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Minhaz Merchant is the biographer of Rajiv Gandhi and Aditya Birla and author of The New Clash of Civilizations (Rupa, 2014). He is founder of Sterling Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. which was acquired by the Indian Express group
Raise the exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh and free up that army of 42,000 tax officials to chase assessees in higher slabs which account for 86 per cent of annual tax collections
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A bigger priority should be to implement a range of tax and labour reforms. As figures released by the income-tax department have shown, far too many resources are expended on taxing assessees with taxable income below Rs 5 lakh
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India’s borders with Pakistan and China are especially sensitive. The slightest variation in a published map draws the wrath of the state
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In the next one year, during which he will cross the midpoint of his prime ministership, Modi must hunker down to execute schemes already in place: Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities and many others
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India needs not only consistent annual GDP growth rate of 7.5-8 per cent but rapid job creation. Jobless growth can be both a social and political disaster given India’s youthful demographics
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Electric cars will certainly replace petrol and diesel cars over the next 20 years. But to predict a driverless future is hazardous
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Much more needs to be done before we can say the tide has turned and the broken economy the NDA government inherited from the UPA regime has been fixed
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For India, the millennials can be both a boon and bane. The 10 million young people graduating every year into the workforce need jobs
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It is an opportune moment for policymakers to change their mindset and relentlessly use foreign money for India’s benefit just as the reverse occurred during British colonial rule
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If new Delhi plays its cards well, the combination of hard and soft power will finally allow India to punch at its true geopolitical weight. If it does that, India could well emerge as a pivotal power between the declining west and the emerging east
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