Hartosh Singh Bal
The reform announcements that have given Manmohan Singh and the Congress another lifeline are driven primarily by cold electoral logic
To fast-track reforms, India’s Prime Minister apparently wants to bulldoze green clearance barriers
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
With Indian reforms so badly stuck, whining about the rest of the world is an abdication of responsibility.
Not so long ago, India’s emergence as a tiger economy was seen as a done deal. Today, double-digit growth looks a forlorn dream. What went wrong?
As rapid developments reshape the world economy and India’s neighbourhood, the PM rushes to rebalance relationships
At every step, senior Congress leaders have been outmanoeuvred by Anna’s aides
Contrary to what Manmohan Singh says, it seems there was no ‘concurrence’ between the Finance Ministry and Telecom Department on 2G spectrum allocation
Sonia Gandhi loyalist Pulok Chatterjee replaces Manmohan’s man TKA Nair. But that alone isn’t enough to fix the PMO
For all his reformist credentials, the PM is in danger of being remembered as a failure on the issue that matters most—inflation