Suman K Jha

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Suman K Jha was the deputy editor with BW Businessworld

Latest Articles By Suman K Jha

Hoping For A GST Breakthrough, Govt Walks Extra Mile To Address Opposition Concerns

Economy Dec 03, 2015 3 min(s) read

There were at least two clear-cut instances of the government’s new-found accommodation towards the Opposition concerns in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday

Cong Continues To Play Hardball, To Decide GST Strategy On Nov 27

Economy Nov 24, 2015 4 min(s) read

The government has indicated that it is willing to concede some of the demands of the Congress, but it would be highly unrealistic to think that all Congress demands would be met

Why And How The Pulses Crisis Could Have Been Averted

Economy Nov 20, 2015 5 min(s) read

That the dal prices would shoot up, was known to one and all. India doesn’t grow enough pulses to feed its countrymen, and the average annual shortfall in pulses production is 3-4 million tonnes every year

Wanted: A Strong Market Intelligence Cell

Economy Nov 19, 2015 3 min(s) read

In a chat with BW Businessworld’s Suman K. Jha, NITI Aayog member and former director of the National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, Ramesh Chand, discusses the pulses crisis and agricultural markets more broadly.

How Bihar Changes Things

Economy Nov 18, 2015 5 min(s) read

The BJP-led NDA’s debacle in the Bihar state assembly election could well be a turning point in the party’s history, as well as in Modi’s government, for more than one reason.