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India’s 7.5% growth rate overstated, reforms too slow: US
06 Jul 2016
According to a US Stae Department report, many of the reforms proposed by the government have struggled to pass through parliament, which has resulted in many investors retreating from their once forward-leaning support to the Narendra Modi government
Rajan may have say in new monetary policy panel
27 Jun 2016
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How Narasimha Rao used IB to track reform opponents
25 Jun 2016
Back in late 1991, the then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao had asked for a telling report from the Intelligence Bureau (IB). He wanted to know which of his Congress MPs were against which specific economic reform
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FDI norms eased further; new reforms open up the economy
20 Jun 2016
Almost all sectors the country’s economy, including aviation, e-commerce, defence and pharmaceutical, are now open to 100-per cent foreign direct investment, making the country the most open economy in the world
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Indian, world business disappointed as Rajan calls it a day
20 Jun 2016
Announcing that he would return to academia after his term as RBI governor ends in September, Raghuram Rajan strongly hinted that he was leaving an unfinished agenda as the government was not keen to give him a second term
PM wants ‘RAPID’ widening of direct tax base
17 Jun 2016
Monsoon set to arrive in two days
16 Jun 2016
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