'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

'Look at the number of billionaires, the number of new billionaires in India.''Adani and Ambani are not the only ones.''What's wrong with people making money as long as it benefits us?' IMAGE: A......

'There will be a return to CAA/NRC soon'

'At a time when the economy is depressed, a pandemic is raging, and the Chinese are making noises on the border, the NRC could be resuscitated.' IMAGE: Hundreds of Muslim women protest in Mumbai......

Why a second term for Modi seems IFFY

'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.''This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar......

War of words over demonetisation intensifies

The sabre-rattling between parties on rival sides of the political divide over demonetisation showed no signs of softening on Saturday with the government accusing Congress of engaging in "fear......

'Government doesn't believe unemployment is a problem'

'Unemployment barely figures in the Budget except as a derived demand from industry and infrastructure.''There is no effort at direct attack on unemployment.' IMAGE: Workers at a wholesale market......

All eyes on GDP forecast by Economic Survey despite recent misses

The pre-budget Economic Survey, which is tabled in Parliament ahead of the Union Budget to present the state of the economy and suggest policy prescriptions, quite often misses on the GDP forecast,......

V Anantha Nageswaran is India's new Chief Economic Advisor

The government on Friday appointed economist V Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA).   Nageswaran, an academic and former executive with Credit Suisse Group AG and Julius......

What Is India's True GDP?

'How low GDP would have been, we don't know.''It raises serious questions because so many indicators are pointing to such a sharp decline and GDP estimates are still showing 4 per cent growth.'......

FM lauds India's historic win in Australia during budget speech

India's spectacular Australia triumph represents country's unsuppressed thirst to succeed: Finance minister Sitharaman IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after......