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08-Aug-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Import tariffs discourage trade; they do not reduce the trade deficit or foster a competitive manufacturing sector
12-Jul-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Govt should let the rupee depreciate, speed up GST refunds, maintain fiscal prudence, persevere with IBC and avoid policy mistakes
14-Jun-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Mr Trump's actions on trade, foreign policy and global public goods pose a new kind of threat to the liberal international economic order
10-May-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Trends in the ingredients of the 'noughties' growth surge do not augur well for sustained 8 per cent plus growth in the future
12-Apr-2018 | Shankar Acharya
India's prospects for rapid increase in human capital are hobbled by the state of our education systems
08-Feb-2018 | Shankar Acharya
The inescapable inference is that govt now finds it extremely difficult to get the deficit down to 3%
10-Jan-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Troubles in the global order are real, even if they are not yet reflected in current, buoyant GDP trends
13-Dec-2017 | Shankar Acharya
These are likely to continue to be challenges for the economy in the coming year
11-Oct-2017 | Shankar Acharya
Sorting out the flaws in GST, exchange rate depreciation and avoiding fiscal slippages should be the top priorities for the government
13-Sep-2017 | Shankar Acharya
Unilateral, multilateral and regional trade liberalisation strands have all played a role in the abolition of import licensing in India
09-Aug-2017 | Shankar Acharya
What can policymakers do to revive the pace of economic activity and generate more jobs
12-Jul-2017 | Shankar Acharya
The story of India's fledgling indirect tax regime goes back a long way before 2000
18-Jun-2017 | Shankar Acharya
International economic and political order, led by the US, is under threat from Trump administration
10-May-2017 | Shankar Acharya
Long periods of a 'strong' currency has not been good for growth and development of nations
12-Apr-2017 | Shankar Acharya
To do so, the government will have to tackle a number of broad development challenges successfully
08-Mar-2017 | Shankar Acharya
India's fiscal deficit trends are a bit like an alcoholic trying, unsuccessfully, to reform
08-Feb-2017 | Shankar Acharya
Against a turbulent and uncertain background, Budget 2017-18 hewed a steady, forward-looking course
11-Jan-2017 | Shankar Acharya
After Trump win and Modi's demonetisation move, uncertainty at home and abroad could be very high
12-Oct-2016 | Shankar Acharya
Six states hold the key to India realising the demographic dividend
13-Sep-2016 | Shankar Acharya
Although the returns from outward-looking policies are less today, substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives
10-Aug-2016 | Shankar Acharya
The inconvenient truth is fairly straightforward. India is still a very populous and poor country
13-Jul-2016 | Shankar Acharya
With progressive 'encadrement', the pipeline for good economists in government has broken and a reversal seems impossible
08-Jun-2016 | Shankar Acharya
Ten reasons why we will find it difficult to revert to the high growth rate of previous years
11-May-2016 | Shankar Acharya
A great deal needs to be done quickly & systematically if Myanmar is to realise its potential for agricultural growth
13-Apr-2016 | Shankar Acharya
The past decade has seen significant improvements in India's health indicators, but it still lags other Asian countries
