As states and the Centre prepare next year’s budgets, for a change the focus has shifted from the availability of fiscal space to the ability to spend productively. Neelkanth Mishra outlines the problems for the states in their struggles to spend. Read it here
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Vinayak Chatterjee charts out the “nine key desirables” that are expected to turbo-charge the infrastructure sector. Read it here
The top edit explains why India should lead assistance to Sri Lanka, which is facing a debt crisis and is turning to China for help. Read

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