Industrial Bong for the Buck: A blueprint for West Bengal’s evolution from an entrepot to a production hubWest Bengal’s hopes of an industrial revival face structural challenges despite strong manufacturing growth over the past decade. A NITI Aa...
28 May, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Why CEA Anantha Nageswaran says India is facing a ‘Live Balance of Payments Stress Test’India faces significant external sector challenges due to rising oil prices, foreign investor exits, and a weakening rupee. Chief Economic ...
20 May, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Quote of the Day by F. W. de Klerk: 'Above all, we owe it to the children of the world…' —Inspiring quotes by South Africa's last apartheid presidentQuote of the Day: F. W. de Klerk, a pivotal figure in ending apartheid, is remembered for his call to prioritize children's futures by halt...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88Former Michigan Congressman and Senator Donald W. Riegle passed away at 88. Riegle served for nearly three decades, switching from Republic...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
India's IT model worked, until AI. Disruption now haunts its sub-optimal equilibriumIndia's IT sector thrived for decades by providing skilled labour at lower costs. This model is now challenged by Artificial Intelligence. ...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Mikhail Gorbachev: A society should never become like a pond with stagnant...—Inspiring quotes by one of the most influential political figures who sought to usher in an era of opennessQuote of the Day: Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, warned that societies must keep moving forward. He believed stagnation was t...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Karma, climate and consequences: As the Char Dham Yatra reopens, a warming Himalaya reveals karma in its oldest public senseA road journey through Uttarakhand’s mountain towns reveals a deeper shift in both climate and pilgrimage. Unusual heat, felt by locals as ...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Manmohan Singh 1991 Budget: Full speech of a budget that changed our fortunesManmohan Singh, as Finance Minister in the early 1990s, introduced critical reforms to liberalize, privatize, and open India's economy duri...
30 Dec, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
Manmohan Singh’s 1991 economic reforms: The masterstroke in Budget that reshaped India's economic destiny foreverManmohan Singh's reforms as finance minister in 1991 helped India overcome an economic crisis. His policies reduced government control, lib...
28 Dec, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
Man who saw tomorrow: Manmohan Singh was very good at dialogue, building consensusDr Manmohan Singh's passing is a personal and significant loss for many. He played a crucial role in shaping India's economy through the 19...
28 Dec, 2024, 10.30 AM IST
FM called 1991 reforms 'half-baked', 'master chef' Gadkari baked it fully by hailing Manmohan: CongressThe Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her remarks a few weeks ago calling the 1991 reforms "hal...
09 Nov, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
'Thank god Manmohan Singh didn't serve unpalatable food like demonetisation, multi-rate GST': Chidambaram slams FMSpeaking at an event organised by the Hindi Vivek Magazine, Sitharaman had said on Thursday that the 1991 economic reforms undertaken by th...
16 Sep, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Chidambaram takes jibe at Sitharaman over her 'half-baked' statementAccording to reports in a section of the media, the Finance Minister during a book release function said that the 1991 reforms were half-ba...
16 Sep, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
The defining changes in Indian politics in 30 years of reformsNarendra Modi ascended to the national stage through Vibrant Gujarat summits which no CM could have facilitated with the pre-1991 curbs on ...
26 Jul, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
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
Moody’s downgrade: Can Modi turn it into a 1991 moment and respond?Rating agencies are simply doing their job, they do not have any bias towards any country.
03 Jun, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
- Economic reforms has changed India's entire outlook: Robert Blake
A top US official has said the economic reforms initiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 1991 has changed India's entire outlook.
27 Apr, 2011, 10.29 AM IST