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The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert

The RBI has always said monetary policy should be accompanied by fiscal policy if the wheels of the economy are to be greased. (Photo: PTI)

Stoke demand to stop India slowing down

Even this is optimistic and we could as well be seeing sub 5 per cent growth.

5 Oct 2019 1:46 AM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Tax reform in driblets keeps the party going

Readers will recall the short history of corporate tax reductions under Modi 1.0.

23 Sept 2019 1:09 AM IST

The dates for filing the reconciliation statement has also been extended accordingly.

Tinkering isn't enough: Time for basic reforms

An interest burden growing faster than GDP growth by 2.5 percentage points is not a comforting signal for fiscal...

14 Sept 2019 7:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

100 days of Modi 2.0: It's time to get going

The truth is out already that India is slowing down along with the rest of the world.

9 Sept 2019 5:05 AM IST

Kashmir Rage and Reason, by Gowhar Geelani Rupa, Rs 394.

Kashmir's still waters run deep

Doing so, he feels, would create the positivity needed to allow the new arrangements to reflect the spirit of the people...

8 Sept 2019 2:36 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI plays white knight to cash-strapped govt

The FD target for FY 2019-20 is an unreachable 2.85 per cent of GDP.

31 Aug 2019 12:06 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

India's economy is now riding a roller-coaster

The problem is that no political economy sensitive plan to implement these reforms has emerged.

24 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

An opportunity called Independence: Use it

English is being steadily eroded by attrition as individual states focus on developing their own languages there are as...

15 Aug 2019 12:37 AM IST

The Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Chandigarh have Per Capita State Domestic Products (PCSDP current basis 2016-17) higher than J&K by 74, 58 and 67 per cent respectively.

Can Modi 2.0 reinvent the Kashmiri dream?

The average Kashmiri thinks of 'azadi' as freedom, not from India but from police raj the underbelly of elite,...

11 Aug 2019 6:05 AM IST

V.G. Siddhartha

The corporate endgame: Why honchos get felled

Corporate honchos and movie stars are as lonely as friendless hobos.

6 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

US President Richard Nixons historic meeting in 1972 with Mao Zedong, chairman of the Communist Party of China.

Can't China do for India what US did for China?

The Complete Story of Indian Reforms, 2016. His latest is a career first, deep-dive into geo-political economy.

2 Aug 2019 1:46 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Vexed sovereign issues: What is the fuss about?

The Budget speech usually announces headline changes proposed for the year under consideration.

29 July 2019 12:00 AM IST