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Topic: Surjit Bhalla

Surjit Bhalla says India’s tax-to-GDP ratio ‘high for a developing country’, sparks debate at seminar

Former PM-EAC member Bhalla and ex-CBDT member Arbind Modi exchanged views on India's taxation efficiency, impact of tax cuts and growth potential at CSEP seminar.

Multidimensional Poverty isn’t a poverty line, lacks ‘information content’ — Surjit Bhalla & Pronab Sen

In a conversation with ThePrint, the two economists talked about how India needs a national poverty line, an updated Census, and must focus on releasing more data instead of less.

Off The Cuff with Surjit Bhalla

In conversation with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, former Executive Director of IMF and author, Surjit Bhalla talks about his new book ‘How We Vote’,...

BJP likely to win 330 LS seats going by assembly poll trends of last 5 yrs — economist Surjit Bhalla

In conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Bhalla said that economic welfare, not caste or inflation, was dominant factor that influenced Indians when they voted.

Very bad quality data in India, Consumer Survey 2017-18 was worst, says economist Surjit Bhalla

On latest episode of ThePrint Off The Cuff, former IMF executive director asserts that lack of important indices such as Census & Consumer Survey has resulted in India lagging behind in data.

What economist Surjit Bhalla gets wrong about India’s jumbo job crisis

Without capturing household-level data frequently, it is futile to analyse employment expectations.

This is the next generation of Indian intellectuals

India's next 51 top intellectuals, as chosen by Ramchandra Guha, Shashi Tharoor, Nandan Nilekani and others.

Economist Surjit Bhalla resigns from Prime Minister’s economic advisory council

Surjit Bhalla was a part-time member of the economic advisory council to the Prime Minister headed by Bibek Debroy.

What Surjit Bhalla got wrong about our study on spatial inequality in India

Three richest states in India are three times as rich as three poorest, which is why we can't ignore spatial inequality.

Off The Cuff with Surjit Bhall

This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Economist and Member of PM's Economic Advisory Council, Surjit Bhalla in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar...

On Camera

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.