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Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy

Economist

The writer is Member, NITI Aayog.

By Bibek Debroy

What Budget 2018 was (and most definitely wasn't)

The push clearly is to 'enable' and 'empower' rural populace and create opportunities for development at their doorsteps.

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Sanskrit is not dying in India. But some want to kill it

[Book extract] Some people don't perceive it to possess value.

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Why we should be patient with GST

Moving forward there will be tweaking of both rates and items as the reform process matures.

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Thoughts on Veerappa Moily's retelling of Mahabharata from Draupadi's eyes

The book, which is in the form of a long poem, focuses on certain events in Draupadi’s life and ends with the Kurukshetra War.

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There's little to learn from Thomas L Friedman's new book

'Thank You for Being Late' is territory already traversed.

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When Vyasa forewarned dvapara yuga's end spells the collapse of dharma

Book extract from 'Harivamsha', translated by Bibek Debroy.

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India cannot afford to ignore states' public expenditure in 2016

Sadly, most gaps pointed out in 2001 still remain.

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10 Sanskrit texts everyone must read

Here's a list that will give help you get a flavour of what Sanskrit is about.

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Kapital Returns: Bibek Debroy reviews Thomas Piketty book

Piketty's empirical exercise is based on Western Europe and the US, though there are passing references to other countries.

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