As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday.
The former RBI deputy governor talked about the prospects of an economic revival, reforms in IMF, etc.
'The BJP leadership and its agriculture minister must make up their mind on what kind of corrective measures will be needed for Indian agriculture at this point in time.' 'The sooner Mr Singh provides policy clarity on this vital issue, the better are the chances of India's agriculture and farmers emerging out of their current mess,' says A K Bhattacharya.
South and South-West Asia could witness an economic growth of 5.3 per cent in 2015, which will be a four-year high.
Structural changes to government finances could be focus of the Union Budget, says Mihir S Sharma.
As the country readies to go to polls on July 25, one can't deny the role of the military, but there are other factors too.
The prime minister sees himself as the "vikas purush". But realising his government's agenda for development requires not just a more efficient administration but also a credible implementation plan, says Nitin Desai.
'Slowing down of the economy was mainly due to the demonetisation shock...' 'If you cut off the oxygen supply to a patient in the ICU and the patient dies, the patient does not come alive again when you restore the oxygen supply.'
'Four years into his tenure and Modi still has no idea what is wrong with the agriculture sector!'
Without some firmer pledge of debt relief, neither Greece nor the IMF is likely to accept a deal
England, who have won both the one-day and Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, play a two-day practice match in Colombo before heading to Galle which hosts the first of the three Test matches from November 6.
Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers.
There are a couple of proposals, however, whose goals are not easily achievable.
'Whatever the result on December 18, Rahul has succeeded.' 'He has taken the battle to the rival's territory, and forced him to take him more seriously than he has done so far, or would have wished to.' 'A party, dominating and powerful as the BJP today, is spending all its time attacking the leader of one with just 46 seats in the Lok Sabha, and in the woods in Gujarat for 22 years.' 'This isn't the script the BJP had written,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.' The Budget speech past CII president Naushad Forbes wants to hear.
A reformed Planning Commission should reflect the diversity of Indian debate.
The new numbers did not apparently pass consistency checks with production, inputs, or movements in the National Stock Exchange.
There is a link between objectives and commitments.
If oil prices rise, the government would face an uncomfortable political decision.
The tall claims that the state administration, particularly Modi's highly charged PR machinery has created to hardsell the state, and in turn Modi himself, are not reinforced by the numbers
Under constant attack from his political opponents, the public and the media, he is said to have withdrawn into a shell, says Anita Katyal
The shift from 'one country, one tax' to four tax rates could dilute possible gains on GDP, warns T N Ninan.
In a path-breaking verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday said bureaucrats should not act on verbal orders given by political bosses as it sought an end to frequent transfers and suggested a fixed tenure to insulate them from political interference.
The government has taken a number of steps to address the situation faced by farmers.
Some organisational changes are likely in some of the key army formations.
However, he refrained from speaking on Mexican immigrants and also declined to repeat his frequent promise to force Mexico to pay for the wall.
The full transcript of the exclusive interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Overall, the Survey warned that unless shifts in the vision of development were articulated and embraced, the Indian economy would lose the chance to move to a high-growth trajectory.
'As the financier, she controls the party.'
Shaken by Justice RM Lodha committee's recommended reforms of its governance structure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to call a Special General Meeting (SGM) within the next two weeks to discuss the implications of the report.
There is much work to be done to design a good GST.
'No one needs to lose sleep if a person with better operational credentials supersedes lesser endowed peers,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
It is time to take a few macroeconomic risks to kick start the growth.
The second-longest serving chairman introduced quite a few measures for the primary market and implemented a new corporate governance framework.
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
The Modi government's array of economic policy has been impressive.
'Making the railways better is a different type of a challenge.'
'Whoever whispered in his ears that go for demonetisation, misled him completely' and the PM lacked the sagacity to know that it would not work, Yashwant Sinha tells Archis Mohan.