finance minister

The Fall of Mani Saar

Ullekh NP

He was considered the ultimate political survivor. Now, Kerala’s 82-year-old finance minister and the country’s longest-serving MLA stands disgraced

‘We will use every provision in the Constitution to push reforms’

PR Ramesh

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke to Open’s Managing Editor PR Ramesh and shared his ideas on reviving the Indian economy. Edited excerpts:

“The Neo-Middle Class has to be supported”

PR Ramesh

As the architect of the Narendra Modi Government’s first Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke to our Managing Editor, PR Ramesh. Excerpts

Over to Chidambaram

Shailendra Tyagi

Chidambaram is back at the Finance Ministry but with less fiscal space to manoeuvre

Between his first term as Finance Minister in the early 90s, when Manmohan Singh ushered in economic reforms, and his second term now, India has changed dramatically. But Manmohan Singh in 2012 is a different man, with a different boss and political circumstances. There are powerful reasons though why he must push key reforms

Rejoice, he has gone

Devangshu Datta

A review of Pranab Mukherjee as finance minister

The Vital Hour

TR Vivek

How India tackles the economy at this critical juncture could make the difference between staying in the current slump and returning to high growth in 18 months