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Nirmala Sitharaman’s Maiden Budget is an Exercise in Taming Policy Uncertainty

18/07/2019

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While pragmatic, its fiscal marksmanship is a pressing concern.

 

Policy uncertainty can cause a severe drag on economic growth. The maiden budget by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was a judicious narrative of how to lessen the policy uncertainties. She has not deviated from the …


The draft NEP and the Question of Finances

12/07/2019

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(Co-authored with Arvind Sardana)
 
The Draft National Education Policy is an ambitious document that aims to bring in wide-spread reforms in the field of education and research. But do we have enough money to realize these goals? Sukanya Bose and Arvind Sardana examine this …

A silent fiscal crisis?

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08/07/2019

The ability of government to shrink the expenditures in 2019-20 would severely strain attempts to maintain fiscal discipline.

 

This year’s Budget speech was the first I have seen that, in my memory, has no paragraphs on the fiscal situation which, along with the tax proposals, …

Interview With CNBC TV18

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08/07/2019

Union Budget 2019 is a prudent one and I'm very happy about that: PMEAC member Rathin Roy

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Adequate Budgets for Children is key to sustainable development

06/07/2019

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Adequate Budgets for Children is key to sustainable development 
Modi 2.0 Budget: Good initiatives; More needed for Every last Child
Amarnath Habbar Kalle, NIPFP, Alka Singh, Save the Children
With Inputs from Rohit Dutta, NIPFP and Shivani Bhaskar, Save the Children