Prescriptions for the New Government
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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
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Rajan Anandan: For the Internet, Faster Means Better
The potential for growth in this sector is limitless —We need the government to unleash it
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Ajay Bijli: Do Away with Entertainment Tax
At a time when China is leapfrogging India on the growth of multiplex screens, the ailing cinema industry is seeking a less irksome tax structure to facilitate its growth
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Ajay S Shriram: New Government Must Hit the Ground Running
There will be immense pressure from all sides but the government must not be swayed by populism as the country cannot afford to slip any further