Keep up reforms

Narendra Modi and his government will have to make sure they don't slip into the 2019 election syndrome and go easy on the economic growth front

With reference to the excellent editorial titled “Forgotten reforms” (December 8), we — and that includes the government — are all aware that without fundamental reforms in our land and labour laws, our dreams to achieve a double-digit growth in GDP will remain just that — dreams! Our much-touted move up to the “top 50” on the Ease of Doing Business Index will also never materialise unless these two structural reforms are undertaken. The 6.3 per cent GDP growth in the last quarter — which has pleased one and all — may just turn into a flash in the pan.