OUR CITIES NEED MAYORS

The Economic Time, Updated: Feb 26, 2016 A recent debate on smart cities lauded the government’s recently unveiled mission. But it also highlighted several unresolved issues in city governance. The elephant in the room was the development-prohibitive structure of city...

GIVE DIRECT TAX INCENTIVES, LOWER COST OF FUNDS

The Economic Times, Last Updated: Aug 01, 2011 Calendar 2016 was a monumental year of structural and institutional reforms. During the year, we have seen the passage of key reforms such as GST and the Bankruptcy Code, as well as bold and revolutionary decisions...

TOURISM: ADD INCLUSIVE INDIA TO INCREDIBLE INDIA

The Economic Times, Last Updated: Aug 01, 2011 Without being inclusive, financial and economic stability cannot be sustainable. I am confident that most of us will agree with this statement. The challenge, however, is on fast-tracking execution of inclusion planning....

ENABLING FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN NORTH-EAST

The Economic Times, Last Updated: May 23, 2011 The north-eastern region – comprising the eight states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim – is geographically, ethnically and culturally different from the...

MSMEs : THE BIGGEST INCLUSION OPPORTUNITY

The Economic Times, Last Updated: Feb 21, 2011 India is at the cusp of its pre-crisis 9% growth trajectory, and is extremely well-positioned for the next growth cycle. While there is broad consensus that the country must continue to grow rapidly, and will soon cross...