The message of caution is necessary because govts in the past have often shown a tendency to indulge in fiscal jugglery to hide the actual extent of their fiscal deficit.
Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
It is heartening to know that government is moving towards transperancy. We should also know that extra budgetary resources to finance capex was an old idea and it used to be part of budget documents explicitly in olden days. We notice that budget documents are totally changed in last ten years and it is really difficult to corelate any data from the statements or from yester years. Can any economist take the trouble of making an assessments of all these innovations and give out a comparable picture with traditional budget or UPA era budgets
It is heartening to know that government is moving towards transperancy. We should also know that extra budgetary resources to finance capex was an old idea and it used to be part of budget documents explicitly in olden days. We notice that budget documents are totally changed in last ten years and it is really difficult to corelate any data from the statements or from yester years. Can any economist take the trouble of making an assessments of all these innovations and give out a comparable picture with traditional budget or UPA era budgets