Economic Reforms

How 1985-95 still stands out as the most consequential decade in India

You'd think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations

2026 to bring data, policy, tax changes; labour codes, CBAM to take effect

With new GDP, CPI and IIP base years, sweeping tax reforms, GST overhaul, labour code rollout and EU's carbon tax, 2026 is set to reshape India's economic, regulatory and labour landscape

UK govt needs to find four top economists after crises force exits

A series of crises has left two vacancies at the top of the UK statistics body and one at the Office for Budget Responsibility, the fiscal watchdog

Manmohan Singh was no free market ideologue: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Manmohan Singh was not a free-market ideologue but a reformer guided by pragmatism, integrity, and faith in the state's developmental role, says Ahluwalia

Best of BS Opinion: India must make rational choices on Trump tariffs

Our editorials and opinion pieces today look at the impact of Trump's tariffs and how India should calibrate its responses, as well as the social and economic impact of AI replacing IT jobs

Attracting FIIs & FPIs - balance regulations with ease of doing business

India's record GST collections and rising domestic investments highlight economic resilience, while SEBI's evolving FPI norms aim to balance transparency, compliance, and investor confidence

IMF praises Sri Lanka's steady economic reforms, investor focus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday commended the Sri Lankan government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, for its continued commitment to the economic reforms initiated under the global lender's Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The IMF highlighted the administration's policy consistency as a key factor in maintaining investor confidence and ensuring macroeconomic stability. The new government's sustained commitment to programme objectives has enhanced confidence and ensures policy continuity. Going forward, sustaining reform momentum, including by reducing corruption vulnerabilities, is critical to safeguard the hard-won gains, durably restore macroeconomic and debt sustainability, and unlock robust and inclusive growth, the IMF said in a statement. The statement was issued as the IMF and Sri Lanka reached an agreement in Washington on the fourth review of the USD 2.9 billion EFF programme, which was originally approved in March 2023 to assist Sri Lanka in ...

Speed of digital penetration at individual level needs to be stepped up

The State of India's Digital Economy Report 2025 says that India is the third largest digitised country in the world at an aggregate level

Economic matters should transcend political divides: Nirmala Sitharaman

BS Manthan: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman described the ongoing global turbulence as a "splashing" of forces, urging India to actively participate rather than remain a bystander

Reforms, innovation drive India's global economic rise: Amitabh Kant

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 75-80 per cent of the world's growth this year will come from the Global South, with India and Indonesia at the forefront of this surge

Bad economics is corrupting politics, undermining good governance in India

Economic reformers should not remain beholden to free-market ideologies, corporate lobbies, or the sentiments of fickle stock markets

Manmohan Singh: Portrait of a technocrat as a practitioner of politics

Manmohan Singh, a pioneering economic administrator and India's fourth-longest-serving PM, leaves behind a legacy of economic reforms, policy pragmatism, and unwavering dedication to public service

Manmohan's legacy as PM: Goodwill earned in 1st stint, but slips in the 2nd

An analysis of economic parameters shows that history will be kinder to him more for his first term than the second

Manmohan Singh: India's quiet reformer taught a generation to dream

Manmohan Singh, who died at 92, was above everything else the embodiment of hope

India's top economic moments in 2024: Women welfare to foreign inflows

Year ender 2024: India has maintained its position as the fifth-largest economy and continues to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Here's how 2024 panned out for the country

Time to adapt: India's climate efforts lack alignment with urgent needs

Evidence suggests that both the extent of change and the associated income losses are likely to be higher than expected

From success to anxiety, Shenzhen braces for impact of Trump presidency

Shenzhen stands as a template for spectacular economic success, but now, deep anxiety looms over the impending Trump presidency

Why exchange rate volatility is essential for economic flexibility

While some people view exchange rate fluctuation as detrimental to the economy, it is, in fact, a crucial element of economic flexibility

'Every Indian owes you a debt': Ratan Tata's letter to former PM goes viral

In a letter, philanthropist and industrialist Ratan Tata conveyed his admiration for former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao's "outstanding achievement" in initiating vital economic reforms in India

Argentina to launch new test for 40,000 state staff; failure means 'fired'

The nature of this suitability test is not known yet. Argentina's Javier Milei administration has been aggressively cutting government spending and has fired 50,000 employees since December