Ideas for a dream budget from Jaitley
I called Arun Jaitley’s first budget “a Chidambaram budget with a dash of saffron lipstick“. Jaitley made only minor changes
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The IMF reckons India will grow by 6.5% in 2016, against China’s 6.3%. The World Bank estimates India will grow
Read moreA tale of two ethnic cleansings in Kashmir
January 19 marks the 25th anniversary of the Azaadi (independence) uprising in the Kashmir Valley, leading to the ethnic cleansing
Read moreOrdinances bad for democracy but opposition disrupters are worse
When I wrote last week about the government issuing ordinances on coal auctions and foreign investment in insurance, this seemed
Read moreOrdinance Raj signals the rot in democracy
Having failed to get Rajya Sabha approval for bills on auctioning coal blocks and raising foreign investment in insurance to
Read moreA public spending spree without raising productivity is too risky
Chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian wants increased public investment in the country’s infrastructure to energise the sluggish economy. The problem:
Read moreGlobal tremors: bure sitare can bring bure din
Narendra Modi’s first six months in office reflected “achhe sitare” (lucky stars) more than “achhe din” (good days). But luck
Read more‘Make in India’ can’t be a policy, only an outcome
Narendra Modi has come to power by promising rapid economic growth that delivers millions of jobs. To achieve this, Modi
Read moreWhy the public-private partnership model for infrastructure is broken
GDP data show manufacturing growing by only 0.1 per cent, and fixed capital formation stagnant. Rs 6 lakh crore worth
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