Page 3 - Nitin Desai

Key priorities for employment policy

Measures that generate income for the poor are more important than tweaking the applicability threshold for labour laws

Govt must not micromanage

The Centre should focus on broad policy framework rather than micromanaging industrial and developmental activities

The post-Covid economy

There is a strong case for the government to shift its attention from the economy to public service management

The great divide

After the epidemic, we will again cater to the interests of the privileged class and keep the underprivileged quiet with handouts

Warming of climate diplomacy

Global climate diplomacy must focus on accelerated 2030 goals rather than net-zero target dates

Adapting to a warming world

Climate change requires agility in the institutions and policies that shape ecosystem use

Agri market reforms ignore reality

A free market-based system does not reflect the diversity of the Indian agro-economy or the interests of small farmers

Manufacturing : From laggard to leader

We need policies to promote export-oriented backward integration and linked development of technological capacity

Socialising social media

Online media platforms must be regulated to protect the public from lies that polarise society

Rescuing the economy

Ensure price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs and accelerate public construction activities

Covid-19: What India needs right now is a programme to help the destitute

The need of the hour is a rehabilitation programme for those trapped in destitution or near-bankruptcy by the lockdown

Montek Singh Ahluwalia's new book uncovers India's 'Backstage' story

Montek Singh Ahluwalia's book should be read by those who want to understand the past and those responsible for planning our future, says Nitin Desai

Unrealistic revenue projections

In all probability, the end of the year will see the same jugglery with the subsidy payments that we saw this year to keep the deficit figure on target

The next election

A broad-based coalition would be better to protect dissent and diversity and a cooperative federalism that joins the Centre and the states in shared decision making

On the electoral process

Laws, codes of conduct for elections and their implementation by an independent Election Commission are only the beginning

Development strategy & Budget

Fiscal prudence, compliance and simplification - however desirable - are too narrow as a focus for policy design

The state of the economy

The IMF has argued for fiscal and monetary prudence. But for accelerating growth India should be prudent about such prudence

Debt markets for development

Reforms in infrastructure strategy, bank governance and debt markets needed to prevent future NPA traumas

What's needed for effective water management: Less govt, more governance

We must move towards a people-centric, ecosystem-oriented management

Budget not a propaganda vehicle, restore its real purpose

With rising media interest in Budgets over the years governments have used them as propaganda vehicles