P V Narasimha Rao

Article 105 of the constitution of India allows freedom of speech in parliament. In order to uphold the same, MPs must not be prosecuted in a court of law for what they said or how they voted in the house. The question has been considered by the Supreme Court twice – 25 years apart.

Paying homage to India's 9th Prime Minister - P V Narasimha Rao, on his 101st birth anniversary

Today, we remember and pay homage to the man who paved the way for modern India. During his tenure, the government undertook a major economic transformation and handled several home security incidents in India.

30 years later, the reforms journey continues

Thirty years since 1991, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally initiated another mega-round of reforms that rival the 1991 reforms in their scope; most importantly, farm laws and labour codes 

Three decades of reforms and still miles to go

The progress made so far appears patchy and reluctant. Comprehensive and constitutionally-enforceable policies for sustainable development and digital commerce need to be evolved and implemented earnestly, at the earliest 

30 Years of Reforms | Change was in the air

Apart from PV Narasimha Rao, who provided the all-important political backing for these reforms, what facilitated the reforms was the unique coming together of a group of like-minded officials 

The role of India’s foreign ministry in the 1991 economic reforms, and how it has adapted since then

India’s economic diplomacy has to pull itself up by its bootstraps to keep up with global challenges 

Lessons from 1991 Reforms | Vested interests will oppose reforms, but political leadership must carry on

In 1991, a section of industrialists, bureaucrats, politicians and stock brokers opposed the dawn of the new competitive era, just as vested interests have tried hard to derail the much-needed recent reforms such as the GST and new farm laws 

During the 1991 economic crisis, I asked an astrologer about India’s future: Shankar Sharma

For me personally, and for my contemporaries, it is a bittersweet realisation that had it not been for the 1991 economic crisis which forced India to liberalise, India’s economic trajectory would have been different 

Telangana Assembly adopts resolution urging Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on P V Narasimha Rao

The opposition Congress and BJP supported the resolution, while the AIMIM stayed away from the Assembly proceedings for the day.

Lessons young Congress leaders can learn from Narasimha Rao

In an era where Congressmen are falling like ninepins to the lure of power, Narasimha Rao nipped in the bud efforts to draw him into leading a rebellion against his party, even when he was being ill-treated in the party

P V Narasimha Rao can truly be called father of economic reforms in India: Manmohan Singh

Singh, while addressing the inaugural function of the year-long birth centenary celebrations of the late prime minister organised by the Congress's Telangana unit, said he is particularly happy that the programme coincides with the presentation of the first budget of Rao's government by him in 1991.

Institutional identity of RBI has been damaged: YV Reddy

Speaking exclusively to CNBC-TV18 Former RBI Governor YV Reddy said that the institutional identity of the banking regulator has been damaged. It is a full-service central bank, he said, adding that the emphasis is only on the monetary policy.

Narasimha Rao was a true reformer, says Rangarajan

At the launch of former journalist Sanjaya Baru's book '1991: How PV Narasimha Rao made history' here last night, Rangarajan also said Rao's Finance Minister and former PM Manmohan Singh had also played a pivotal role in rolling out the reforms but did not get due credit for his endeavours.

Rao gets credit for reforms; Ayodhya 'blotted his record': PC

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on July 4 said credit cannot be taken away from late Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao for the economic reforms driven by him in the 90s but Ayodhya "blotted his record"