Special Report
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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
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Sanjaya Baru: Getting Back to 'Business' Should be Priority
The head of the new government cannot take his eyes off the goal of reviving India's growth story