Week beginning March 12 will unveil, one-by-one, new information and data that will have a bearing on Budget.
This and the other six agreements seek to boost economic and strategic ties between the two countries.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Sanya, China on Tuesday at the Phoenix International Airport to attend the BRICS Summit that will see the formal induction of South Africa as the fifth member of the emerging economies group, which already has Brazil, Russia, India and China as members.
Government decision-making may soon become a casualty
If he expects the states to take steps for controlling inflation, he should also respect the country's federal structure and not assume a veto power at the GST Council.
Is the exit of the capital markets joint secretary the reason behind this, wonders A K Bhattacharya.
If Kamal Nath launches a broadside, it is because his ministry now can no longer afford to ignore the advice that comes from Yojana Bhavan.
With an eighth council now in place, no one can accuse Manmohan Singh of being ill-advised.
Govt should examine how SEZs can overcome their main problems over land acquisition.
Almost without exception, all ministers from non-Congress coalition partners of the UPA have been behaving as though they are a law unto themselves.
The media has created a new paradigm for its news perspective. It will write about issues that concern and directly affect its readers.It will also present news, whatever be its content or significance, provided that news is offered to it by the establishment, be it the state or the advertising community.
Since few read discussion papers or Parliament committee reports on Budgets, this doesn't help policymaking
Popular anguish over the slow pace of economic reforms has grown more intense in the last few weeks even as Congress President Sonia Gandhi takes charge as the head of the National Advisory Council and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's grip on the policy-making apparatus of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government appears to get weaker.
Mamata Banerjee's decision on land acquisition policy for dedicated freight corridor has very serious implications, says A K Bhattacharya.
oining the same profession one's father belongs to inevitably leads people to compare and contrast the son with the father
While the government stifled PSUs' operational autonomy, competition from the private sector hit their market share.
For how many more years will the annual Budget circus continue in its current form? This is a question often asked at post-Budget seminars held across the country every year around this time.
There is scepticism in some quarters that the Budget for 2010-11, while spreading cheer, may be skating on thin ice. For instance, some of its assumptions will give way if the non-tax revenue projections turn out to be castles in the air.
The FM's proposal on new banks and a Financial Stability and Development Council could spark tension with RBI.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discusses Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Parliament on Friday with Business Standard's A K Bhattacharya.
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