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A K Bhattacharya

A K Bhattacharya

A K Bhattacharya

A K Bhattacharya is a senior economic journalist with over four decades of experience. He is Business Standard's editorial director and a writer of a long-running column - Raisina Hill. He had set the bar for business reporting as the chief of bureau at the Economic Times in the early 1990s, when economic reforms raged. He had a ringside view to many other disruptions, creative and otherwise, during his four decades in journalism, a journey that started when he switched careers after a year of teaching.

A K Bhattacharya is a senior economic journalist with over four decades of experience. He is Business Standard's editorial director and a writer of a long-running column - Raisina Hill. He had set the bar for business reporting as the chief of bureau at the Economic Times in the early 1990s, when economic reforms raged. He had a ringside view to many other disruptions, creative and otherwise, during his four decades in journalism, a journey that started when he switched careers after a year of teaching.

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Updated On : 06 Jan 2015 | 5:39 PM IST
Updated On : 07 Aug 2014 | 9:47 PM IST
Updated On : 05 Aug 2014 | 10:01 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Making haste slowly

In India, any major policy change can take at least seven to 10 years

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Updated On : 27 Jul 2014 | 11:34 PM IST
Updated On : 23 Jul 2014 | 9:47 AM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Jaitley's 16,473-word balancing act

An analysis of the frequency of various watchwords in the finance minister's Budget speech shows that he was perhaps trying to hold on to his ideas without treading on anybody else's toes

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Updated On : 13 Jul 2014 | 11:28 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Beware of those revenue numbers

It is important for the finance minister not to impose on his tax collection team a revenue target that is unrealistic

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Updated On : 01 Jul 2014 | 7:32 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Will the NDA follow suit?

The Modi govt has used its predecessor's decisions conveniently so far, but it remains to be seen if it also allows the empowerment of states

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Updated On : 29 Jun 2014 | 11:25 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: The new order

In a system as centralised as the one introduced by the new government are there enough safeguards or safety valves?

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Updated On : 15 Jun 2014 | 11:06 PM IST
Updated On : 11 Jun 2014 | 8:59 AM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Miracles in March

A sharp jump in revenues and an expenditure squeeze in the last month of every financial year point to an urgent need to devise a better system

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Updated On : 01 Jun 2014 | 10:48 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Decoding the Modi government

In the formation of the Council of Ministers, the compulsions of keeping the party leaders and alliance partners happy took precedence over the goal of rationalising existing ministries

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Updated On : 27 May 2014 | 9:54 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Small government, big gains

Narendra Modi should take advantage of his party's majority to shrink the size of the Cabinet

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Updated On : 18 May 2014 | 9:53 PM IST
Updated On : 13 May 2014 | 11:51 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: Towards a credible budget

Four steps the new government should take to prepare a budget that will restore all-round confidence

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Updated On : 04 May 2014 | 11:19 PM IST
Updated On : 30 Apr 2014 | 2:07 AM IST

A K Bhattacharya: It's official - Change is coming

Confident that the existing political dispensation is set to bow out of office, civil servants have already begun positioning themselves suitably

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Updated On : 20 Apr 2014 | 11:02 PM IST
Updated On : 15 Apr 2014 | 10:14 PM IST
Updated On : 10 Apr 2014 | 11:22 PM IST

A K Bhattacharya: All the PM's men

The next prime minister must ensure that the mistakes made by Manmohan Singh during his tenure are not repeated

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2014 | 11:41 PM IST