Special Report
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GM Rao: Infrastructure Sector Will Attract New Investment
The fact that the electoral promise has evolved from 'roti, kapda, makaan' to 'bijli, sadak, paani' underlines the importance of infrastructure in the government agenda
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Time for Technology-Driven Smart Governance
For this, the new government will need to move away from over-regulation to a system of self-regulation
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Vijay Govindarajan: Empower Youth and Entrepreneurs
For the next five years, the focus should be on using our biggest asset—our demographic dividend—to turn India into an economic powerhouse
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Ajay Piramal: Investors Want a Decisive Government
Showing strength and effectiveness in leadership will send the right message to all the stakeholders, including foreign investors
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Adi Godrej: GST is the Biggest Economic Reform
In the long list of necessary fixes for the new government, the reform that can quickly help bring India back on a high-growth path is early implementation of the GST
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Rama Bijapurkar: Policy Needs to Focus on Middle India
India's economic policy has worked hard for the rich. A new approach is needed to serve the rest and must go beyond the wish list of India Inc
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Arvind Panagariya: Key Reforms Must be Initiated Early On
The next prime minister must begin with the recognition that he is inheriting a fiscally and financially fragile economy
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Suneeta Reddy: Linking the Health and Wealth of a Country
India waits for concrete policy measures to create a health care system rooted in affordability, quality and accessibility
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Rohini Malkani: Bringing the Economy Back is the 'Real' Challenge
The new government may have to hit the ground running to get the economy back in shape
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Naina Lal Kidwai: Do What it Takes to Improve Standard of Living
For this, restart the investment cycle, liberalise factor markets, mitigate food inflation, and increase public spending on health care and education
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Ashok Wadhwa: New Government Needs to Fix Old Problems
Scarcity of affordable capital, reliable infrastructure and nutritious food are the supply-side challenges that India has to overcome