same breath that India has the highest income inequality. Such a paradoxical result has heretofore not been documented by any organisation in the world
Tue, Jul 15, 2025
Remembering Stanley Fischer: An economist for allSubscriber Only
June 03,2025 06:38:42 AM
Fischer influenced generations of students and policymakers
Tue, Jun 03, 2025
India’s second 1991 momentSubscriber Only
April 12,2025 07:02:34 AM
A Trump-sent opportunity for India to undertake economic reforms it should have carried out more than a decade ago
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
Ahead of budget, why India’s middle class needs another 1991 momentSubscriber Only
February 01,2025 06:43:49 AM
For their sake, the government should cut taxes, not tinker with them. It should lower import tariffs, facilitate FDI
Sat, Feb 01, 2025
Behind India’s economic slowdown, our very own Deep StateSubscriber Only
January 24,2025 06:15:23 AM
The babu raj and their friendly commentariat also have a role to play in it
Fri, Jan 24, 2025
Dis/Agree: Piketty is wrong, India is not that unequalSubscriber Only
December 27,2024 07:22:59 AM
An exaggerated Gini, inaccurate claims of income inequality, outdated information and sources – Pickety should establish his facts first and then proceed towards hypothesising Indian wealth tax, tax collection, savings and GDP growth
Fri, Dec 27, 2024
When dreams of Viksit Bharat stumble over Nehruvian impulsesSubscriber Only
December 06,2024 04:20:14 AM
The sooner we overcome this, the sooner we can avoid making policy errors that dampen our growth prospects.
Sun, Dec 08, 2024
Exit poll message: Third Modi mandate calls for big and bold reformsSubscriber Only
June 02,2024 15:59:34 PM
Realising India's dream of development means important changes in regulation — restriction of arbitrary powers of regulators, the need to remove regulatory ambiguity and the need to bring in a culture of willful restraint by the state and judiciary.
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
World Inequality Lab report on India fails to capture the country’s economic realitySubscriber Only
March 27,2024 07:05:05 AM
These claims on inequality trends in India are based on a set of questionable assumptions. They warrant closer scrutiny
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
A narrative in search of dataSubscriber Only
June 19,2023 07:11:08 AM
Statistical gymnastics won’t change the fact that India has seen its most inclusive growth since 2014
Mon, Jun 19, 2023
Surjit Bhalla writes: Contrary to claims, rural wages have risen rapidlySubscriber Only
April 25,2023 06:55:20 AM
For 2014-2018, only for nine out of 38 categories was real wage growth less than the 2.2 per cent annual increase registered by a ploughman
Tue, Apr 25, 2023
Both government and non-government data show a healthy employment gain since pre-Covid 2019Subscriber Only
January 24,2023 07:10:08 AM
Non-availability of official data has allowed unofficial estimates about employment growth in India to flourish.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Data supports the claim that poverty decline in India has been faster since BJP came to office in 2014Subscriber Only
November 29,2022 07:22:52 AM
The authoritative DHS household data for 2005-06, 2015-16, and 2019-21 establishes that the pace of decline in Indian poverty accelerated post 2014 elections. We must address our progress while continuing to shift goalposts.
Tue, Nov 29, 2022
There is no debate: There has been a persistent decline in poverty in IndiaSubscriber Only
November 04,2022 04:00:38 AM
India’s poverty decline was already remarkable before 2014. Now, it is second to none.
Sat, Nov 05, 2022
Two of India’s most seasoned policymakers draw upon their expertise to present an authoritative account of India’s economic and policy historySubscriber Only
August 27,2022 18:00:16 PM
As India celebrates the 75th anniversary of its Independence, bureaucrats NK Singh and PK Mishra present a valuable analysis of India's economic course since 1947
Sun, Aug 28, 2022
India’s tax-GDP ratio may be too highSubscriber Only
August 08,2022 03:45:40 AM
Surjit S Bhalla writes: Indeed, it is much higher than expected. It is time for the debate to shift to quality of expenditures
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
Understanding why voters elected BJP to power in four statesSubscriber Only
March 12,2022 03:25:27 AM
Surjit S Bhalla writes: Several factors – including effective delivery of food rations to bottom 50 per cent during pandemic – influenced their decision.
Sat, Mar 12, 2022
What the NFHS data reveals about inequality in IndiaSubscriber Only
December 04,2021 03:01:34 AM
🔴 Surjit S Bhalla, Karan Bhasin write: It suggests an inclusive pattern of development with poorer states doing better on development indicators
Sun, Dec 05, 2021
The repeal of the retrospective tax shows Modi government means business on reformsSubscriber Only
August 11,2021 03:00:17 AM
Surjit S Bhalla writes: The end to the retro tax is also a pointer to more capital reforms to come.
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
There is limited evidence to suggest that electoral rallies resulted in spread of the pandemicSubscriber Only
April 22,2021 04:18:59 AM
Till then, armchair experts should introspect and appreciate India’s ability to conduct elections, with high voter participation, and do so in a pandemic.
Thu, Apr 22, 2021
How did inflation targeting really impact India?Subscriber Only
March 20,2021 03:02:09 AM
Surjit S Bhalla writes: Inflation targeting in India was not responsible for the decline in inflation. It contributed to a decline in GDP growth because of excessively high real policy rates.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Sitharaman has faced down critics to unshackle India’s economic growth storySubscriber Only
February 06,2021 04:00:13 AM
Surjit S Bhalla writes: What is even more remarkable is that the good budget came in the year of the farmers protests.
Sat, Feb 06, 2021
Only India stands out with a flattening curve among those that had earlier experienced an explosion of infectionsSubscriber Only
January 16,2021 02:00:49 AM
Based on the available state-level data, some states in India have already achieved herd immunity while other states are catching up.
Sat, Jan 16, 2021
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