'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail Monday and alleged he was being treated like a terrorist, even as Aam Aadmi Party said its government in Delhi will start......
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday called for better information sharing among various agencies of the government to check tax evasion. "I think organisations must come forward to share......
With the fall of Congress, Chidambaram's political graph too started moving southwards. He once presented a 'Dream Budget' and helmed the crucial finance as well as home ministries but today......
The finance minister could improve the quality of public spending, which could mean placing greater emphasis on capital expenditure and a closer review of revenue spending, such as subsidies, to......
Finance Minister P Chidambaram faces the challenge of reviving the economy, fiscal consolidation and improving prospects for the common man.Over the years, India has seen different finance......
Finance Minister P Chidambaram wants to see at least two to three Indian banks among the world's largest. His best bet is state-owned State Bank of India.Its assets (along with those of its......
The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......
The government said on Monday it will converge the MNREGA and other schemes to meet the challenges of drought-like situation in several states and enhance imports of commodities in short-supply to......