Economic Reforms
Ideas of 1991 reforms started emerging by the late 1970s: Nitin Desai
Nitin Desai says India's reform ideas predated 1991, but the bigger challenge now is boosting manufacturing and new businesses to create jobs and move workers out of agriculture
 "Ideas of 1991 reforms started emerging by the late 1970s: Nitin Desai")
Fruits of reforms are often reaped by later governments: Shankar Acharya
Shankar Acharya says that structural constraints need to be addressed for India to become an advanced economy by 2047
 "Fruits of reforms are often reaped by later governments: Shankar Acharya")
'Neither Rao nor Singh could have brought in the 1991 reforms alone'
P Chidambaram recalls how Rao and Manmohan Singh shaped the 1991 reforms and argues India now needs greater competition, openness and a revived WTO
 "'Neither Rao nor Singh could have brought in the 1991 reforms alone'")
35 years of liberalisation: Telecom, the sunrise sector of the reforms era
Three decades after liberalisation, telecom has evolved from a scarce state-run utility into the backbone of India's digital economy
 "35 years of liberalisation: Telecom, the sunrise sector of the reforms era")
Redeeming our 'Tryst With Destiny': India's road map to Viksit Bharat
India has declared its ambition to become a developed nation by 2047. What it needs now is a credible, measurable roadmap to turn that ambition into reality
 "Redeeming our 'Tryst With Destiny': India's road map to Viksit Bharat")
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")
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 reforms were born of compulsion, not choice: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Adds economy became top of agenda only circa 2000
 "1991 reforms were born of compulsion, not choice: FM Nirmala Sitharaman")
'India began drug discovery before China, but China has moved years ahead'
India's pharma industry must pivot from global leadership in generics to innovation, backed by stronger policy, R&D funding and regulatory reforms, says Satish Reddy
 "'India began drug discovery before China, but China has moved years ahead'")
India must sustain 9.25% growth for 21 years to achieve 2047 goal: Lahiri
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Lahiri says India must sustain 9.25 per cent annual nominal growth for 21 years, backed by reforms, to achieve developed-country status by 2047
 "India must sustain 9.25% growth for 21 years to achieve 2047 goal: Lahiri")
Reforms@35: From UTI monopoly and assured returns to SIP investment boom
How the continuing reforms in the MF space have created an over ₹82 trillion powerhouse
 "Reforms@35: From UTI monopoly and assured returns to SIP investment boom")
India must fix its jobless growth model to harness the Gen Z opportunity
Its jobless growth model needs serious course correction
 "India must fix its jobless growth model to harness the Gen Z opportunity")
India needs lasting reforms to attract foreign capital, not stopgaps
Without credible investment protection, the FTA alone is unlikely to attract the manufacturing FDI India needs to create jobs
 "India needs lasting reforms to attract foreign capital, not stopgaps")
From scarcity to scale: How the 1991 reforms transformed India's economy
Thirty-five years after the landmark reforms of 1991, the numbers show how India's economy, businesses and households have changed - and why the next phase of reforms will matter just as much
 "From scarcity to scale: How the 1991 reforms transformed India's economy")
35 years of liberalisation: Which sectors emerged as biggest winners?
India's economic reforms changed the course of industries from IT and pharma to retail and aviation. Here's a look at the biggest winners and the challenges that continue today
 "35 years of liberalisation: Which sectors emerged as biggest winners?")
Best of BS Opinion: Reviving 1991 reform spirit vital for India's growth
Today's Best of BS Opinion examines lessons from the 1991 reforms, safeguards for offline UPI, enterprise digital infrastructure, state capacity and the costs of children growing up online
 "Best of BS Opinion: Reviving 1991 reform spirit vital for India's growth")
Economic reforms: India needs a second wave to sustain high growth
Thirty-five years after the 1991 reforms, India needs a new reform wave focused on deregulation, stronger state capacity, judicial efficiency and faster growth
 "Economic reforms: India needs a second wave to sustain high growth")
The unbearable lightness of trade deals
India's recent flurry of FTAs is an excellent start, but it is only a start
 "The unbearable lightness of trade deals")
India's regulators need more independent voices, less insider control
Complex markets require independent voices and diverse expertise. India's regulatory architecture is missing both
 "India's regulators need more independent voices, less insider control")
Reform delayed is reform denied: Time to make reforms part of everyday life
We have missed the bus before, but now reforms must become part of everyday conversation