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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The Opposition mess
In the UPA's second tenure, the conduct of the Opposition, which should have offered an alternative, has been no less disquieting
Not so parliamentary
The Joint Parliamentary Committees cannot be expected to serve their intended purpose unless national interests are put above partisan politics
Evolution of a Sanskritist
Unrestrained by the need to address a foreign audience, Wendy Doniger seeks to answer all the questions Hindus might have about their religion in an impressive collection of essays
 "Evolution of a Sanskritist")
Central parsimony
Financially strapped, the Centre is increasingly leaning on the states to pick up a larger share of welfare schemes
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: 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: Battles over lines of control
2012 showed that the government is not yet ready to allow independent regulators full functional autonomy
