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Most‒read expertspeak in 2019
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Dec 30, 2019

Most‒read expertspeak in 2019

Our 20 most–read expertspeak this year.

Budget 2019: Mobilising investment by open capital account and constrained fiscal policy a risky gamble
Indian Economy | Economics and Finance
Jul 12, 2019

Budget 2019: Mobilising investment by open capital account and constrained fiscal policy a risky gamble

The attempt to woo FIIs and FPIs may look like an innovative step to mobilise investment from abroad, yet this is a gamble which may or may not pay of

| Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
Budget 2019: A confused path to $5 trillion dream?
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms
Jul 09, 2019

Budget 2019: A confused path to $5 trillion dream?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seemed to be the chief protagonist of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of India becoming a $5 trillion econo

David Rusnok
#Budget 2019-20: Steel katora will cost more, but e-vehicles will fetch relief
Indian Economy
Jul 07, 2019

#Budget 2019-20: Steel katora will cost more, but e-vehicles will fetch relief

| Kanchan Gupta
Budget of small things that contributes to the government’s larger $5 trillion narrative
Indian Economy
Jul 05, 2019

Budget of small things that contributes to the government’s larger $5 trillion narrative

Sitharaman’s Budget seeks to inject efficiencies into the regulatory system.

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French
Economic Survey says policy uncertainty has reduced; businesses may not agree
Indian Economy
Jul 04, 2019

Economic Survey says policy uncertainty has reduced; businesses may not agree

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French
A special task for India’s first full-time woman FM
Indian Economy | Gender | Economic Reforms | Inclusion
Jul 04, 2019

A special task for India’s first full-time woman FM

In the coming budget, concrete ideas of increasing women’s participation in the workforce should be included. There has to be an increased allocatio

David Rusnok
Budget 2019: Sitharaman should embrace inflation to deliver growth
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms
Jul 02, 2019

Budget 2019: Sitharaman should embrace inflation to deliver growth

Since data has changed, there are only three words that should define Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2019 — growth, growth, growth.

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French
Budget must deliver, legislation must enable; 8 ideas for Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Economy
May 31, 2019

Budget must deliver, legislation must enable; 8 ideas for Nirmala Sitharaman

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French
Indian economy: All is not well
Indian Economy | Agriculture
Feb 25, 2019

Indian economy: All is not well

Agriculture remains stressed as food inflation remains low. India Inc. is not doing well either.

Jayshree Sengupta
What the defence budget 2019 says about the Indian Army
Defence and Security | Indian Defence
Feb 15, 2019

What the defence budget 2019 says about the Indian Army

The Indian army is a manpower-intensive military. With the second largest military in terms of personnel, the Indian armed forces have always faced a

Arjan de Haan
Creating jobs for the youth
Indian Economy | Skilling
Feb 15, 2019

Creating jobs for the youth

The public sector is a big employer of youth, but its share as a job provider has been shrinking despite the fact that government jobs are the preferr

David Rusnok | Jayshree Sengupta
The PM-Kisan Scheme: Moving in the wrong direction
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | Agriculture
Feb 11, 2019

The PM-Kisan Scheme: Moving in the wrong direction

Upon close scrutiny of the scheme, an obvious question comes to the forefront: was the scheme a governance measure or political manipulation?

Hosuk Lee-Makiyama | Anushka Shah | Aparajit Pandey
Budget 2019: Where will the money come from?
Indian Economy
Feb 04, 2019

Budget 2019: Where will the money come from?

Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
ORF takes on the budget
Indian Economy | Healthcare | Gender | Indian Defence | Development Partnerships
Feb 02, 2019

ORF takes on the budget

How does the interim budget impact some of the most critical facets of the Indian economy?

Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran | SHOURYA GORI
ORF takes on the budget
Indian Economy | Healthcare | Gender | Indian Defence | Development Partnerships
Feb 02, 2019

ORF takes on the budget

How does the interim budget impact some of the most critical facets of the Indian economy?

Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran
Interim Budget: The political economy of stagnation
Indian Economy
Feb 01, 2019

Interim Budget: The political economy of stagnation

The puzzle of India’s political economy is to reconcile the expectations of “Great Society” welfare with stagnating middle-income productivity.

Mihir Swarup Sharma
Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy
Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas

It is a budget whose politics overrides its economics, whose economics plays with politics, and whose pitch is sharply focused on Elections 2019.

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French
Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy
Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas

It is a budget whose politics overrides its economics, whose economics plays with politics, and whose pitch is sharply focused on Elections 2019.

Gautam Chikermane
Budget 2019: Smart politics, smart economics
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy
Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019: Smart politics, smart economics

Key proposals unveiled in this budget are primarily aimed at rural communities and the urban middle classes.

Kanchan Gupta | Kanchan Gupta
Should India embrace Universal Basic Income scheme?
Indian Economy
Jan 31, 2019

Should India embrace Universal Basic Income scheme?

While the jury is yet to be out globally on the UBI, it has many takers in India.

Niranjan Sahoo
Budget 2019

Budget 2019
Budget 2019 today needs forward-looking ideas
Indian Economy
Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019 today needs forward-looking ideas

The revenue from the Central Goods and Services Tax remains significantly below the target of Rs 6 trillion.

Sanjeev Ahluwalia
Big budget promises can’t mask govt’s poor economic performance
Indian Economy
Feb 01, 2019

Big budget promises can’t mask govt’s poor economic performance

The government’s promises on jobs and farmers’ incomes have fallen flat, so it may look to fill the gap with ‘sound and fury’.

| Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
Bring back credibility to the union budget
Indian Economy
Jun 12, 2019

Bring back credibility to the union budget

Sustainable magic requires that the magician remain credible.

Sanjeev Ahluwalia
Marching to a new drumbeat: What to expect from Budget
Indian Economy
Jul 01, 2019

Marching to a new drumbeat: What to expect from Budget

Budget FY2020 should break this dismal trend and increase capital expenditure to 2 per cent of projected GDP.

Sanjeev Ahluwalia
No, domestic demand alone won't induce foreign investors to come to India
Indian Economy
Jul 09, 2019

No, domestic demand alone won't induce foreign investors to come to India

Thinking India can induce enough private investment just because of the size of its market is a big mistake

Mihir Swarup Sharma
Sitharaman hits all the buttons, sticks to basics
Indian Economy
Jul 08, 2019

Sitharaman hits all the buttons, sticks to basics

Despite a long speech there were no magic bullets presented to kickstart a virtuous cycle of investment, growth and jobs.

Sanjeev Ahluwalia
South Asia Weekly Report | Volume XII; Issue 28
Healthcare | Economics and Finance
Jul 15, 2019

South Asia Weekly Report | Volume XII; Issue 28

Examining ‘Dollar Bonds’ in the Indian budget, drug trafficking in Myanmar — and other news from South Asia.

The Chabahar disconnect
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Economic Diplomacy
Jul 12, 2019

The Chabahar disconnect

Harsh V. Pant
The PM-KISAN challenge
Agriculture
Feb 15, 2019

The PM-KISAN challenge

The top-down, rushed approach of the government in reaching out to farmers is likely to end in failure

Aparna Roy | Monica Marcela Jaime Torres
We need not whine about India’s small defence budget
Defence and Security | Internal Security | Indian Defence
Jul 11, 2019

We need not whine about India’s small defence budget

The need of the hour is to double down on defence reforms with strategic foresight.

Harsh V. Pant
Why India’s new defence budget falls short
Defence and Security | Indian Economy
Feb 14, 2019

Why India’s new defence budget falls short

The new budget does little to advance the very objectives the country has outlined for itself.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
‘Dream state’ comes alive
Indian Economy | Agriculture
Feb 02, 2019

‘Dream state’ comes alive

The NDA’s interim Budget ticks all the boxes, but issues remain

David Rusnok