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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicFiscal Policy

Topic: Fiscal Policy

Indian economy could recover to 6.6% next fiscal, new UN report predicts

The recovery will come due to a combination of fiscal stimulus and financial sector reforms, says the UN report. South Asia’s growth is also expected to rebound.

Manmohan Singh says climate of fear & hopelessness created by Modi govt is stifling economy

In hard-hitting column in The Hindu, former PM Manmohan Singh says 'palpable climate of fear' is stifling economic growth & could end up causing stagflation.

Hair oil to bikes — Indians are cutting down on spending ⁠& that’s not the real problem

The drop in sales is indicative of the economic slowdown becoming more entrenched, and will add pressure on policymakers to ease fiscal & monetary policy.

IMF’s Gita Gopinath says there’s no free lunch in modern monetary theory

Gita Gopinath is latest big-name economist to weigh in on MMT theory, which is seeking to shift debate on limits to how much countries can spend.

What Rahul Gandhi missed out when he promised higher GDP expenditure on education, NYAY

If Rahul Gandhi's promises are kept without cutting other spending, government would be borrowing an amount equal to its total borrowing today.

What’s Modi govt ‘hiding’ is the question as GDP growth data under UPA is delayed again

The fresh delay in releasing GDP back-series data has raised doubts over whether growth was better under UPA.

To be or not to be populist? Modi government faces dilemma in crucial final Budget

PM insists it will be a non-populist Budget; experts also feel this govt has shown willingness to buck past trends and concentrate on fiscal deficit targets.

Failure in the good times

Since Mr Modi and his team expect to win the 2019 elections, the groundwork for improved performance in their second term should be done now.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?