If MSPs weren’t so high and FCI wasn’t buying all the crop, Punjab’s farmers would grow less paddy and burn…

The narrative that RCEP-Asean-type of deals are hurting is incorrect & the talk of a US/EU FTA is just wishful…

The HLAG rightly identifies several domestic constraints as the main problem; the question is whether govt can fix these quickly.

COAI can’t represent industry when Jio’s views are totally different, but govt didn’t approach revenue-definition issue with clean hands.

BSNL-MTNL subscribers will have to increase their monthly-spend considerably if they move to 4G; while it is not clear they…

While BSNL’s sales fell 33% in the last 4 years, govt projects this as rising 66% in the next 4…

If there is a crime, the authorities are empowered to attach property. But, this was always known, and since many…

Banerjee-Duflo’s models don’t always work, but the Nobel is an affirmation of the need for evidence-based policies

With the compensation cess falling short, states may now have no option but to agree to raise GST rates at…

The CostOfDoingBusiness includes the cost of capital, the risk of policy changes, the government not honouring contracts, etc

Parliament or Supreme Court must remove ‘instrumentality of state’ clause for PSUs that function in competitive markets.

Ironically, when a committee of chief ministers was formed to examine how agriculture could be given a boost, one of…

For one, if deficits rise too much—the tax targets were always aggressive, and Friday’s giveaways add up to 0.7% of…

Those opposing vaping, however, argue this is a partial view since nicotine is also carcinogenic; so, while many of the…

Apart from easing govt finances, faster privatisation will boost productivity and also help finance fresh investments.

Making a distinction between local and foreign players in the retail sector is bad policy, govt should drop it

Not clear why FDI levels are restricted in the media space.