Merry Christmas! Christmas carols, goodies from Santa Claus, sumptuous dinners, interminable shopping and keeping up with the Joneses in the…
Just before the Prime Minister left for Moscow, he launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Prime…
The tenth annual Wharton India Economic Forum, held last week, attracted speakers from varied disciplines and the private sector. The…
The new aggressiveness of India and China to capitalise on their demographic advantages, particularly in high quality knowledge-intensive and innovative…
To continue from yesterday?s column on the challenge Bihar poses for policymakers beyond mere infrastructure, the state has failed in…
Hopefully, the aftermath of the ongoing electoral rhetoric in Bihar will yield stable electoral outcomes. Bihar?s development imperatives need de-politicisation…
Manmohan Singh respects authority and he is also its repository. But is certainly not authoritarian. Governance reforms has been his…
In my previous column, I made some suggestions on reforming the Union ministry of finance. This included repeal of laws…
Last week, P Chidambaram had presented to Parliament ?The Outlays and Outcomes Budget?Towards achieving better results.? He described it as…
In a week?s time, the Prime Minister will be addressing the nation for the second time from the historic ramparts…
In early April, the Planning Commission completed the Mid Term Review of the Tenth Plan. The outcome will be placed…
My recent visits to Singapore have been encouraging, with the Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (Ceca) likely to secure approval soon.…
By now, Chidambaram does not need any more certificates applauding what is widely regarded as a balanced Budget. Even four…
I am in Cape Town to participate in the regional hearings of sub-Saharan Africa for the Global Commission on International…
The coming Budget is likely to be centred around tax reforms. Expenditure reforms are unrelenting and full of drudgery. On…
Sustained increase in farm incomes is crucial not only for GDP growth, but also to sustain a growing market for…
The recent ordinance amending the Patent Act will help India maintain its enviable record of fully adhering to international obligations.…
We are often rudely jolted by a rail incident of one kind or the other: a derailment, an accident, a…
