A return to food mountains?
The new conventional wisdom, after the general election, is that we must do more for agriculture. Politicians are determined to
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It’s the states, stupid
There is a huge but false assumption underlying much of the debate on the election result and its policy implications.
Read moreWith PDS, you con more poor
The common minimum programme (CMP) of the new coalition government promises to strengthen the Public Distribution System (PDS) and extend
Read moreBPOs can relax! No tax on services
BPO s can relax. Finance minister P Chidambaram has been advised to withdraw the circular proposing to tax something never
Read moreMoney can’t teach kids to read & write
Given the poor literacy and school completion rates in India after more than 50 years of independence, the Common Minimum
Read morePublic debt at 85% of GDP in ’04
The CMP’s reform agenda may be the whip that breaks the economy’s back. It’s sure to swell the fiscal deficit
Read moreCMP will lead to nation’s bankruptcy
The Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the ruling coalition is being trumpeted as ‘reform with a human face’ but looks
Read moreIt’s the alliances, stupid
The Congress engineered the right alliances in the right places and so won many more seats with fewer votes. The
Read moreHow original sin affects India
Original sin, once just a Christian doctrine, has now become an economic concept too thanks to economists like Barry Eichengreen,
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