December 2017

Committed to raising India’s share in global trade: Prabhu

Bureaucracy Today, December 23, 2017
The government is committed to increasing India’s contribution to global trade in a “very significant” manner, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said today. More…

India cannot take shortcuts to development

Live Mint, December 21, 2017
There are no shortcuts to development. Nevertheless, Indian policymakers may now be tempted to attempt two more, the first two having landed the economy in swamps from which further progress was difficult. More…

India’s exports will ride global manufacturing revival

Live Mint, December 18, 2017
India’s exports grew 30.56% for November 2017, which looks wonderful until you recollect that November 2016 was the month when demonetisation started. More…

This Highway Running Through Three Countries Will Transform the Northeast

Better India, December 14, 2017
Since the dawn of liberalisation in the 1990s, the Indian economy has undergone rapid transformation, breaking the shackles of state control one step at a time and bringing much prosperity. One region that goes missing in this story is the Northeast. More…