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Sanjeev Ahluwalia
About the AuthorSanjeev Ahluwalia
The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    To create new India, 3 initiatives overdue

    PM Modi fell into the same rhetorical trap of belting out a preachy sermon but chose the wrong words.

    11 Jan 2017 1:14 AM IST

    Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Fiscal love for a sullen electorate

    The FM must provide a package' to soften the hard landing at home for returning migrant labour.

    20 Dec 2016 12:56 AM IST

    Income tax department on Thursday recovered at least Rs 73 crore cash, including Rs 8 crore in the new currency, and 100 kgs of gold bars in searches at multiple locations in Chennai, as per agency reports.Opinion
    Next, use Budget to target black money

    The ability to tax and to punish citizens as per the law is the best metric of sovereignty.

    10 Dec 2016 1:00 AM IST

    Firms with net worth of Rs 25 crore could operate 51 to 200 cash vans and companies with net worth of Rs 100 crore can operate more than 500 cash vans, the IBA said. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    In rush to go digital, don't junk cash yet

    One cannot develop an ecosystem for junking cash by fiat alone.

    28 Nov 2016 12:23 AM IST

    when banks experienced a deluge of cash, it was possible that bankers experienced cramps in their fingers. (Representational image)Opinion
    A noble objective, but execution is faulty

    Modi has targeted election financing and corruption as the root of the black economy.

    19 Nov 2016 12:27 AM IST

    Representational imageOpinion
    Will Udan be able to make Bharat soar?

    Udan is refreshingly simple and timely in its objectives.

    28 Oct 2016 12:26 AM IST

    The ratification by India, which has a population of over 1.2 billion, is expected to give momentum to the implementation of measures at the international level to control global warming.Opinion
    Green taxes' for cleaner India?

    India has traditionally punched above its weight in international affairs.

    4 Oct 2016 12:42 AM IST

    The fiscal policies around startup India initiative are highly commendable and will be responsible for creating quality jobs in India.Opinion
    Rural jobs & growth key to lasting reforms

    The Niti Aayog seems saddled with all kinds of residual work.

    28 Sept 2016 12:50 AM IST

    Indian Railways on Thursday signed an MoU with the Telangana government.Opinion
    Rail fare hike: There's nothing flexi' about it

    The golden goose of freight revenue funding the Railways is dying.

    10 Sept 2016 12:32 AM IST

    Jain Monk Muni Tarun Sagar addressing Haryana assembly on Friday (Image source: Twitter)Opinion
    Jain monk in House: Unhealthy precedent

    The “syncretic†culture of India is predominantly Hindu.

    31 Aug 2016 1:39 AM IST

    Unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 13 crore has been seized so far from various parts of Kerala. (Representational image)Opinion
    How viable are hiked wage rates

    Worker productivity clearly increases under private management.

    19 Aug 2016 12:57 AM IST

    All that screaming and bawling. Hows the baby going to put up with it?Opinion
    3 reforms to put railways on fast track

    The Railways must think of itself as part of a supply chain rather than a stand-alone competitor.

    28 July 2016 1:30 AM IST

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