CAN BUDGET 2018 PLUG THE SOCIAL SECTOR SPENDING GAP?

HuffPost, Published : 31st Jan 2018 With Union Budget 2018 round the corner, the intent of the government may well be to increase allocation into social sectors, but there could be constraints in opening the purse strings due to fiscal concerns and lower than expected...

GST: SHORT-TERM PAIN WILL BE OUTWEIGHED BY MULTIPLE GAINS

HuffPost, Published: 12th July 2017 As India begins implementing the biggest ever overhaul of its indirect tax architecture, through the Goods and Services Tax (GST), I expect significant benefits to accrue in the medium-term through the creation of a unified market,...

7 REASONS WHY DEMONETIZATION IS A MASTERSTROKE BY MODI

HuffPost, Published: 10th Nov 2016 I emphatically welcome the government’s decision to demonetize ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes in circulation in the economy as bold and revolutionary, and one that will have tectonic impact on the ubiquitous parallel economy in...