Taking states along

Next govt should build consensus on reforms

In a recent interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was asked what reforms were required to increase interest globally about investing in India. In response, the Prime Minister pointed out it was not merely the Government of India that needed to work to attract investment; both state and local governments needed a similar approach to investment-friendly policy and regulation. Without cooperation from state governments on land availability and on regulatory action from local governments, investors would continue to struggle. If, when it came to ease of doing business, the Union government received support from the states, argued Mr Modi, there would