A K Bhattacharya
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A K Bhattacharya
A K Bhattacharya is a senior economic journalist with over four decades of experience. He is Business Standard's editorial director and a writer of a long-running column - Raisina Hill. He had set the bar for business reporting as the chief of bureau at the Economic Times in the early 1990s, when economic reforms raged. He had a ringside view to many other disruptions, creative and otherwise, during his four decades in journalism, a journey that started when he switched careers after a year of teaching.
A K Bhattacharya is a senior economic journalist with over four decades of experience. He is Business Standard's editorial director and a writer of a long-running column - Raisina Hill. He had set the bar for business reporting as the chief of bureau at the Economic Times in the early 1990s, when economic reforms raged. He had a ringside view to many other disruptions, creative and otherwise, during his four decades in journalism, a journey that started when he switched careers after a year of teaching.
A K Bhattacharya
A new phase of policymaking emerges with committee-led governance
The government has also succeeded in conveying a message that it is sharply focused on reforms that improve the ease of doing business
 "A new phase of policymaking emerges with committee-led governance")
A History of Santiniketan: A university against national chauvinism
Uma Das Gupta's history of Santiniketan traces Tagore's educational vision, the making of Vishva-Bharati, and the challenges that shaped his alternative to nationalist orthodoxy
 "A History of Santiniketan: A university against national chauvinism")
FM Sitharaman's 8th Budget can't afford to abandon fiscal consolidation
The dilemma over the date of presentation aside, there is yet another reason why Ms Sitharaman's forthcoming Budget will be treated as a major event of historical significance
 "FM Sitharaman's 8th Budget can't afford to abandon fiscal consolidation")
The GST model for power: A viable way to implement electricity reform
Is there any hope now that the Modi government will be able to overcome any political resistance to those proposals in the form of a new amendment Bill for the power distribution sector?
 "The GST model for power: A viable way to implement electricity reform")
The small picture: Tracing the subtle trends behind India's capex growth
Remember that the government had for the first time in the last five years projected a single-digit growth in capex in 2025-26 to just 6.5 per cent
 "The small picture: Tracing the subtle trends behind India's capex growth")
In a clear change of strategy, govt turns to tax benefits to boost demand
The 'Festival of Savings' appears to be the new policy instrument to revive and sustain growth
 "In a clear change of strategy, govt turns to tax benefits to boost demand")
DRDO revamp on cards for faster tech delivery, says Defence Secretary
India's defence sector has made significant strides in indigenisation, but the journey is ongoing, said Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh
 "DRDO revamp on cards for faster tech delivery, says Defence Secretary")
Song of India: New book clarifies why Tagore composed the national anthem
Several songs competed to become India's anthem after Independence. Dr Mukherjee's book debunks myths about why Tagore composed his song and how it came to be chosen
 "Song of India: New book clarifies why Tagore composed the national anthem")
After cutting slabs and rates, GST Council must pursue deeper reforms
Barring a dozen-odd items, almost all goods and services are being clubbed under two slabs - 5 per cent and 18 per cent
 "After cutting slabs and rates, GST Council must pursue deeper reforms")
GST revamp to set off demand, investment, job cycle: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Sitharaman says the govt will shift focus to speed up disinvestment
 "GST revamp to set off demand, investment, job cycle: FM Nirmala Sitharaman")
GST reforms: Taxation can't be an emotional decision, says FM Sitharaman
Days after the big-bang GST reform announcement, FM Nirmala Sitharaman, at her North Block office on Saturday, spoke at length on a range of issues in an hourlong interaction with Business Standard
 "GST reforms: Taxation can't be an emotional decision, says FM Sitharaman")
A relook at providing free foodgrain: Reforming PMGKAY for the future
The proportion of ineligible beneficiaries under PMGKAY is slightly lower at the national level. India has at present 192 million ration cards issued to households
 "A relook at providing free foodgrain: Reforming PMGKAY for the future")
Tariffs as revenue: Change in India's import duties lifted states' income
The last decade or so provides a nice base for studying the trends in government revenue from import tariffs of all types
 "Tariffs as revenue: Change in India's import duties lifted states' income")
No, Minister: Subhash Chandra Garg's 2nd memoir mirrors tone of his first
The tenor of the second part of former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg's memoir is not dissimilar to that which pervaded his first one --and the title is a dead giveaway
 "No, Minister: Subhash Chandra Garg's 2nd memoir mirrors tone of his first")
Dealing with an air crash: Focus on institutional reform, not info leaks
Could the authorities have prevented such unfortunate developments in the wake of the report on the aircraft crash?
 "Dealing with an air crash: Focus on institutional reform, not info leaks")
Three nationalisations: Lessons from govt's approach to SBI, LIC, Air India
A common factor uniting the three entities is that they all belonged to the services sector
 "Three nationalisations: Lessons from govt's approach to SBI, LIC, Air India")
Falling PSU disinvestment receipts as stark as higher govt capex for them
Disinvestment as a policy was launched in the early 1990s to bolster revenue and use the reduced government stake in PSUs to help enhance their autonomy
 "Falling PSU disinvestment receipts as stark as higher govt capex for them")
Perils of overestimates: Balancing deficit targets with accurate estimates
The sharp downward revision in personal income-tax collections for 2024-25 was perhaps one of the main reasons for the government applying the brakes on its revenue expenditure
 "Perils of overestimates: Balancing deficit targets with accurate estimates")
India's FDI puzzle: Why India Inc is investing more abroad than at home
A quick analysis of the data reveals that there were two factors responsible for this sharp decline
 "India's FDI puzzle: Why India Inc is investing more abroad than at home")
John Matthai: The values of service revisited in fresh perspective
In Epilogue, however, Mr Dadabhoy chooses to dwell on Matthai's children and their achievements. In a biography of John Matthai, Epilogue should have been on his larger legacy in public policymaking
 "John Matthai: The values of service revisited in fresh perspective")
