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'Dysfunctional politics' blocking reforms like GST, says Princeton economist

Avinash Dixit, an Indian-American economist, also said that India's infrastructure sector and governance need more improvement

'Dysfunctional politics' blocking reforms like GST, says Princeton economist
Updated On : 12 Jun 2016 | 3:52 PM IST

Survey: Govt needs to speed up reforms for growth

Government needs to speed up implementation of GST, address the issue of cheap imports and improve investment climate as majority of sectors are witnessing 'moderate' growth, says a CII survey.The survey, which tracks the growth of economic sectors on a quarterly basis, also stressed on the quick implementation of the announcements in the budget especially in the infrastructure space, boosting export competitiveness and addressing the issue of delayed payments.Overall, the current trends reveal that majority of the sectors are continuing to witness 'moderate' growth trends with 'excellent' and 'high' growth limited to some sectors, it said.However, a decline in the share of sectors registering 'low' growth is clearly an indication towards the bottoming out of growth trends in the majority of sectors."Going forward, on the back of the various measures and structural reforms taken by the government, it is expected that the current momentum would be supportive of the revival becoming broa

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Updated On : 06 Jun 2016 | 12:19 AM IST

Modi govt slow in implementing key reforms: US trade official

He pointed out that US businesses have to be patient since reforms cannot be implemented overnight

Modi govt slow in implementing key reforms: US trade official
Updated On : 08 Mar 2016 | 2:00 PM IST