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By Haresh Jagtiani |
Chipping away at the periphery of a person’s lifestyle would be the surest way to strike at the core of his being. And…
It is not inflation control per se which is important but the anchoring of inflation expectations when it comes to…
By Vappala Balachandran |
The judicial disqualification of Nawaz Sharif from Prime Minister’s position is not going to change Indo-Pakistan…
The obsession with GDP growth is despite the fact that the number is not easily relatable to anything the citizen feels…
Earlier, where some businesses manipulated the system, today we have liberalised and opened the floodgates so that…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The memoir of Dr. Reddy is immensely readable for both lay readers and policy- practitioners. It contains a wealth of…
By Ajit Ranade |
The recent episode of farm loan waivers once again brings the farm sector woes in focus. It is hoped that in these…
To get the basics right, there is no question that the GST is a desirable reform that opens the gates to a system that…
By Arun Maira |
Participative and well conducted multi-stakeholder processes increase social solidarity, which makes good societies.…
By Ajit Ranade |
The full impact of tax reform and attendant benefits are only possible when we implement both direct and indirect tax…
By Sudarshan Iyengar |
As Gandhiji’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi has rightly remarked, Amit Shah’s remark that he was a clever bania was…
The response to the loan waivers has been along predictable lines. A loan, after all, is meant to be paid back and the…
By Ajit Ranade |
Setting of interest rates is a key component of the monetary policy. This responsibility is now with the Monetary…
To some extent remonetisation could take care of the slowdown in growth. However, the sustainable solution is an…
The constitutional expenditure responsibility of the state governments is vast. The unsustainable finances of States…