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
'Papa, I will fulfil your dream of skilled, prosperous, strong India': Rahul Gandhi remembers his father Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversaryRahul Gandhi remembered his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on his 35th death anniversary. He pledged to realize Rajiv Gandhi's...
21 May, 2026, 11.31 AM 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
Reforms will continue; industry needs to spend more on R&D, shed protectionist instinct: NITI MemberNITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba urged Indian industry to boost R&D investment and shed protectionism to become a global production hub. He em...
12 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Aung San Suu Kyi: 'By helping others, you will learn how to…'—Inspiring quotes by the daughter of Myanmar's independence hero, General Aung SanQuote of the Day: Aung San Suu Kyi's enduring message, 'By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves,' underscores the profound...
06 May, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
Twist of history: Will a party founded by a Bengali win West Bengal?West Bengal Election Results: Early trends in West Bengal show the BJP surging ahead of the TMC, potentially marking a historic shift in a ...
04 May, 2026, 10.32 PM 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
India’s 2025 reform moment: Deregulation as the next growth catalystRecent discussions have compared India’s current economic situation to the 1991 crisis, not because of a crisis today, but due to the push ...
29 Sep, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
Kharge praises 'groundbreaking' 1991 budget, says there's pressing need for meaningful reformsCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge praised the monumental impact of the Liberalisation Budget of 1991, led by then Prime Minister P V Na...
24 Jul, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
After farm laws repeal, Ex RBI Governor Rangarajan says timing of reforms also importantSpeaking on “Three Decades of Economic Reforms in India” as part of a special lecture series organized by Icfai Business School (IBS) Ranga...
10 Dec, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Mint Street's code word for devaluation in 1991: Hop, Skip and JumpC Rangarajan, who served as RBI governor and chairman of PM’s economic advisory council, recounts the anxiety in the lead-up to the actual ...
24 Jul, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
When India changed the entire trade policy in just eight hoursThe whole process of abolishing import controls and moving to market-based methods of allocating imports, with an ultimate shift to a marke...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
In 25 years, India has never really embraced reformIndia may be growing faster than its peers, but as Rajan has pointed out, that amounts to little more than being a “one-eyed king” in land ...
25 Jul, 2016, 09.47 PM IST
Narasimha Rao was magnificent, government now too clever by half: Jairam Ramesh"We either make our leaders into gods or condemn them as villains — leaders make mistakes, apparent with the benefit of hindsight."
08 Sep, 2015, 10.11 AM 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
- Ad Hoc Revolution of 1991: Not just about careful planning but about Political & policy cleverness
The real stories of the 1991 change are not about careful planning but about political and policy cleverness of people famous and not so fa...
24 Jul, 2011, 05.32 AM 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