Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Ahluwalia said if household net savings continue to decrease and fiscal deficit reduction is neglected, it could lead to significant problems, including crowding out of private investments

In a letter to the UPSC, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi firmly believes that the lateral entry process should uphold the principles of equity and social justice

The commerce minister left no one in any doubt that the government will protect the domestic producers as long as they felt that it was necessary

Ahluwalia suggested that a portion of central taxes be set aside for this transfer and the remaining be shared between the Centre and the states

At Business Standard Manthan, Arvind Subramanian said that to reduce the gap, there needs to be a renegotiation of social contracts in agriculture and fiscal federalism

In a Q&A, the former deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, dwells on the areas where he feels UPA did not meet up to the challenges and the progress made by the BJP on certain fronts

The moves by investors and accounting innovations by economists and auditors could make a critical difference on the margin. Call it Plan B; there is no Plan C, writes T N Ninan

Looking into yesterday while he assesses today, Ahluwalia retains his entrenched belief in India's ability to overcome

Ahluwalia said he is in favour of NMP that will look to unlock value in infrastructure assets across sectors ranging from power to road and railways

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Massive electrification and a switch to green sources of electricity could be an ideal decarbonisation strategy for India, suggests the former deputy chairman of the Planning Commission

Climate change is at the top of the agenda this year in both developed and emerging market countries, says Ahluwalia

Bringing down import tariffs by at least 50 per cent holds the key to achieve competitiveness in India, Ahluwalia said

Irascible but always ready to listen, Khullar's guiding credo was that a civil servant must never lose sight of his client

Economy, which contracted in the first two quarters of the current fiscal, has started recovering at a gradual pace, former deputy chairman of erstwhile Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said

The NDA government needs to build a consensus among people through discussions, former deputy chairman of erstwhile Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.

Her legacy lies not only in her work and the institution she helped build, but in the younger generation of scholars and analysts she helped recruit and develop

She is survived by her husband, former Planning Commission deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and two sons

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