India: Coalition prevaricates at green light for reform

Cutting deficit seen as urgent; More FDI for retail, aviation, power exchanges and broadcasting

Manmohan Singh is no stranger to economic reform. In 1991, following the balance of payments crisis, Singh, then India’s finance minister, freed his country from the so-called Licence Raj, the tangle of regulatory red tape that had long been the cause of economic stagnation.

More than 20 years later, after a period of rapid growth and numerous bumps in the road, prime minister Singh has underlined his credentials as a reformer by unveiling measures aimed at enhancing India’s global competitiveness.

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