Land in India is problematic, largely because of archaic and perverse provisions in the practice and the law. The new Land Acquisition Amendment Bill does go some way to correct the anti-democratic and imperial provisions of the old 1894 Act. Other regulatory restrain
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FDI Outflows From India: An Examination Of The Underlying Economics, Policies And Their Impact
This paper discusses the trends in India's outward FDI over the last decade and then attempts to identify the driving factors for the same. The aim is to provide policy makers with insights regarding levers which would help in encouraging FDI outflows and to stimulate
Introducing Competition in Container Movement by Rail
The Minister of Railways, in his budget speech on 26th February, 2005, had announced that the Ministry of Railways (MoR) and the Government of India would permit private operators to run container trains. Before then, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Container Cor
The Emphasis On PPP Model Is In The Right Direction
The large budgetary support in general of plan and investment should bring cheers to the producers, investors and financers of infrastructural equipment and services on roads, urban services and power equipment. Given the large rises on doles under the NREGA, Bharat N
Land Markets In India: Distortions And Issues
There are certain inherent problems with land because of its peculiar characteristics, which impede the natural emergence of a well-functioning market. The legal and regulatory framework can potentially overcome these problems. In India, despite some reform efforts, t
Electricity Reforms and Regulations: A Critical Review of Last 10 Years Experience
Following liberalisation and reform of the economy in 1991-92, the electricity sector also witnessed major policy and regulatory initiatives. The sector, while it was growing rapidly in the eighties, faced issues of a debilitating and serious nature. Losses, especiall
Missing Issues In The Debate On Reservation
This paper addresses the issue of reservation, as arising out of educational and social backwardness of the Other Backward Classes (OBC). Except in nomenclature there is no substantial evidence to show that most or even the majority of the ‘jatis’ that con
Towards Reform Of Land Acquisition Framework In India
The paper brings out the fundamental as well as the more important problems with the current framework of land acquisition in India, regulations on land and the functioning of land markets. It argues that reform is overdue and the current framework would be unsustaina