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N.K. Singh
The writer is chairman, 15th Finance Commission
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Justice & society: Philosophy & practiceSubscriber Only
October 23,2005 00:00:00 AM
Last month, the ASPEN Institute India held a well-attended interactive session on justice and society. Speakers included Goolam Vahanvati, S...
Sun, Oct 23, 2005Need for international responseSubscriber Only
October 16,2005 00:00:00 AM
NEW YORK: Given the present paranoia on security and terrorism, international migration can scarcely be a popular theme. It is another matte...
Sun, Oct 16, 2005Multiple challenges of global migrationSubscriber Only
October 09,2005 00:28:23 AM
New York: Four days ago, the report of the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM) entitled ‘‘Migration in an intercon...
Sun, Oct 09, 2005Going beyond good intentionsSubscriber Only
October 02,2005 00:00:00 AM
Manmohan Singh respects authority, he is its repository, but is certainly not authoritarian. Reforms in governance has been his recurring th...
Sun, Oct 02, 2005Banking reforms: Need to walk the talkSubscriber Only
September 25,2005 00:24:48 AM
Just before P Chidambaram left for the annual ritual of the World Bank and the IMF meeting in Washington he was rather optimistic in an inte...
Sun, Sep 25, 2005Time to repeal small cess ActsSubscriber Only
September 18,2005 00:09:54 AM
Last week, I made some suggestions on reforming the Ministry of Finance. This included repeal of laws which have outlived their utility. Al...
Sun, Sep 18, 2005Put Finance Ministry on reforms pathSubscriber Only
September 11,2005 00:00:00 AM
The Parliament is in recess. While the Press survives the silly season, Ministers get respite to plan for the future. Chidambaram has alread...
Sun, Sep 11, 2005Bridging the gap between outlays and outcomesSubscriber Only
September 04,2005 00:00:00 AM
Last week, P Chidambaram presented to the Parliament the ‘‘Outlays and Outcomes Budget — Towards Achieving Better Results...
Sun, Sep 04, 2005World Bank needs India as much as we need itSubscriber Only
August 28,2005 00:00:00 AM
Paul Wolfowitz, the 10th President of the World Bank, has just concluded his first visit to India. Notwithstanding NGO protests against wate...
Sun, Aug 28, 20051984: Next, a task forceSubscriber Only
August 22,2005 00:00:00 AM
Sensing the public mood, the UPA government had to relent after tabling a completely sterile Action Taken Report alongwith the Nanavati Comm...
Mon, Aug 22, 2005Illusion of public sector autonomy making a beginningSubscriber Only
August 21,2005 00:12:34 AM
Disinvestment, much less privatisation, is clearly out of fashion. Chidambaram, irrespective of what he privately believes, has ruled out s...
Sun, Aug 21, 2005Centre and the states — A New CompactSubscriber Only
August 14,2005 01:10:27 AM
Last week, I wrote about the Central Government focusing on their achievements and inadequacies. This week I want to focus on the states. It...
Sun, Aug 14, 2005The second prime ministerial embrace for August 15Subscriber Only
August 07,2005 00:53:05 AM
Time passes quickly. It was exactly one year ago that I wrote my first column, ‘‘A prime ministerial embrace for August 15’&#...
Sun, Aug 07, 2005Media and society: Reconciling contradictionsSubscriber Only
July 31,2005 00:00:00 AM
THE ASPEN Institute India made a credible beginning last week with a well-attended interactive session on ‘‘Media and Society’...
Sun, Jul 31, 2005More than meets the eyeSubscriber Only
July 24,2005 00:00:00 AM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has just returned from a successful visit to the United States. The new initiatives auger well for strengtheni...
Sun, Jul 24, 2005Why FCRA needs a quick burialSubscriber Only
July 17,2005 00:00:00 AM
The much awaited visit of the Prime Minister to the US has begun. The visit has been well prepared considering that:• ENRON, a perennia...
Sun, Jul 17, 2005Can India benefit from Iberian Miracle?Subscriber Only
July 10,2005 00:17:49 AM
MADRID: The world is gripped with a new India fever. It is increasingly fashionable for any worthwhile academic institution or a major inter...
Sun, Jul 10, 2005Europe’s turmoil, India’s chanceSubscriber Only
July 03,2005 00:00:00 AM
Geneva: The turmoil in Europe over the future course of its integration process has no ripples in Switzerland. Europe truly is in the throes...
Sun, Jul 03, 2005The vision of the youngSubscriber Only
June 26,2005 00:02:43 AM
ZERMATT: Located at the southern tip of Switzerland, Zermatt is one of the best preserved ski resorts and a summer paradise for hikers and m...
Sun, Jun 26, 2005Time to step on the gasSubscriber Only
June 19,2005 00:06:49 AM
Ongoing reforms in transport have substantially augmented public resources and created opportunities for public-private partnerships in deve...
Sun, Jun 19, 2005Putting India in the fast laneSubscriber Only
June 12,2005 00:38:53 AM
India's transport infrastructure, among other topics, was discussed at great length at the recently concluded Stanford conference on India. ...
Sun, Jun 12, 2005Beyond balance: Tipping back toward growthSubscriber Only
June 05,2005 00:02:40 AM
The Stanford Center for International Development (SCID)’s Sixth Annual Stanford Conference on Indian Economic Reform has just conclude...
Sun, Jun 05, 2005How to win the mega city challengeSubscriber Only
May 29,2005 00:49:57 AM
India is coming to grips with the complexities of urban reform, particularly as pressures become clear in metro cities. Fortunately, compare...
Sun, May 29, 2005Mexico City: Mega Ciudad, Mega ChallengesSubscriber Only
May 24,2005 00:00:00 AM
The Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM), of which I am a member, has been conducting regional hearings before finalising the...
Tue, May 24, 2005Why we need a core economic agendaSubscriber Only
May 15,2005 00:00:00 AM
The recent Cabinet decision to remove the 10% cap on voting rights on foreign banks evoked favourable responses all around. Its rationale i...
Sun, May 15, 2005Journalism of Courage
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