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Budget 2012: Up to state governments to agree on GST
March 17, 2012, 3:42 AM IST
Now, it is up to the state governments to get their act together and agree on a framework of GST. The Centre cannot champion this key reform on its own.
March 17, 2012, 3:42 AM IST
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Shouldn’t the Economic Survey discuss politics, the biggest constraint on growth?
March 16, 2012, 9:38 AM IST
To give something a name, according to some philosophers, is to kill its ability to change: it is forced to stay within the sensibility of the name assigned to it. The Economic Survey suffers from…
March 16, 2012, 9:38 AM IST
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Shouldn’t the Economic Survey discuss politics, the biggest constraint on growth?
March 16, 2012, 9:38 AM IST
To give something a name, according to some philosophers, is to kill its ability to change: it is forced to stay within the sensibility of the name assigned to it. The Economic Survey suffers from…
March 16, 2012, 9:38 AM IST
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Economic Survey 2012: Keeping politics out doesn’t help
March 16, 2012, 6:43 AM IST
The Economic Survey suffers from the blight of reification. It refrains from discussing the political constraints on the economy.
March 16, 2012, 6:43 AM IST
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Making markets work for the poor
March 12, 2012, 2:56 PM IST
Making markets work for the poor is primarily a function of political reform, leading to good governance, comprising clarity on policy goals, good policy design, accountability in execution and efficiency in administration. Wouldn’t such an…
March 12, 2012, 2:56 PM IST
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Making markets work for the poor
March 12, 2012, 9:18 AM IST
Making markets work for the poor is primarily a function of political reform, leading to good governance, comprising clarity on policy goals, good policy design, accountability in execution and efficiency in administration. Wouldn’t such an…
March 12, 2012, 9:18 AM IST
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Go for a bold budget
March 9, 2012, 5:59 PM IST
The politically most sensible choice on the forthcoming Union Budget is also what good economics dictates: strong fiscal consolidation, including scrapping irrational subsidies, and sensible policies on tax focusing on administrative efficiency rather than on…
March 9, 2012, 5:59 PM IST
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Budget 2012: Government should go for bold measures
March 8, 2012, 5:22 AM IST
Knee-jerk responses to the Congress’ electoral debacle in UP and losses in Punjab and Goa have written off government’s ability to be bold while drafting Union Budget.
March 8, 2012, 5:22 AM IST
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What’s new in Indian politics after the state elections?
March 7, 2012, 9:46 AM IST
Here are a few swift pointers: one, voters will throw out the corrupt and the arrogant; two, the Indian polity has become ever more multi-tiered and polycentric; three, charisma, even of the cutesy, dimpled kind,…
March 7, 2012, 9:46 AM IST
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What’s new in Indian politics after the state elections?
March 7, 2012, 9:45 AM IST
Here are a few swift pointers: one, voters will throw out the corrupt and the arrogant; two, the Indian polity has become ever more multi-tiered and polycentric; three, charisma, even of the cutesy, dimpled kind,…
March 7, 2012, 9:45 AM IST
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What is to be done in telecom?
February 27, 2012, 4:33 PM IST
How should the government proceed to pick up the pieces in telecom , after the Supreme Court order of February 2? What should it tell foreign investors who bought stakes in companies with government permission…
February 27, 2012, 4:33 PM IST
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What is to be Done in Telecom?
February 23, 2012, 10:18 AM IST
How should the government proceed to pick up the pieces in telecom , after the Supreme Court order of February 2? What should it tell foreign investors who bought stakes in companies with government permission…
February 23, 2012, 10:18 AM IST
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2G spectrum scam: What is to be done in telecom?
February 23, 2012, 4:31 AM IST
2G hogs spectrum, and should be phased out, so that all available spectrum can be used for high-speed broadband.
February 23, 2012, 4:31 AM IST
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Beg to Differ, Your Honour
February 9, 2012, 3:35 PM IST
The Supreme Court errs in its telecom judgment by foraying into policymaking and setting bad policy The Supreme Court verdict on telecom licences has two redeeming features : it establishes the likelihood of judicial review…
February 9, 2012, 3:35 PM IST
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Beg to Differ, Your Honour
February 9, 2012, 11:01 AM IST
The Supreme Court errs in its telecom judgment by foraying into policymaking and setting bad policy
February 9, 2012, 11:01 AM IST
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2G scam: SC errs in its telecom judgment by foraying into policymaking, setting bad policy
February 9, 2012, 5:34 AM IST
SC verdict on telecom licences has two redeeming features: it establishes the likelihood of judicial review of flawed executive decisions.
February 9, 2012, 5:34 AM IST
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Budget 2012: Agriculture deserves prime focus and needs urgent, multi-pronged action
February 6, 2012, 12:00 PM IST
The easiest reform should be to bring the department of fertilisers under the ministry of agriculture, so as to rapidly do away with the inane subsidy on fertiliser.
February 6, 2012, 12:00 PM IST
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When you buy a haunted house, Dow, you get the ghost for free
January 28, 2012, 1:02 PM IST
London Olympics sustainability watchdog official Meredith Alexander’s resignation protesting against the Games’ inclusion of Dow Chemical as one of its sponsors has served to focus attention once again on the continuing tragedy at Bhopal, 27…
January 28, 2012, 1:02 PM IST
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When you buy a haunted house, Dow, you get the ghost for free
January 28, 2012, 1:00 PM IST
London Olympics sustainability watchdog official Meredith Alexander’s resignation protesting against the Games’ inclusion of Dow Chemical as one of its sponsors has served to focus attention once again on the continuing tragedy at Bhopal, 27…
January 28, 2012, 1:00 PM IST
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