http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/SNarayan.aspx?NavId=88&NavsId=89 SNarayan- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:12:54 GMT 60 http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/13211406/A-tale-of-China8217s-conver.html If convergence of economic development was simple, India and China would have achieved inclusive growth long ago Policy Track | S. Narayan Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:16:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/13211406/A-tale-of-China8217s-conver.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/27215530/Reflecting-on-the-G20.html There is a need to differentiate the respect that the PM commands as a person from the strategy that India is adopting Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/27215530/Reflecting-on-the-G20.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/21203159/New-tools-new-approaches.html China is focusing on massive infrastructure investment--less than 40% of this is from its central budget Policy Track | S Narayan Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:01:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/21203159/New-tools-new-approaches.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/24211806/India-overheating-redux.html Changes in tariffs and financial sector reforms can wait. What people want is deliveries--of roads and power Policy Track | S Narayan Sun, 24 May 2009 15:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/24211806/India-overheating-redux.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/17222603/A-100day-agenda.html This is the strongest mandate for the Congress in 20 years, and it is important to recognize that there are clear expectations of the electorate, and that these should form the priorities for the government Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 17 May 2009 16:56:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/17222603/A-100day-agenda.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/10213459/New-political-priorities.html Irrespective of the coalition that comes to power and quite irrespective of the groups that vie for positions in power, the priorities for the nation have shifted, and are shifting Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 10 May 2009 16:04:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/10213459/New-political-priorities.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/04/26203217/Two-ideas-common-theme.html The low turnout at the polls is perhaps indicative of low expectations of overall governance, whatever the combination--at the same time, having seen outstanding performance in some sectors in the last five years, the public is eager to see more of the same Policy Track | S Narayan Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:02:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/04/26203217/Two-ideas-common-theme.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/03/15212417/The-run-of-money-amp-muscle.html What one sees in the media and debates are the grand discussions and alliances, the seat-sharing agreements and the give and take of candidacies, as individuals and parties fight for their space in the sun Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:54:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/03/15212417/The-run-of-money-amp-muscle.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/16204422/Fine-speech-but-little-else.html Smartly veiled behind Mukherjee’s confident interim budget speech were some worrying numbers like a revenue deficit of 4.4% of GDP against a target of 1%, which meant, India needs to borrow again Policy Track | S. Narayan Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:58:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/16204422/Fine-speech-but-little-else.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/04213312/Reasons-to-cheer-2009.html The speculative urge in the markets has been dampened, not entrepreneurship or the drive for self-improvement Policy Track | S. Narayan Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:43:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/04213312/Reasons-to-cheer-2009.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/18213754/Satyam-and-state-intervention.html The public has realized that it has to look out for itself, for, as always, punishing the guilty would take the lowest priority Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:14:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/18213754/Satyam-and-state-intervention.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/21220243/Beyond-mere-words.html The Fed has taken several unconventional steps to keep the economy afloat Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:32:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/21220243/Beyond-mere-words.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/12230459/Talking-lust-and-caution-over.html The directors who truly understand the nuances of lust and danger are Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee, two Asian directors who operate in a global milieu The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:28:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/12230459/Talking-lust-and-caution-over.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/07215338/Gas-pricing-and-rule-of-law.html The KG basin gas pricing case is an example that the government interprets contracts differently at different times Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:23:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/07215338/Gas-pricing-and-rule-of-law.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/27230312/Yes-you-can-go-green-and-not.html After all, the money I spend on a designer blouse could educate my maid’s children for a year The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:08:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/27230312/Yes-you-can-go-green-and-not.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/23223946/A-bond-market-at-a-cost.html It was against the backdrop of creating a smooth, independent bond market that the government announced in the 2007-08 Budget that the monetary management and debt management aspects of RBI would be separated Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:09:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/23223946/A-bond-market-at-a-cost.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/09221254/Getting-growth-back.html Indian stock markets’ decline has been triggered by news from across the world and accentuated by a small group of short-sellers who have relentlessly driven down prices of selected scrips and made a lot of money Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:42:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/09221254/Getting-growth-back.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/26225532/The-oil-price-opportunity.html Any populist move to cut petrol and diesel prices will make little difference to overall consumer prices Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:25:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/26225532/The-oil-price-opportunity.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/12231356/India-seen-from-Singapore.html Unless agriculture is commercialized and employment found in towns, India will never achieve its potential Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:43:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/12231356/India-seen-from-Singapore.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/28214952/The-crisis-will-hit-India-too.html The only surprise, viewing the scene from India, is that there is no evidence of any effort or strategy to deal with the aftermath Policy Track | S. Narayan Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:19:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/28214952/The-crisis-will-hit-India-too.html