Despite all of the PM's many strengths, it is increasingly clear that he does not necessarily have a coherent and clear worldview on matters of macro policy.
The US wants to split Sino-India ties, says the Chinese media.
If oil prices rise, the government would face an uncomfortable political decision.
'If it works, something good can come out of this tragedy for the common public good,' say Dr Prasad Gadgil and Dr Kunal Basu.
'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore.
In its essence, GST is a national level system of value added taxation of goods and services, says Shankar Acharya.
'Well begun is half done, today there are more hits than misses by the Modi government in its support towards science in India,' says Pallava Bagla.
Higher education policy may be at the core of the Tamil Nadu assembly polls next May, with a potential to break the ties between the ruling AIADMK in the state and the BJP counterpart at the national level, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'The economy may not improve unless you admit there are some problems.'
Infrastructure and inflation targeting are expected to be top priorities for the new Reserve Bank of India governor, says A V Rajwade.
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
India has built two top-secret facilities in Karnataka to enrich uranium in pursuit of its hydrogen bomb dream.
His finest years came when he served as deputy governor under C Rangarajan.
Gimmicks such as appointing high-profile brand ambassadors like Sachin Tendulkar will not work.
'She must first change the Rules of Business 1961 that makes the defence secretary and not the defence minister responsible for the defence of the country!' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd.)
China's intended role for AIIB is not so different from the existing Western lenders like the World Bank.
The Genie will contain lots of gamified apps.
'Some of his decisions were not so good, but his intentions were always guided by a deep national interest.'
'We are rolling out a vaccine when we don't even have the phase 2 trial results; forget about phase 3 trial results.' 'Why are we playing with people's lives?'
This gains importance in the backdrop of speculation on a second term for Raghuram Rajan.
What India should not do is take the path China took at one stage to become the world's foremost cheap factory, says Subir Roy.
Since the inception of the code, the threat of insolvency has brought many debtors in line
Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap dividend distribution tax to revive investment cycle and promote growth.
Officials said Sebi first proposed to the FinMin to amend the relevant provisions in the Sebi Act to discontinue RBI's representation on its board, as it already has adequate presence of government nominees and in its over 25 years of existence the regulator has evolved as an "effective and one of the best in the world".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a conducive environment for manufacturers, including a discrimination-free tax system
The revival of long-term growth is highly dependent on the revival of private investment.
The more competent junior or the outsider with experience in the field should get the higher post.
Corporate India at present is more indebted than all state govts put together.
While stating that a strong government should be led by those who have expertise, motivation and integrity and can provide the needed public good, Rajan warned that "strong governments, may not, however, move in the right direction".
The post-crisis debate on capital account management focuses on matching instruments with vulnerabilities.
There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual', such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna.
A K Bhattacharya digs into the yet-to-be-public report on ways to curb black money and finds out that Modi's next moves could include action on dabba trading, hawala, and education.
N R Bhanumurthy, professor of economics at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, and the author of the series, presented in a report to the National Statistical Commission, explains to Abhishek Waghmare various aspects of the methodology.
A PTI tally of figures announced by states and UTs, as of 9.30 pm, showed the total number of confirmed cases having risen to close to 2.1 lakh and the death toll to approximately 6,000, showing an increase of nearly 9,000 cases since Tuesday evening and at least 273 more fatalities in this time period.
Exemptions, and the fact that farm income is outside the tax net, ensure that India's tax-GDP ratio stays low.
Sebi has pushed for better corporate governance of listed companies through measures such as the need for a succession policy
Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey explains how complexities of foreign exchange rules are used by India Inc to dispute contractual obligations.
Sectors throw up a wishlist for the Finance Minister.
IT services market in the country grew at a slower pace of 7.4 per cent to Rs 22,826.2 crore ($ 3.76 billion) in the January-June 2014 period, mainly due to political and economic uncertainty amid Lok Sabha polls, research firm IDC said.
The RBI cited lower-than-expected inflation, weak crude prices and weak demand, as well as the government's commitment to sticking to a fiscal deficit target as reasons.
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