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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TopicEconomic reforms

Topic: Economic reforms

Global media tracks Trump tariff fallout—‘political headaches’ for Modi, need for ‘new approach’ to reform

NYT explores consequences for India's solar industry as US tariffs kick in. The Guardian profiles ‘India’s first divorce camp’.

PM Modi announces task force for next-gen reforms in governance. What it will do

In his I-Day speech, PM also spoke about reforms initiated by his govt, saying that in ongoing monsoon session, over 280 provisions were removed from I-T law, making governance simpler.

Pakistan’s economic reforms a pushback against elite but it may backfire

The tariff overhaul is a balancing act that is expected to disrupt industries long shielded from global competition, and has few takers for now.

Time for another 1991 is now. Focus not on what to reform, but how to implement it

A long list of reforms has begun doing the rounds among policy experts, industry bodies, and think tanks. The argument is to help Indian economy weather the storm unleashed by Trump's tariff regime.

Cash now over development later — voters’ distrust of govts leads to more sops, lighter treasuries

Response from political parties, without exception, is to offer non-solutions to very real problems in agriculture, and of unemployment and low incomes. Palliatives are not solutions.

The pains and gains of Modi’s reforms are deferred—GST, banks to demonetisation

Even if credit expansion to corporates begins today, it’s too late for there to be any real impact in terms of new investments and job creation before May 2024.

Gradual Agnipath introduction ‘wouldn’t have broken so many hearts, aspirations’ says CMIE MD

In an 'Off The Cuff' conversation with Shekhar Gupta & Manasi Phadke, Mahesh Vyas, also the CEO of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, also spoke of bringing reforms in the Indian economy.

SubscriberWrites: India’s economic reforms are not sufficient to steer the country forward

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

New hope for Modi govt’s economic reforms agenda after big win in assembly elections

BJP leaders feel pro-welfare schemes like free food grains and DBT transfers during pandemic have worked electorally. This will embolden govt to undertake pending reforms.

Modi govt’s farm laws misadventure will hurt urbanisation

In forcing farm laws down the throat of farmers — and then beating a retreat — Modi got has made it impossible for better-conceived reforms to have a chance.

On Camera

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.