Latest Updates on 35 years of liberalisation

India's regulatory framework must evolve towards greater independence, transparency and accountability as markets and regulators mature

India's global percentile ranking has improved modestly since 1991, but weak per capita gains and external vulnerability remain key drags

Liberalisation brought a flood of international brands into India, but failed to help create a global brand from within the country

Within the BoP, the current account yielded a deficit (CAD) in the first quarter of financial year 2026-27 (Q1FY27), reversing the surplus seen in Q4FY26, as the merchandise trade deficit widened

India's privatisation drive has remained slow, with the government retaining a significant commercial presence across key sectors.

Saran says that India must shore up relations in its neighbourhood before it can aim for global leadership and that it must not succumb to pressure from the United States

Despite decades of economic reforms, informal and contractual work remains entrenched as weak manufacturing growth, small firms and skill gaps constrain formal job creation

Raamdeo Agrawal, cofounder and chairman of Motilal Oswal Financial Services talks about how reforms changed the equity culture in India

Cumulative spending on R&D was just $7.2 bn in FY26, against $61 bn spent by Alphabet alone in 2025

On July 21, 1993, RBI provided in-principle approval to HDFC and Unit Trust of India, or UTI (its lender later became Axis Bank), for starting banking companies

Speciality Restaurants' Anjan Chatterjee on liberalisation, scaling brands, competition and the challenges confronting India's restaurant industry

Just seven states accounted for nearly 82% of all FDI equity inflows to India from January 2000 to March 2026

India's FMCG market evolves from global-brand dominance to fierce local, regional and digital competition

India's tax system has come a long way since 1991, but simplifying GST, clearing tax disputes and improving taxpayer services remain key priorities

From ₹429 crore in 1991, exports from India's knitwear capital have grown to ₹46,000 crore with markets spanning 50-plus countries

There is a pronounced tendency to centralise now… Centralisation will not take the country forward, either socially or economically, he said

Pillai tells that the CCI could have done more to curb concentration, and social protection should have featured more prominently in the reforms