For an irrationally exuberant market yearning to look up, the politically-untenable legislative reforms proposals that climaxed after 40 months and changing partners may be good enough to deliver a 1,000-point Sensex return.
Gautam Chikarmane writes.
It’s not easy to understand the term “fiscal consolidation”, leave alone fix it, but last week’s Vijay Kelkar report makes a valiant attempt.
Gautam Chikermane writes.
Why now? From diplomats and tourists to businessmen and neighbours, that’s the refrain I hear. What was the need for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stake his government, his reputation and increase prices of everyday items, from gas cylinders to diesel? Gautam Chikermane writes
Communication has never been a strong point of the hubris-infested UPA government. Too busy sunning in inertia, it has given the impression that this is a government less interested in ‘governing’, more in ‘ruling’.
Gautam Chikermane writes.
Communication has never been a strong point of the hubris-infested UPA government. Too busy sunning in inertia, it has given the impression that this is a government less interested in ‘governing’, more in ‘ruling’.
Gautam Chikermane writes.
If it is growth you're looking for, here is a forecast: you won't see it till September 2014. Maybe, I'm being hyper-cynical, but the reason is politics and the argument is simple. Gautam Chikermane writes.
Being anonymous is fine as long as your anonymity is not hurting anyone. But when you cross that line of decency, you lose your licence to anonymity.
Gautam Chikermane writes.
Rather early, but if talks around Elections 2014 have begun, here’s a simple slogan that all our political parties, without exception, must embrace: Mera Bharat, Ameer Bharat (my India, wealthy India).
Countries that gained independence around the same time as India have done better economically. Can we shake off our complacency and rise to the occasion?
Gautam Chikermane writes.
The idea of economic growth as a national priority is new and will take some time to settle down. Gautam Chikermane writes.
Unless 850 million Indians who live on under $2 a day are assured basic amenities, all of the urban reformist talk is just that — talk. Gautam Chikermane writes.
When the very first declaration the world's top 20 leaders talk about "jobs", you know that the Group of 20 (G20) is finally moving out of the clutches of Wall Street's spreadsheets and is headed towards where economics is supposed to be and serve in the first place — people. Gautam Chikermane writes.
We can stay in denial about the world’s top three rating agencies raising alarms about the Indian economy in less than two weeks and call it a “herd mentality”. Gautam Chikermane writes.
Two years ago, the FM said we can't ‘take our high growth for granted’. Now, he seems to be doing just that. Gautam Chikermane writes.
After stewarding the Indian economy to its highest-ever economic dream run of eight years, our economic managers are now suffering from a never-seen-before hubris. What can be done for the economy?
Gautam Chikermane suggests 10 ideas.