India has to implement key reforms in at least three areas—energy, land and labour—to get its economy back on track. It also needs to expand the ambit of economic and political freedom

From Tata, Birla and Ambani to ambitious financial services entrepreneurs, everyone sees money in a banking licence. But cut to the core, and what you find is a clear play on the India growth story, and not much else

Government is pouring crores of taxpayer money into skill development programmes. But can committees and bureaucratic talk shops match skills to jobs?

PMO proposes a technocratic solution to boost private investment in infrastructure, but the real issues are political

India's reputation takes a beating as the government plays ducks and drakes with policy

Political compulsions and the threat of further middle-class disenchantment with the Congress party seems to have forced the finance minister to skirt concrete reforms in the Budget

The country's banking system is slowly finding its feet again, but the deteriorating security situation poses a challenge

There has been a definite drop in infant mortality in India. But how much of this is the effect of the national public health initiative is still unclear

The question has become inevitable now. If true, we can only pray for a soft landing

Nine out of 10 workers in India have no social security. Providing them the benefits will only improve productivity and profits

But it is also an opportunity, say companies that look at the poor as a market

The UPA governments social welfare schemes are beginning to show results, but there are still some kinks. The solution lies in strengthening grassroots institutions