Economic Liberalisation
We are all children of liberalisation: Alphaniti Fintech co-founder UR Bhat
India has come a long way since 1991... But sustaining that progress will require new reforms. If the past 30 years were about opening the economy, the next 30 must be about strengthening institutions
 "We are all children of liberalisation: Alphaniti Fintech co-founder UR Bhat")
Bombay Club fears were misplaced; family biz raked it in after reforms
Family-owned companies accounted for 72 per cent of the combined revenues of listed firms in FY26, up from 50 per cent in FY01
 "Bombay Club fears were misplaced; family biz raked it in after reforms")
How private participation boosted India's infrastructure build-out
Three decades after liberalisation, private capital, PPPs and policy reforms have transformed India's infrastructure landscape, powering connectivity, logistics and large-scale investment
 "How private participation boosted India's infrastructure build-out")
35 years of liberalisation: How IT sector became India's dollar engine
India's IT industry was built not just on Y2K, but on the 1991 reforms that opened capital, technology, telecom and global markets, creating a powerful engine of exports and foreign exchange
 "35 years of liberalisation: How IT sector became India's dollar engine")
Datanomics: West Asia conflict and India's petroleum trade diversification
India's development ambitions will depend not on promises alone, but on sustained reforms, better-designed welfare, inclusive products, capable leadership and accountability
 "Datanomics: West Asia conflict and India's petroleum trade diversification")
Best of BS Opinion: Prosperity depends on execution, not entitlement
India's development ambitions will depend not on promises alone, but on sustained reforms, better-designed welfare, inclusive products, capable leadership and accountability
 "Best of BS Opinion: Prosperity depends on execution, not entitlement")
Reforms for higher growth: India must capitalise on international trade
India needs faster tariff cuts, deeper trade integration and stronger investment treaties to boost exports, attract FDI and sustain the high growth needed to become a developed economy
 "Reforms for higher growth: India must capitalise on international trade")
1991 marked a paradigm shift in industrial, trade policy: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh says the 1991 reforms transformed India's economy, but reviving private investment is now the country's biggest economic policy challenge
 "1991 marked a paradigm shift in industrial, trade policy: Jairam Ramesh")
How reforms transformed D-Street into a world-class capital market
Three decades of reforms, technology and regulation have transformed India's capital markets into one of the world's most efficient, transparent and accessible investment ecosystems
 "How reforms transformed D-Street into a world-class capital market")
35 years of liberalisation: How the 1991 BoP crisis forced historic reforms
A balance of payments crisis, emergency gold pledges, and a reform-driven Budget in 1991 set India on the path towards economic liberalisation
 "35 years of liberalisation: How the 1991 BoP crisis forced historic reforms")
After economic reforms, we were no longer afraid of the world: Tarun Das
"We can no longer be happy with protectionism. We must free the MSME sector and stop harassing them with so many inspectors. If necessary, we can build a stronger venture capital ecosystem for them"
 "After economic reforms, we were no longer afraid of the world: Tarun Das")
Grace under fire: RBI represents a crisis manager's balancing acts
Since 1991, RBI has played key role in averting crises that posed a threat to India's economy
 "Grace under fire: RBI represents a crisis manager's balancing acts")
There is another way
Strong, decisive rule is not the only way to effectiveness. Our experience since 1991 shows diffused economic and political power can deliver the goods even better
 "There is another way")
A portrait of Gautambhai
The emergence of the house of Adani is both unusual and remarkable. A new biography of the business tycoon attempts to lay bare the secrets behind his stupendous trajectory, but leaves many questions
 "A portrait of Gautambhai")
Jamshed Irani: Architect of post-lib Indian industry and 'New Tata Steel'
Irani transformed Tata Steel totally to make it the world's lowest-cost steel producer by 2001, completely revamped technology and used his phrase "Customer Har Haal Me" to augment user delight
 "Jamshed Irani: Architect of post-lib Indian industry and 'New Tata Steel'")
Indian business: From safari suits to pin striped jackets after 1991
If India is now considered having the potential to be a leading economy, the 1991 reforms made it possible.
 "Indian business: From safari suits to pin striped jackets after 1991")
From Sensex to exports, how much have we scaled our economy in 30 years
Major economic reforms in the early 1990s changed the face of the Indian economy
 "From Sensex to exports, how much have we scaled our economy in 30 years")
Best of BS Opinion: Bad loan resolution, Covid-19 vaccines, and more
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday
 "Best of BS Opinion: Bad loan resolution, Covid-19 vaccines, and more")
Did central planning end in July 1991?
Government picking winners is alive and well
Made in Bharat
Mocking new health minister Mansukh Mandaviya's English underlines the political elitism Modi's India has rejected.
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