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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicEconomic Reform

Topic: Economic Reform

SubscriberWrites: Maximising efficiency & building trust: The case for ex-ante impact assessment of budget policies in India

As we strive to achieve our economic, social, & environmental goals, the role of public finance, particularly budget policies, cannot be overstated.

SubscriberWrites: India’s economic reforms are not sufficient to move towards prosperity

India's growth rate has slowed down due to a lack of adequate measures for economic freedom and also effective measures to check corruption as a whole, writes Raghavendar Askani.

What Modi govt can offer in a new deal to restive farmers to end the stalemate

Market supremacy won’t reform India’s agriculture, but a combination of markets and institutions might.

Fallacy of too much democracy: No economic freedoms can thrive without political freedoms

We hold China in awe because it has a per capita GDP five times India’s. But the history of economic and democratic growth coincides almost everywhere else.

GST, IBC, MPC – Modi govt’s key economic reforms stall as coronavirus disrupts economy

Reforms stalling is weighing on outlook for India’s economy, which has gone from one of the fastest growing in the world to among the worst hit by Covid.

Modi’s sweeping win tilts India’s political economy against much-needed reforms

Modi will push for his version of state-driven capitalism led by a strong leader. But we know that can't work in a complex, private sector-driven economy like India.

This 6-point economic agenda can help Modi fulfil his promises

Reforms of the 1990s can take us only so far & direct transfers are not long-term solutions. Indian economy now needs deep & sweeping change.

Despite big-bang reforms by Modi govt, two withdrawn bills make the glass half full

Much-needed reforms in bond market and banks were sidestepped, reducing the positives of measures like bankruptcy code and inflation targeting.

The sub-seven reality

For India to return to sustained 7 percent growth, it will need serious reform of the kind not attempted so far.

Your turn to strike, Mr Prime Minister

Facing a series of trade union protests, the choice for PM Vajpayee is clear — either go the Gujral/Gowda way by surrendering or the Maggie/Indira way & show some spunk.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.