Rahul Khullar

Back to square one on trade strategy

What's the strategy to revive the economy? Mere fundamentals will not do the trick

How the telecom mess got messier

Is there a way out? First and foremost, recognise that we are dealing with issues of solvency

Don't bet on BSNL, MTNL's revival

The four-point turnaround plan for the public sector telcos is a set of necessary steps but is far from sufficient

A wake-up call for DoT

Exit of the smaller firms, RCom going into bankruptcy, huge losses of incumbent firms, mounting debt and stressed bank assets

Don't throttle private schools

Delhi's experience holds valuable lessons for other states. Most certainly emulate its effort to improve government schools but tread carefully while regulating private schools

Dismay with Modi govt far more than the usual disappointment with govts

Narendra Modi's popularity ensured that people would accept temporary pain for long-term gain. Some disappointment was inevitable. But the dismay is far more

Rahul Khullar: Making sense of demonetisation

The value of the currency that ceased to be legal tender was Rs 15.44 lakh crore

How demonetisation hampers economic activity

Most bankers, it seems, are not aware that discretion is the better part of valour

Rahul Khullar & Abhijit Das: Separating myth from reality

Experts are critical of India's trade negotiating stance but many such analyses are inaccurate

Rahul Khullar: Direct benefit transfers: A diversionary tactic?

DBT can and will stop leakages provided eligibility is clearly spelt out. However, in the hands of politicians, it has become a means of evading critical public policy choices and postponing actual re

Rahul Khullar: Time to start shouting about trade

Five things the Department of Commerce could do to reverse the slide in India's exports

Rahul Khullar: The devil is in the detail

Rahul Khullar: Towards a better-connected India

The Department of Telecommunications must take up expansion of coverage in grossly under-served areas and revival of the telecom industry as national priorities

Rahul Khullar: Why gradual reforms work and should continue

India needs to walk the talk to signal abiding credible commitment to reform.Inaction is no longer justifiable

Rahul Khullar: Look beyond the usual suspects

Rather than high domestic absorption, large budgetary deficits and an overvalued exchange rate, it is domestic policy distortions and inaction to correct them that lead to huge current account deficit

Rahul Khullar: Ways to reduce the subsidy burden

Rather than direct action, the government chose moral persuasion to make people give up subsidies. The focus then shifted to relying on technological solutions. We need to take a few more steps forwar