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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.Opinion
    Stoke ‘animal spirits’ to let India breathe again

    Prime Minister Modi needs to take things in hand before the rot sets in deeper.

    25 Dec 2019 4:22 AM IST

    Active participation by the private sector in policy and rulemaking wherever they impinge on business should become a necessary practice, rather than the hush-hush, wink-wink business it is today. (Representional Image)Opinion
    Can govt let pvt sector take lead on growth?

    Bringing the private sector centre-stage requires a sea change in the manner of its participation and its role in...

    2 Dec 2019 12:36 AM IST

    World trade and China aside, the situation doesnt get any better for India even with the Asean countries, which constitute the 10 core countries of the proposed 16-nation RCEP. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    India dodges RCEP, but can’t avoid Reforms 2.0

    Exports to China account for just around 15 per cent, while another 11 per cent go to other destinations in East Asia.

    8 Nov 2019 12:23 AM IST

    Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo Juggernaut, Rs 699Lifestyle
    Saving the world from the bottom upwards

    The Banerjee-Duflo team are a curious blend of Eastern asceticism and thrift, European social ethics and the Anglo-Saxon...

    3 Nov 2019 1:57 AM IST

    The projection is lower than 6.1 per cent that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had forecast in early October.Opinion
    ‘Hybrid’ export growth models: Hope for India

    Government advisory committees come with implicit constraints to stay within the limits of what is politically doable.

    2 Nov 2019 2:04 AM IST

    Leave growth to pundits, let’s end poverty insteadOpinion
    Leave growth to pundits, let’s end poverty instead

    Punjab which did poorly on equality and not so good on poverty reduction is a star performer for reducing hunger.

    23 Oct 2019 4:45 AM IST

    Are these early shoots of a ‘reforms’ revival?Opinion
    Are these early shoots of a ‘reforms’ revival?

    This is a huge step away from the “Nelson’s eye” which was being turned to the crisis earlier.

    15 Oct 2019 12:20 AM IST

    Stoke demand to stop India slowing downOpinion
    Stoke demand to stop India slowing down

    Even this is optimistic and we could as well be seeing sub 5 per cent growth.

    5 Oct 2019 1:17 AM IST

    Tax reform in driblets keeps the party goingOpinion
    Tax reform in driblets keeps the party going

    The Indian market is over-priced at the prevailing real economic growth rate of five per cent of GDP.

    23 Sept 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Tinkering isn’t enough: Time for basic reformsOpinion
    Tinkering isn’t enough: Time for basic reforms

    A high-spend, high-tax rate regime works so long as growth is also high.

    14 Sept 2019 1:07 AM IST

    100 days of Modi 2.0: It’s time to get goingOpinion
    100 days of Modi 2.0: It’s time to get going

    Data on the economy five per cent growth last quarter a stepped decrease from eight per cent in the same quarter last...

    9 Sept 2019 12:06 AM IST

    Kashmir’s still waters run deepLifestyle
    Kashmir’s still waters run deep

    This is a highly readable account of the genesis and the tragedy of modern Kashmir.

    8 Sept 2019 2:54 AM IST

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