Over the last two decades, which are coterminous with the era of economic reforms, India's GDP growth has accelerated, making it the second-fastest growing economy in the world. But it has had a highly regressive impact since inter-state disparities, for

If anything, the pattern then was biased in favour of western India, thanks to Gujarat and Maharashtra. In its survey of mid-90s India, The Economist argued that one had to draw a line from Kanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh to the tip of the sub-conti

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Cabinet committee will decide on the fate of Unique Identification (UID) project which is led by Nandan Nilekani. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Planning Commission Chairman Montek Ahluwalia and UID

NEW DELHI: Montek Singh Ahluwalia's adviser Gajendra Haldea is not just in the eye of a storm involving the resignation of 16 highway engineers. Several ministries - from finance and highways to even the Planning Commission - are accusing him of holding

Montek Ahluwalia says all stakeholders, including UPA allies have been consulted before opening multi-brand retail to foreign investment. Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said the government has consulted all stakeholders, i