Union Budget: Press the reset button

The harsh truth is that India’s economy is not working for its people due to misguided policies. So, there is only one metric that India’s budget must focus on: Employment ...

Covid mishandling foretold in the Budget

That the government did not come up with a detailed ‘COVID-19 Emergency’ Budget for the year 2021-22 is telling ...

The government’s arithmetic jugglery cast a shadow over the budget’s right direction

Prudent public investment and a robust safety net can stop India from falling off the precipice of the economic cliff. ...

A Budget blueprint for difficult times

Alarming inequality, failing health care and border tensions loom large and the economic situation needs full attention ...

The new IT structure won’t have an impact on the majority of taxpayers

In the Union Budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, with great flourish, announced a new personal income tax structure. ...

The budget is insipid. It won’t revive the economy

Let us indulge in a thought experiment. Millions of people in the Chinese province of Wuhan are badly affected by the deadly coronavirus ...