'A lot will depend on the first Aayog and the power it derives.' Rashme Sehgal on what we can expect from the Planning Commission's replacement. One of the main edifices of the Nehruvian era, the......
The most immediate challenge for growth is the disruption of the global economy brought about by the Ukraine war and related sanctions, the Covid shutdowns in China and the rising tide of......
Stepped up public expenditure must be accompanied by focused policies, advises Vinayak Chatterjee. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has let it known that in the......
There are attempts to reconfigure the RBI's policy formulation processes. But it would need much more than monetary policy to revive animal spirits, notes Alok Sheel. The hyperinflationary 1970s......
'IR must cleanly separate its commercial work from social objective' 'If I am going to set up a rail track in the north-east, money will be required to come from the finance ministry.' 'If......
The NITI Aayog will surely continue to both formulate plans and engage with the states, says AK Bhattacharya. The Planning Commission has been abolished. A new body in its place has been set up -......