Budget 2014: FM Arun Jaitley must act tough for 2 years, bring long-term change
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s first budget should spell out his vision for the next five years, downplaying projections for the
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Narendra Modi claims to be a radical reformer. He envisages a quadrilateral of bullet trains connecting India’s four metro cities,
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Narendra Modi’s fans expect him to extend his Gujarat model of development to all India. They think Modi’s “tough love”
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Free access to ideas of all sorts is a fundamental right. Many ideas may be terrible, but battles against them
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Dear Prakash Javadekar, Your first instincts as Information and Broadcasting minister seem sound. You say you are willing “philosophically and
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Dear Arun Jaitley, As you prepare to present your first budget, you will be struggling to make ends meet. Your
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You have become Prime Minister by promising strong, decisive governance. To prove you are serious, you must veto the demand
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I was among those warning that a Modi government could not transform the economy quickly. It faced deep structural constraints,
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When expectations are strong enough, they become self-fulfilling. If enough people think land and stock prices are going to rise
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