Bibek Debroy

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Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister, GoI

Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister, GoI

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Stories by the author

• An early childhood education model that ensures the best possible start

  
  20 Sep 2024 11:08 PM IST
• Embrace debt-to-GDP ratio, instead of rigid deficit targets

  
  27 Aug 2024 11:17 PM IST
• Budget 2024: To maximise gains, GoI must ensure that the reforms pursued aren’t left to gather dust

  
  24 Jul 2024 12:02 AM IST
• Union Budget 2024: By eliminating exemptions in direct taxes, complexities and litigation costs can be removed

  
  20 Jun 2024 11:00 PM IST
• When inequality shouldn’t be a concern

  
  6 mins read15 Apr 2024
• Too much on ASI’s plate: Why protecting monuments can’t be left to govt alone

  
  30 Mar 2024 11:19 PM IST
• Agenda of Modi 3.0: It will be driven by aspirations like $7 trillion GDP by 2027

  
  17 Feb 2024 10:51 PM IST
• Interim Budget 2024 gives a peek into longer-term things to come

  
  02 Feb 2024 12:44 AM IST
• Why 16th Finance Commission must think innovatively about fund allocation

  
  6 mins read3 Jan 2024
• A $4-trillion economy is a certainty this year: PM's Economic Advisory Council chairman Bibek Debroy

  
  31 Dec 2023 11:15 PM IST
• View: Leverage Big Data to improve logistic efficiency — it’ll cut costs, unclog chokepoints, boost productivity

  
  6 mins read24 Dec 2023
• The multiplier effect of hosting Olympics may be exaggerated, but it can provide many intangible benefits

  
  06 Dec 2023 11:06 PM IST
• How a multi-pronged, technology-led collaborative approach can combat AI-induced deceptions

  
  6 mins read20 Nov 2023
• How the 'perennial pessimist' economists cast shadows on any semblance of positive change in India

  
  7 mins read11 Sep 2023
• Defang AI, or make it toothless?

  
  5 mins read26 Jul 2023
• View: Digitisation and proper mapping of land records could lead to substantial economic prosperity

  
  5 mins read29 Jun 2023
• In next 3-5 years, 6.5% GDP growth is par: Bibek Debroy

  
  17 Jun 2023 11:00 PM IST
• Why free trade is one of the most remarkable ways to deliver better lives and incomes

  
  6 mins read15 Jun 2023
• View: Fighting with hunger, malnutrition is need of the hour

  
  6 mins read24 May 2023
• $46 yield per dollar invested: Here's why the world should invest more to eradicate tuberculosis

  
  6 mins read8 May 2023
• An NFHS question shows why questionnaires need to be reworked and updated from first principles

  
  6 mins read23 Apr 2023
• How e-procurement can greatly reduce corruption worldwide

  
  6 mins read14 Apr 2023
• Small investments in simple solutions can make a big impact in saving lives of mums & babies

  
  6 mins read4 Apr 2023
• Prioritise immunisation, it’s a powerful tool for enhancing survival rates and economic prosperity

  
  6 mins read12 Mar 2023
• Pouring resources into agricultural R&D for most impoverished nations is a game-changer

  
  6 mins read2 Mar 2023
• Instead of having 169 Sustainable Development Goals, let’s prioritise targets that matter most

  
  6 mins read16 Feb 2023
• View: To fit seven priorities, one Budget jigsaw

  
  01 Feb 2023 11:57 PM IST
• How Jan Vishwas Bill will bury statutes that are not only archaic, but lead to harassment

  
  6 mins read8 Jan 2023
• Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 : All roads lead to UP

  
  6 mins read4 Jan 2023
• Why local bodies mandatorily receiving grants from Finance Commission makes no sense

  
  7 mins read13 Dec 2022
• View: Why a middle-income status for India by 2047 is certain

  
  03 Dec 2022 11:00 PM IST
• Fiscal azaadi for our cities: The mechanism urban local bodies must find

  
  6 mins read17 Nov 2022
• View: The climate fight will be more effective if data is presented without sensationalism

  
  7 mins read3 Nov 2022
• View: The flawed Global Hunger Index methodology shows India must reform its statistical system

  
  7 mins read19 Oct 2022
• Why distinctions between subsidies for ‘merit goods’ and ‘freebies’ are dubious from economic viewpoint

  
  6 mins read21 Sep 2022
• Inequality is a relative concept. Here's what one must do to find the truth

  
  6 mins read28 Jun 2022
• Agnipath attacks status quo: How GoI’s new recruitment scheme makes strategic and fiscal sense

  
  6 mins read22 Jun 2022
• India way ahead of any income group country in reaching Sustainable Development Goals. Here's a look

  
  6 mins read16 Jun 2022
• Bibek Debroy decodes the curious case of tax on pizza toppings

  
  7 mins read20 Mar 2022
• View: Unnecessary and redundant penalties should be taken out of the law books

  
  6 mins read16 Mar 2022
• View: To be classless in the classrooms

  
  4 mins read22 Feb 2022
• The Economic Survey 2021-22 is the first one to document the Survey’s ‘history’

  
  01 Feb 2022 12:16 AM IST
• A 5-point reform template for Indian Railways

  
  29 Jan 2022 11:00 PM IST
• View: Spiralling cases shouldn’t be the only parameter for imposing restrictions

  
  6 mins read31 Dec 2021
• View: WHO's EUL for Covaxin will play a pivotal role in bridging global vaccine inequality

  
  6 mins read2 Nov 2021
• View: The need to cast doubt on global ranking systems like 'Ease of Doing Business'

  
  6 mins read27 Sep 2021
• A coming-of-old-age story: Do people need to become 'senior citizen' at 60 and retire?

  
  6 mins read22 Aug 2021
• Bibek Debroy on why there's a need to reform the idea of reform

  
  6 mins read15 Jul 2021