While the 1990s is taken as the decade when economic reforms were initiated, the role of the policies of the 1980s need to be re examined In our post-Independence history, the 1980s is generally remembered for all the...
Tag - Economy
Prosenjit Datta
Reach out to the states
The Union Government can hope to revive the economy and implement its reforms if it mends its relationship with the states The extent of the economic mess India finds itself in is hardly a secret. The most stringent...
No Succour For The Small Farmer
The asymmetrical equation between the powerful buyer and the much weaker seller does not change with the farm bills. Two of the three Farm Bills cleared Rajya Sabha on Sunday, September 20, 2020, under rather unpleasant...
GDP Estimates & Three Questions about the Economy
Is the worst over? What do the sector wise indicators of the GDP estimates show? What can the government do now? The first estimate of GDP for the first quarter (April-June) of FY20-21 showing a contraction of 23.9%...
The Long Road to Economic Recovery
The government needs to tackle a demand- as well as supply-shock now. And then it will have to deal with a financial sector on the verge of collapse. The government is slated to release the GDP figures for the first...
The GST collections brouhaha
The spat between the union government and the states is obscuring the real questions – what are the implications of the shortfall on the stimulus measures and how will Corona affect projections for the future. Disputes...
The dilemma of central banks
Central banks around the world are being pressured by their governments to ignore inflation and focus on growth and jobs. But can monetary policy help in the latter goals? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor...
Hobson’s Choice
The state of the government’s finances leaves no real option but to go for second generation reforms The daily rise in fuel prices makes the government seem both clueless and callous when crude oil is at a record low...
Liquor is Quicker
Candy may be dandy but alcohol gives immediate revenues to state governments – and that is why they want liquor retailing to be allowed now When the national lockdown was announced, the union government left...
An Exploding Humanitarian Crisis
The 40-day lockdown may well flatten the curve. But for the poor and the ailing, the treatment prescribed may be worse than the disease. Twenty-seven days into the national lockdown, it is apparent that the union...
