US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage hoped that the thaw between India and Pakistan would gain strength.
Congratulate the man who beat all the odds and proves that nice guys don't always finish last.
Corporate honchos on Wednesday expressed confidence that Manmohan Singh as prime minister would take the economic reforms, initiated by him in 1991, to their logical conclusion.\n\n\n\n
The old India was economically fragmented. New India will create one tax, one market, one nation, said Jaitley.
The economic reforms process has got a boost following the presidential assent to the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Bill, 2002 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2002.\n\n\n\n
Lauding India's economic reform process, the Asian Development Bank expected the country's economy to grow by 7-8 per cent in the medium term and said it would step up its loan exposure to $2 billion annually.
Planning Commission Member N K Singh on Wednesday said there was a need to continue with crucial economic reforms to sustain eight per cent GDP growth.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday night is understood to have cleared the agenda for action initiated by the Planning Commission to spur economic reforms in the current fiscal.
Thanks to over two decades of economic reforms, the income of Beijingers has risen 500 per cent since 1978, allowing them to lead a 'well-to-do' lifestyle as shown in a decline in the Engel's coefficient.
Modi sarkar took few initiatives to uplift the poor strate of society.
India's economic reforms are the subject of a three-day conference at the Stanford University in USA from June six, with several Indian experts being among the participants.
India will surpass China as the world's fastest growing economy in the next 2-3 years, says RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani.
Nearly 60 million workers across India, roughly equivalent to the entire population of France, will go on strike on Wednesday to protest against economic reforms.
'Modi has shown political courage by instituting several economic reforms which include demonetisation, ushering in GST, eradication of benami transactions...'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said government would continue reforms by taking executive actions.
'The current crisis is one of incomes, driven by poor job growth, agrarian distress and poor investment sentiment,' notes Harsh Pati Singhania, director, JK Organisation.
Taking a dig at those opposing the ongoing economic reforms in the country, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Arun Jaitley has said the post-liberalisation gains were overlooked in the prevailing ''syndrome of cynicism''. \n\n\n\n
Around 40% of India Inc feels that Modi govt's biggest weakness in the last 6 months has been its slow pace of economic reforms.
Here is a sample of 'PC-speak' during a meeting he had with a select group of brokers in Mumbai on Wednesday evening.
The stock markets on Monday crashed, witnessing a historic fall of 16 per cent in a day triggered by uncertainty over economic reforms and policies of the new government at the Centre.
Unperturbed by the change of guard at the Centre, India Inc on Thursday exuded confidence that economic reforms would continue to be the focal point of the new government even as it emphasised on stability.\n\n\n\n
The Cabinet reshuffle has yielded two unexpected spinoffs - it has altered equations in the second rung of the BJP's leadership and has put ministers under pressure to pursue economic reform in their ministries.
If India grows at 6% per annum, it will take 14 years to reach the per capita income level of China and 104 years to reach the US levels. So more and speedy reforms are needed.
DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund on Monday launched three new schemes and targets to raise Rs 750 crore (Rs 7.50 billion) through the initial public offering for these schemes.
Arun Jaitley opted for a fiscal deficit of 3.9% in 2015-16.
The landslide victory of Indias ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in a crucial state poll in Gujarat will help the federal coalition government boost its economic reforms agenda and speed up its privatisation drive.
Retail rates of the fuel will now reflect international movement in oil prices.
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