Poverty alleviation programmes fail to reach the downtrodden There are two distinct economies in India – one of ?haves? and the other of ?have-nots?, who are desperately poor.… 21 years ago
Fine balancing act between reform and CMP mandate The Finance Minister needs to be complimented on an extremely fine balancing act between the need to push through reforms… 21 years ago
Relieved rally? Main hoon na, said finance minister P Chidam-baram last year. He seems to have delivered on that assurance this year… 21 years ago
Such a fine balance by the FM The finance minister has done an extremely fine balancing act, between the need to push reforms and to further the… 21 years ago
A safe budget points India in right direction There were plenty of advance indicators of the Budget vision and no real deviations from these. Rural development and infrastructure… 21 years ago
This Budget fails the Fitch test I have been asked to comment on this Budget from a foreign investor?s, or from a non-resident Indian?s, perspective. I… 21 years ago
Fitting ends to limited means Fitting an excess of ends into limited means Union Budget 2005 takes off from where the previous one had left… 21 years ago
In sync with tempered expectations Over $1.8 billion in foreign institutional investment (FII) in one week and the leading stock market indices are stagnant or… 21 years ago
Long-term strategy for Budget 2005 The most important characteristic of Budget 2005 would be whether it incorporates a long-term view of fiscal policy or not.… 21 years ago
Craft new mindset for creative industries I write from the small and rather remote town of Nagaur that sits on the edge of the Thar desert… 21 years ago
Time to sell hopes and make a killing ?On the film sets we make movies,? a movie director of great repute once said . ?But in the cinema… 21 years ago
The critical knowledge quotient In the business of advertising and marketing there is a hurried stance which, to my mind, will wreck this business… 21 years ago
Beyond the Budget: strengthening delivery With the 2005-06 Budget just around the corner, I took some time to look at the highlights of the last… 21 years ago
Sebi: the unfinished agenda GN Bajpai?s exit as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) was, in many ways, exactly like… 21 years ago
The real prize for manufacturing What is manufacturing?s real prize? It is the expanded home market for consumer goods, both durable and non-durable, and the… 21 years ago
Copycat investment does not pay Globalisation today has its own contradictory rules. One of these is that consumers do not generally go for copies where… 21 years ago
Will the new GSP play an April Fool joke on India? India will be an important beneficiary of the revised generalised system of preferences (GSP) which the European Union (EU) will… 21 years ago
Expenditure management: yet to happen The coming Budget is likely to be centred around tax reforms. Expenditure reforms are unrelenting and full of drudgery. On… 21 years ago
World Heritage Day: India has heritage treasure; GoI should broaden safety net for lesser known monuments
