A K Bhattacharya
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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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Worrying about 2014
If there is a strong possibility of a government at the Centre without either the Congress or the BJP in it after 2014, an obvious question is about the nature of governance such a formation can provi
A bright side to 'power' politics
The listless response to the Centre's discom bailout package is partly a result of the fiscal responsibility legislation imposed on the states
India in election mode
Political parties have begun taking carefully calibrated positions keeping in mind the polls ahead
 "India in election mode")
A K Bhattacharya: Messages from the roadshows
Expect fiscal consolidation and some new taxes in the upcoming Budget
A K Bhattacharya: Rediscovering SEZ appeal
The government's revival of special economic zones is a desperate attempt to boost exports and control India's widening CAD
A K Bhattacharya: The spendthrift states
State finance ministers are relying on Central transfers rather than their own tax efforts to bridge their deficits
A K Bhattacharya: Mind the expenditure cut
It's good to hear that the finance ministry is keen on reducing the fiscal deficit, but it is equally important to know if that plan is to be implemented through an expenditure squeeze whose quality i
A K Bhattacharya: Internal dissent, external crises
The government lacks an institutional mechanism to absorb and cope with dissenting voices on issues before they become full-blown problems
 "A K Bhattacharya: Internal dissent, external crises")
A K Bhattacharya: The rise of the states
States are now proactive and aggressive in securing a larger say in economic policies that is still largely a Union govt domain
A K Bhattacharya: The politics of a super-rich tax
Mr Chidambaram is known for his ability to think up new taxes to collect more revenue, and a tax for the super-rich could be one of those ideas he might introduce in the coming Budget
A K Bhattacharya: Appointments with a purpose
The newfound enthusiasm surrounding the selection of financial services secretary reaffirms the government's intent to oversee state-run banks
A K Bhattacharya: The road ahead
There is no doubt that the finance minister's initiatives have led to a positive change in the environment. But the danger is to believe that the current approach would be enough to bail the economy o
A K Bhattacharya: The PSU 'talent crunch'
To have the SAIL chairman head NMDC too suggests poor people management by the government
A K Bhattacharya | Retail FDI battle isn't over yet
No corporation would like to enter a market where political opinion on specific economic policy liberalisation is so sharply divided
A K Bhattacharya: Star billing in North Block
The FM's Budget team is in place watch for the Rajan-Shome equation
A K Bhattacharya: Battles over lines of control
2012 showed that the government is not yet ready to allow independent regulators full functional autonomy
A K Bhattacharya: Alliance reality dawns on Congress
The change in the Congress' approach to alliance politics is a sign as much of the party's growing recognition of the rise of regional forces as of India's evolving polity
A K Bhattacharya: Hits, misses and fixes
And what civil servants can look forward to in 2013
A K Bhattacharya: Is Singh a victim of politics?
Having evolved from a technocrat minister, he does understand political compulsions better now
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