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 Chakravyuh challenge
Exiting from the lockdown will be as tricky and challenging as imposing it
The long shadow of FY20 on Centre's finances can not be missed by anybody
There may be no official word yet on how the Centre's tax revenue assumptions for the current year have gone awry
Covid-19: Rs 1.7-trn relief package welcome, but more support needed
A few more rounds of assistance would be necessary in the coming weeks as the impact of the lockdown and the disease on the economy becomes more evident
 "Covid-19: Rs 1.7-trn relief package welcome, but more support needed")
The other casualty of Covid-19
COVID-19 will cause no less a disruption to the economy than the goods and services tax has done
 "The other casualty of Covid-19")
Problematic revisions: We need fewer, quicker economic growth estimates
The CSO releases as many as 6 estimates of India's annual economic output growth; believe it or not, these estimates for the same year's economic output are released over a period of three years!
 "Problematic revisions: We need fewer, quicker economic growth estimates")
Finmin secretaries should've been more careful with revenue projections
Projecting realistic Budget numbers is as important as taking steps to revive the economy
 "Finmin secretaries should've been more careful with revenue projections")
Why a growth rate falling below 5% is a clear and present danger for India
At 5 per cent, GDP growth in the current year would be an 11-year low. Worse, this will also mark a deceleration for a third straight year, writes A K Bhattacharya
 "Why a growth rate falling below 5% is a clear and present danger for India")
Budget 2020: How will Sitharaman pull off Rs 2.1-trn disinvestment miracle?
The government has promised to raise Rs 120,000 crore via disinvestment, and an additional Rs 90,000 crore from sale of government equity in public-sector banks and financial institutions, in 2020-21
 "Budget 2020: How will Sitharaman pull off Rs 2.1-trn disinvestment miracle?")
A unique book discusses Krishna and Vrindavan in contemporary times
Hawley draws a contrast between Krishna in Vrindavan and Krishna in later years, for instance, at the Kurukshetra battlefield advising Arjuna on the ways of the world or even later in Dwaraka
 "A unique book discusses Krishna and Vrindavan in contemporary times")
Legislative adventurism
A proposal for a new law on bank resolution has already raised many troubling questions
 "Legislative adventurism")
Preparing for an infrastructure push
The NIP Task Force has asked for a 21 per cent increase in government spend on infrastructure in 2020-21
A Budget for expenditure
After the rollout of GST, budgets are not awaited with the same excitement as earlier by India Inc. But Budget 2020 will be different
 "A Budget for expenditure")
Toolkit for policy-makers
The book was originally supposed to be a monograph, based on the C D Deshmukh Memorial Lecture Mr Kelkar had delivered in January 2017
 "Toolkit for policy-makers")
Needed: A white paper on the Indian economy
Economic sentiment is as important as the actual data on the economy
 "Needed: A white paper on the Indian economy")
Defender of a faith
What makes Mr Tharoor's book easy and readable is the highly personalised account of his interface with the various facets of the Hindu religion
 "Defender of a faith")
From Amartya to Abhijit: How India has changed in the last two decades
In the last two decades, not only have the Indian society and politics changed - becoming more narrow and less catholic, the economists too have changed in a significant way
 "From Amartya to Abhijit: How India has changed in the last two decades")
Modi govt's engagement with public sector is harmful for its fiscal health
The government's method of dealing with BSNL, MTNL and FCI presents a problematic aspect of its public sector engagement
 "Modi govt's engagement with public sector is harmful for its fiscal health")
Time for govt to create a wall between tax collection and investigation
The compulsory retirement of over 60 tax officers suggests a deeper problem and requires a structural solution
 "Time for govt to create a wall between tax collection and investigation")
Underestimates & overreactions: The math behind FM's corporation tax cuts
Why the impact of the corporation tax cut may not be as substantial on the fisc or on India Inc
 "Underestimates & overreactions: The math behind FM's corporation tax cuts")
New structure at the PMO
Will appointing a principal advisor instead of an additional principal secretary make a difference?
 "New structure at the PMO")
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