Watch what they do, not what they say

The Reserve Bank of India’s latest consumer confidence survey shows that 70 per cent of Indian families—those earning less than Rs 50,000 a month—feel the economy has worsened for them. ...

Manmohan Singh and Modi’s 10-year economic legacy—MNREGA safety vs unsafe jobs in Israel

The Interim Budget 2024 offers a neat milestone to compare economic, taxation, and expenditure philosophies of Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi’s ten-year tenures. ...

In huge capex bet, an audacity of hope

The FM has been audacious to attempt to strike this difficult balance in India’s $3 trillion economy amid such enormous global uncertainty and headwinds ...

The forced capex gamble in Budget 2023

The more important question is, where is the money for such large government expenditure coming from? Praveen Chakravarty February 6, ...

The forced capex gamble in Budget 2023

The more important question is, where is the money for such large government expenditure coming from? ...

The Economic Survey that wasn’t

The Survey of 2022-23 is, sadly, more a dry compilation of data to substantiate the government’s economic performance, than the ideal space to discuss some of the serious economic issues of the day ...