Budget 2020: What Nirmala Sitharaman must do to salvage India’s flailing economy

The finance minister must raise public spending, but it may be too much to expect from the interim budget.

Jayati Ghosh, qz.com

· Jan 30, 2020 · 01:30 pm

The Indian economy is blaring warnings, but the Modi government remains in denial

While the government was busy celebrating cosmetic measures like ‘ease of doing business’ ranking, the real economy tanked.

Jayati Ghosh, qz.com

· Aug 07, 2019 · 01:30 pm

To become a $5 trillion economy India needs investments. But where will they come from?

There was hardly any increase in public expenditure that would match the claims made on public investment.

Jayati Ghosh, qz.com

· Jul 09, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Modi’s 2019 budget: What it can do about India’s jobs crisis, but probably won’t do

Instead of acknowledging the dire situation, the government and its officials appear to be in a state of denial.

Jayati Ghosh, qz.com

· Jan 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Compounding mess of the Indian economy: How to understand RBI chief Urjit Patel’s sudden resignation

If demonetisation, GST implementation troubles and the rift with the Centre did not make him step down, what was the trigger?

Jayati Ghosh, qz.com

· Dec 12, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Why it’s pointless to whine over or celebrate India’s GDP numbers

When it comes our current system of accounting, there’s a lot we don’t know.

Jayati Ghosh, qz.com

· Jun 06, 2017 · 07:30 pm

How on earth did India come up with these GDP numbers?

The Central Statistics Office has estimated a 7% GDP growth for the third quarter of 2016, despite the apparent blow of demonetisation.

Jayati Ghosh, qz.com

· Mar 03, 2017 · 09:30 pm