'Defence does not new 'planning commissions'; it needs an implementation commission.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Successive defence ministries have adopted the......
It has been said that by 2025, India could become among the top five economies in the world. If India does become a $5 trillion economy but gets all its rivers polluted, food chain poisoned and......
The Vijay Kelkar Committee on Direct Taxes first submitted its report in year 2003. The report generated a lot of excitement and anxiety among individual and corporates alike.So just what does the......
Vijay Kelkar, former finance secretary and advisor to the finance minister almost a decade ago, was mandated by the finance minister to give a report outlining a roadmap for fiscal......
Frayed tempers, a laptop that didn't work, a serious deficit in the persuasive powers ofVijay Kelkar and the Bharatiya Janata Party's staunch belief that good economics is only as good as the......
The Vijay Kelkar committee's recommendation to link foodgrain prices sold through ration shops with the minimum support price has stirred a debate. While many experts said the suggestion would go a......
The Vijay Kelkar committee has cautioned that India's current account deficit (CAD) might rise to a record 4.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012-13 if reforms to address this do......