He said the NDA's work culture was different from that of the previous governments.
'The finance minister has told the BJP's core voters we are hearing you and we are sensitive to your aspirations.'
No one expects the government to publicly concede policy mistakes. But it can shed denial; and, stop the point-winning debating style to the formulation of public policy, says Rahul Khullar.
'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.'
While the widespread feeling is that employment growth has been sluggish, some argue that, since sabka vikas slogan will most probably not deliver, Mr Modi and the BJP are going in for an unambiguous strategy of Hindu consolidation, says Subir Roy.
'We are in the reverse gear and we are not there anywhere compared to the rest of the world'
The government should now focus on governance and monitoring the supply side to manage inflation, says M V Subramanian.
Mohandas Pai took part in an hour-long chat on rediff.com
It emphasised that agricultural infrastructure needs considerable investments and hence Section 80IA benefits must be extended to all such investments like IT infrastructure, computers, VSAT, solar panels, water harvesting facilities, storage etc.
