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Shankar Acharya: Budget 2014 - Good beginning or missed opportunity?

With Mr Jaitley preferring continuity over change, good days might take a little longer to arrive

Shankar Acharya: So far, policy reform is all talk, no action

So what are the Modi government's economic priorities?

Shankar Acharya: More of the same?

Given its emphasis on government spending, the president's address last week could have been crafted by UPA-II

Shankar Acharya: India's urbanisation challenge

Focus on upgrading existing towns, not showpiece new cities

Shankar Acharya: Elections across Asia

Indonesia, Turkey and Afghanistan also see important polls

Shankar Acharya: Economic revival - when and how strong?

Even if Narendra Modi comes to power, the revival of sustainable growth is far from certain

Shankar Acharya: UPA's economic legacy - Good, bad or ugly?

UPA failed to undertake economic, social and administrative reforms to strengthen India's long-term development potential

Shankar Acharya: A dialogue on AAP

Optimistic and sceptical views of the Aam Aadmi Party phenomenon

Shankar Acharya: What 2014 might bring

A few speculations about the new year

Shankar Acharya: Economic management in pre-election months

Macroeconomic policy aimed at short-term political gains does not augur well for a poorly performing economy

Shankar Acharya: From anxiety to complacency in six weeks?

Senior government officials may now be exuding confidence, but India's macroeconomic condition remains quite shaky

Shankar Acharya: Recovery - this time will be harder

The strategy that helped speed up India's economic revival after the 1991 crisis won't work today

5 policy missteps that have led India to economic crisis

All economic indicators point to a complete collapse with little hope for revival

Shrinking India

The decline in the rupee's value shows that the government's efforts to fix the economy have been too little, too late

Tightening constraints to inclusive development

Rapid and inclusive growth in the medium term does not look too likely if one examines the array of unattended constraints

Early exit from economic stress?

Reverting to 8 per cent growth in three years looks like a distant mirage

Don't blame the world

Domestic policy is primarily responsible for macroeconomic problems

BoP: Zero Dark Thirteen?

The current external fragility has not appeared suddenly; it is a result of sustained neglect and economic mismanagement

Shankar Acharya: Macroeconomic context and Budget

Budget 2013-14 may manage to control the fiscal deficit, but pushing growth and fixing the current account deficit are another matter

Shankar Acharya: India's growth - trends and imbalances

Unusually for the post-reform period, fixed investment has fallen relatively since 2008