SL Rao

Many hits, many misses

The Budget seems more like a continuation of the Interim Budget the UPA presented earlier this year

Free infra of govt control

Truly independent regulators must ensure that tariffs give reasonable return to investors and are fair on consumers

Government-ownership must end

The economy will move forward faster if PSUs are privatised and the government develops infrastructure with the earnings

Spot the difference

How do India’s top two political parties measure up against each other? In practice, the BJP increasingly seems headed the…

Fighting inequality

Policies aimed at income equality have never worked. The government needs to invest in education and skill development

Shelve self-regulation

Professional associations can set standards, conduct examinations, license practitioners, but misdemeanours should be covered by legislation

Superficial versus deep reforms

Rahul Gandhi may consider them game-changers and the finance minister magic, but they don?t even scratch the surface in terms…

Column : Fuel for power

The CAG?s reports on coal have raised a furore. The estimates of revenues lost by government are to a large…

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