Economic Reform News
Why did India decline to vote for IMF's USD 1B loan aid to Pakistan?
India abstained from voting on the IMF's USD 1 billion loan to Pakistan, citing concerns over cross-border terrorism and governance issues.
3 min read10 May 2025Why those calling for reforms in India may need a reality check
Calls for economic reforms have grown louder amid global uncertainty. But these fail to recognize the political conditions that must be met for such changes to go through and succeed.
4 min read20 Apr 2025Budget 2025: More reforms, private investments must for India to become $30 tn economy
Govt must lead by enhancing labor productivity, and infrastructure and energy efficiency, besides setting up large free-trade zones along the coast
3 min read3 Feb 2025India should advocate trade optimism in Manmohan Singh’s honour
Globalization stares at further reversals even as India’s economy needs an export-led boost. Advocacy of friction-free and low-barrier trade would serve our interests and also be a tribute to the liberalizer’s legacy.
3 min read30 Dec 2024Ajit Ranade on Manmohan Singh: Scholar, gentleman, great son of India
The rise of Manmohan Singh (1932-2024) from ordinary beginnings to a giant stature is a tribute to the genius of Indian democracy. Under his leadership, India clocked the highest ever growth rates. No other economist comes even close to his spectacular achievements
3 min read27 Dec 2024India needs to shake up its new political-economy consensus
From cash handouts and PSU retention to a rollback of pension reforms, the new economic policy consensus among political parties isn’t reformist. The challenge is to chalk out a widely acceptable economic agenda that is.
4 min read2 Dec 2024Pivoting from a cyclical response to the structural reform agenda
With cyclical policy space constrained, India’s focus should be on continued structural reform to trigger a private capex cycle.
6 min read16 Jul 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared