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Opinion: GST, Historical Tax Reform, At 5 Years, Has Lost Its Way
Five years ago, India's federal and state governments struck a historic deal. From July 1, 2017, a uniform tax on goods and services - marketed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "One Nation, One Tax, One Market" - replaced a bewildering array of loc
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Opinion: Aadhaar ID System Delivers, But Is At Risk Of Huge Fraud
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's model of welfarism isn't new to India: Previous leaders have also subsidized food and fuel, and given the rural poor houses, toilets, and paid work. Prime Minister Modi's edge comes from technology.
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Opinion: Can India Really Overthrow Visa and Mastercard?
Long before the war in Ukraine, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that international card networks could be used as instruments of statecraft - and that he should channel the rising economic power of his country's 1.4 billion people.
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Opinion:11 Big Trade Deals For India Under Manmohan Singh. None After.
India entered 11 trade agreements in the 10 years under previous Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. On Modi's watch, it hasn't signed even one
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Opinion: BJP Accused Of Using App Tek Fog To Target, Intimidate Critics
For much of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly eight years in power, the relationship between social media platforms, journalists and India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been nasty and vitriolic, and almost always murky.
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PM Modi's Reform Momentum Has Hit Major Political Road Bumps
Questions arise on what promise Prime Minister Narendra Modi will break next as the ruling party tries to win upcoming state elections, evident from the sudden U-turn the BJP took with their decision to repeal the three farm laws.
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Opinion: Modi Drops His Health Minister. Can India Get Its Shots Now?
Narendra Modi has rearranged his cabinet, but the changes give no indication of a meaningful sharing of power.
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Opinion: Where PM Modi Could Be Just As Wrong As Nehru
A critical component of the myth-making around Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to minimize the contribution of the country's foundational figures.
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Opinion: The Retro Tax Was Bad, India. Don't Make It Worse
Back when global investors still believed Prime Minister Narendra Modi would keep his promise to end the previous regime's "tax terror," his newly elected government made a costly error. In March 2015, someone in India's labyrinthine bureaucracy decided to send a revenue demand to U.K.'s Cairn Energy Plc - ruining Chief Executive Officer Simon Thom...
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Opinion: PM Modi Needs One More Farm Law To End Crisis
Farmers' protests are threatening to snowball into the biggest political crisis of Narendra Modi's tenure.
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Opinion: Why I'm Losing Hope In India
Call it buyers' remorse. Those of us who thought that muscular leadership would revive India's dream of mimicking Chinese-style double-digit expansion are not just disappointed. For many of my generation, our long-cherished hope for a better, greater India is all but gone. We wanted to trade some of our democratic chaos for a little bit more growth...
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Opinion: With Farm Bills, PM Modi Has "Thrown Out The Old Furniture"
Big changes are afoot in Indian agriculture, driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at considerable political risk. Freeing up farming markets may be as significant as dismantling industrial licenses in 1991. However, if the state's protection withers away only to reveal a few large capitalists as the new overlords, there will be chaos and misery r...
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Opinion: Economic Nationalism A Wrong Turn for Coronavirus-Hit India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants all 1.3 billion Indians to be "vocal for local" - meaning, to not just use domestically made products but also to promote them.
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Opinion: What's In Modi's Budget For Indians? Precious Little
The budget unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government Saturday left virtually every domestic constituency unhappy. My interpretation? Luring overseas investors to high-yielding Indian assets amid a global coronavirus scare is the preferred strategy.
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Opinion: PM Modi's Budget Won't Solve India's Economic Crisis
Virtually every industry, from banking and auto to real estate, power and telecom is in disarray. The fiscal space available to fight the slowdown is limited.
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Opinion: GST, Historical Tax Reform, At 5 Years, Has Lost Its Way
Five years ago, India's federal and state governments struck a historic deal. From July 1, 2017, a uniform tax on goods and services - marketed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "One Nation, One Tax, One Market" - replaced a bewildering array of loc
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Opinion: Aadhaar ID System Delivers, But Is At Risk Of Huge Fraud
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's model of welfarism isn't new to India: Previous leaders have also subsidized food and fuel, and given the rural poor houses, toilets, and paid work. Prime Minister Modi's edge comes from technology.
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Opinion: Can India Really Overthrow Visa and Mastercard?
Long before the war in Ukraine, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that international card networks could be used as instruments of statecraft - and that he should channel the rising economic power of his country's 1.4 billion people.
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Opinion:11 Big Trade Deals For India Under Manmohan Singh. None After.
India entered 11 trade agreements in the 10 years under previous Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. On Modi's watch, it hasn't signed even one
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Opinion: BJP Accused Of Using App Tek Fog To Target, Intimidate Critics
For much of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly eight years in power, the relationship between social media platforms, journalists and India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been nasty and vitriolic, and almost always murky.
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PM Modi's Reform Momentum Has Hit Major Political Road Bumps
Questions arise on what promise Prime Minister Narendra Modi will break next as the ruling party tries to win upcoming state elections, evident from the sudden U-turn the BJP took with their decision to repeal the three farm laws.
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Opinion: Modi Drops His Health Minister. Can India Get Its Shots Now?
Narendra Modi has rearranged his cabinet, but the changes give no indication of a meaningful sharing of power.
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Opinion: Where PM Modi Could Be Just As Wrong As Nehru
A critical component of the myth-making around Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to minimize the contribution of the country's foundational figures.
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Opinion: The Retro Tax Was Bad, India. Don't Make It Worse
Back when global investors still believed Prime Minister Narendra Modi would keep his promise to end the previous regime's "tax terror," his newly elected government made a costly error. In March 2015, someone in India's labyrinthine bureaucracy decided to send a revenue demand to U.K.'s Cairn Energy Plc - ruining Chief Executive Officer Simon Thom...
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Opinion: PM Modi Needs One More Farm Law To End Crisis
Farmers' protests are threatening to snowball into the biggest political crisis of Narendra Modi's tenure.
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Opinion: Why I'm Losing Hope In India
Call it buyers' remorse. Those of us who thought that muscular leadership would revive India's dream of mimicking Chinese-style double-digit expansion are not just disappointed. For many of my generation, our long-cherished hope for a better, greater India is all but gone. We wanted to trade some of our democratic chaos for a little bit more growth...
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Opinion: With Farm Bills, PM Modi Has "Thrown Out The Old Furniture"
Big changes are afoot in Indian agriculture, driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at considerable political risk. Freeing up farming markets may be as significant as dismantling industrial licenses in 1991. However, if the state's protection withers away only to reveal a few large capitalists as the new overlords, there will be chaos and misery r...
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Opinion: Economic Nationalism A Wrong Turn for Coronavirus-Hit India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants all 1.3 billion Indians to be "vocal for local" - meaning, to not just use domestically made products but also to promote them.
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Opinion: What's In Modi's Budget For Indians? Precious Little
The budget unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government Saturday left virtually every domestic constituency unhappy. My interpretation? Luring overseas investors to high-yielding Indian assets amid a global coronavirus scare is the preferred strategy.
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Opinion: PM Modi's Budget Won't Solve India's Economic Crisis
Virtually every industry, from banking and auto to real estate, power and telecom is in disarray. The fiscal space available to fight the slowdown is limited.
