Dialogue with Virmani

The report of the Task force on FRBM Act 2003 was made public last week. The report discusses the Fiscal challenges and the role of Tax ref...

The CMP and the statements of some of the coalition partners had lead to a lot speculation in the media and many fears. The PM’s address to...

When the UPA government came to power about 40 days ago, there were exaggerated fears about the negative role of the left and of some of the...

Before discussing the budget it is useful to recall that the new government has in power for a little over one month. A new government take...

As most readers know, the budget consists of two parts: The revenue and expenditure accounts of the government (the ‘fisc’) and policy refor...

The new government took over in mid-May and will barely have time to settle in before presenting a budget. This is, however, not a serious ...

The voting in an election depends on a host of economic and social factors (e.g. caste, feudal state machinery, informal terror), as well as...