There has never been a moment in India's history when it has been so adrift in the world, so confused about what it stands for and against and so humiliated, asserts Aakar Patel.
It would involve constructing over 125,000 kilometres of roads and would form part of the third phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
China and India have become the two strongest driving forces for the world's economic growth.
Sustained rural poverty can't be eradicated without capacity building.
A smartly executed reform-recap will be the best booster for the economy, says Ajay Chhibber.
Rural outlay may go up 23% to reduce pains of demonetisation
Official panel points to bid deficiencies in rural job guarantee, pensions, housing and other programmes.
About 80 per cent of the companies that are registered are essentially non-IT.
There were heightened expectations from Budget 2017 after the impact of note ban on different sections but most remain unfulfilled.
Jaitley has managed the difficult feat of sticking to the fiscal correction.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh interacts with readers on Rediff Chat as he discusses the period that changed India's history, forever.
