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As India’s tiger economy stirs again
Aresh Shirali
A revival hinges on how Arun Jaitley addresses the Centre’s fiscal deficit
The inheritance of ruins
After ten years of the UPA regime’s fiscal recklessness and figure fudging, Arun Jaitley has his task cut out for him: take the economy to the next level of growth
The Rail Minister’s Target Audience
Clearly, Pawan Kumar Bansal will not jeopardise his political career for the Indian Railways
Rs 1 crore crore: a Lever Long Enough?
India’s GDP is set to hit a big round figure of Rs 1 crore crore this new financial year. Here’s hoping it evokes reflection, not triumphalism
To the Poor with Love
The Government gets serious about subsidies in the form of direct cash transfers to the needy
Scheduled Cast
Almost every big-budget movie is losing money in Bollywood. And yet, even if a small-budget movie makes thrice its cost, the industry does not count it as a blockbuster. Welcome to the warped economics of la-la-land
Withdrawal Anxiety
On 26 February, Pranab Mukherjee is expected to start rolling back the fiscal stimulus. How exactly he does it will be under close watch.
London Dreams
A tale about the musical ambitions of two Punjabi boys. But did it need to be so opulent?
Budget
Grant Pranab Mukherjee this. His Budget for 2009-10 gives UPA-2 a sound if unflamboyant start, with much strokeplay left to come
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