Fiscal Reforms

Governments need to be held accountable for their decisions regarding spending and revenue, the paper said.

Budget 2019 must take aim at long-term growth, not just cyclical recovery

The case for fiscal stimulus is well presented. But that’s not all. For India to become a $5 trillion economy by 2024, doubling down on fiscal reforms cannot be overstated

S&P raises India GDP forecasts, says it's a bright spot

The ratings agency S&P raised its India GDP growth forecast to 7.9 percent from 6.2 percent for the year ending March 2016, citing as well rising investment and low oil prices.

Goldman is overweight China, India for next year

"2014 has been another year with an unexciting headline return," with the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan index (MXAPJ) up only around 3 percent after a selloff in September wiped out earlier gains, Goldman said in a report Monday

'Fiscal deficit target of 4.1% challenging but achievable'

"While the FY15 targets are challenging, recent steps on fuel reforms, coupled with austerity measures, could enable the govt to meet its 4.1 percent fiscal deficit estimate," it said.

Factbox: Measures India can take to prevent a rupee slide

The fall in the rupee to record lows has raised the prospect that the government or the central bank could take steps to support a currency seen particularly vulnerable because of a record high current account deficit.

More reforms on way; no serious threat of downgrade: FM

Promising more reforms initiatives in the next two years, Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that there was no serious threat of downgrade of the country's credit rating by Standard and Poor's.

Fiscal reforms alone not enough for economic growth: Moily

Fiscal reforms alone are not enough for Indian economic growth and human resources and government reforms also have to play a part, Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily said today.

Lack of reforms to curb deficit a concern: StanChart

Manpreet Gill, from Standard Chartered believes that the lack of new reform measures and strong decisive measures in India to rein in the deficit is a concern for foreign investors.

G20 focused on global growth; media hijacked by Eurozone

Siddharth Zarabi of CNBC-TV18 catches up with R Gopalan, secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs to understand how the G20 summit went and what exactly India’s key contributions were.