Gandhi acknowledged what happened during the emergency was wrong but was different from the current situation since Congress never tried to capture India's institutional framework

The government gives guaranteed return to private companies in its business dealings and considers their profit-motive good and desirable. Why the same doesn't hold true for farmers?

As farmers continue their protests demanding repealing of the three new laws, Kumar also emphasised that continued negotiations with protesting farmers is of course the way forward

P Chidambaram, inconspicuously took a dig at NITI Aayog's CEO Amitabh Kant's reported comments on the topic of democracy

Former India chief economic advisor says new laws will end up serving corporate interests more than farmers. \"Hats off to the sensibility & moral strength of India's farmers,\" says former CEA

RBI panel's proposal to allow big corporates/industrial houses to own and run banks and NBFCs is contrary to RBI's own earlier stand, economic logic and historical evidence of multiple economic crises caused by reckless private financial sector players

The reason India finds itself in the comity of nations that can't afford a big stimulus to stoke economic growth is the 8 quarters of wait-and-watch game played until coronavirus hit us

All eyes will be on the Budget with expectations that the government will do what it takes to get the economy back on track

Past history and a study of 109 countries over a period of 100 years show that religious fundamentalism has immense potential to hurt and derail economic development and India should be wary of it

Remarkable improvements in social and economic status of the rural poor in the past few years have put the country on a higher growth trajectory and ensured that growth does not breed inequality

Much like China and other Asian giants - but unlike India - Bangladesh has achieved structural transformation with manufacturing and exports driving its growth in output (GDP) and employment

During the Budget presentation in February, then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had projected the fiscal deficit target at 3.3 per cent of GDP for the financial year 2018-19.

Although the names of several economists, including Rathin Roy, Sanjeev Sanyal, Nagesh Kumar, and Surjit Bhalla, are doing the rounds, none of them has thrown hat in the ring yet.

Market breadth was positive with 1612 stocks closing higher against 1041 ending lower on the BSE. 164 stocks were unchanged. M&M (3.56%), Coal India (3.02%), Dr Reddy's (2.52%) top Sensex gainers.

The following facts reveal that the claim of bipartisan support is an exercise in factual misrepresentation.

Last year, when the Prime Minister demonetised old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes it was feared that the country's economy would be severely hit.