A credible step for deeper engagementThe India-ASEAN FTA, more correctly the PTA, will reportedly be formalised at the India-ASEAN (for Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in Bangkok in December 2008.
September 21, 2008
There’s a case for a vigorous, long-term engagement with AfricaThere are encouraging signs that India and Africa are embarking on long-term initiatives, which can help address key developmental challenges.
May 14, 2008
Choose equality and merit over reservationsThe five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court has conditionally upheld the 93rd Constitutional Amendment and the Reservation Act
April 16, 2008
Budget has given the elderly only so much to cheerIndia is currently experiencing a demographic phase characterised by declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancy, thanks to improved nutrition and health services.
March 5, 2008
It’s time to further rationalise small savings schemesThe primary objective of the small savings program was to promote the savings habit, especially among those with limited incomes and savings potential.
February 6, 2008
Getting a hang of the Cs and Ps of governance in GujaratThe social, economic and internal security performance of Gujarat since the late 1990s has been favourably assessed by nearly all objective and serious researchers and observers, whether domestic or international.
January 9, 2008
Time we encouraged public policy educationOne of the widely recognised weaknesses of India’s fiscal system is that budgetary outlays at various levels of the public sector are not being efficiently converted
December 12, 2007
Safeguards needed on sovereign wealth fundsThe size of the SWFs is difficult to estimate due to lack of transparency, and absence of international monitoring mechanism.
November 30, 2007
Asean summit disappoints as rhetoric trumps realityWhile the rhetoric is of Asean as a “community,” the reality is that not only the political and social compacts, but also the interests of member states diverge markedly.
November 28, 2007
Better fiscal institutions the need of the hourWith preparations underway for the Union Budget 2008-09, it is an appropriate time to discuss sustainability of the overall fiscal targets set under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act of 2003.
November 14, 2007
Exit tax: An idea whose time should not comeProposal to recover subsidy amount from graduates leaving the country is an inconsequential one.
November 2, 2007
ASEAN+6 is optimal for Asian integrationThere is widespread consensus that Asia’s weight in global affairs will increase significantly in the 21st century.
October 17, 2007
New frontier for the local institutionsAccording to a recent report by the United Nations Population Fund on ‘State of World Population, 2007’, India is urbanising at a rate higher than the world average.
October 3, 2007
|
Our columnists
Contributors
|
|
||||||