Bibek Debroy on why there's a need to reform the idea of reformYet, when agendas are drawn up for reform, typically by economists, the institutional setting is often ignored. I have in mind the other tw...
15 Jul, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
View: India doesn’t need a paradigm shift of the 1991 reforms, but sector-specific reformsThe management of the external sector is a success story of liberalisation. Except for one or two years like 2008 and 2013 when there was a...
11 Jul, 2021, 10.50 PM IST
India's public debt ratio to jump to 90 per cent because of COVID-19: IMF"In our projections, the increase in public spending, in response to COVID-19, and the fall in tax revenues and economic activity, will mak...
14 Oct, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Lockdown 4.0: Why it's imperative to find common ground between Centre and states at this stageThe political groundwork to find that common ground is what will need to be done now. Eventually, the success of any reform is through poli...
19 May, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
95% entrepreneurial attempts fail in India: DebroySpeaking at the convocation of the IMI, Debroy said that prime minister's initiatives of 'Startup India' and 'Stand-Up India' were not mean...
11 May, 2018, 03.55 PM IST
Report card: How NDA and UPA fared on efficiency & quality of governanceThe ongoing Indian elections have been marked by an explosion of analyses comparing the performances of the UPA and NDA governments during ...
06 May, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
BJP’s attempts to talk down economy fails in the light of key dataOn two of the most closely watched development indicators, growth & poverty reduction, India has done well during UPA's tenure.
07 Oct, 2013, 04.25 AM IST
Attracting FDI is key to India's future growth prospectsThe FDI policy hasn’t offered comfort to foreign investors due to lack of transparency and consistency in the policy.
16 Sep, 2013, 08.09 AM IST
Sense of gloom about economy overdone: World Bank's Chief Economist Kaushik BasuKaushik Basu has said that the present economic crisis is nowhere close to the situation that existed in 1991.
20 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Economic woes not comparable to 1991 crisis: Kaushik Basu, World Bank chiefIndia's economic problems cannot be compared to the country's 1991 balance-of-payments crisis, Basu said.
19 Aug, 2013, 02.55 PM IST
No throwback to 1991 crisis: PM Manmohan Singh"There is no no question of going back to1991 (balance of payment crisis). At that time foreign exchange in India was a fixed rate," he sai...
17 Aug, 2013, 02.35 PM IST
Children of reform era born after 1991 to vote in first election. Can Narendra Modi benefit?Equally, it is sobering to note this post-1991 young generation will vote for the first time in a national election in 2014.
17 Jun, 2013, 05.26 AM IST
- India Inc lauds Manmohan Singh's reforms push despite political compulsions
FICCI Vice President Sidharth Birla said the recent government steps would begin to address the fiscal position, thereby reviving investor ...
22 Sep, 2012, 02.54 PM IST
- Comparison with 1990 economic situation not correct: Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee emphasized that Indian economy has not gone back to the 1991 era and the government will be able to improve the situation.
04 Jun, 2012, 11.18 PM IST
- Rupee fall will not last long: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the fall of rupee is a matter of concern but was confident it will not last very long.
30 May, 2012, 05.50 AM IST
- Rupee fall will not last very long: PM
The fall of rupee is taking place against the backdrop of global economic problems and the Euro zone debt crisis.
29 May, 2012, 10.02 PM IST
Does the Indian economy have a 1991 crisis feel?The steep fall in the rupee, a CAD at 4% of GDP, stalled reforms, weak political leadership, and a limping global economy to boot, no wonde...
27 May, 2012, 06.42 AM IST