Economic Advisor

Gita Gopinath, financial advisor to Kerala govt, roots for India's 8% growth

The Mysore born 44-year old economist with impeccable credentials is often labelled as a 'neo-liberal', which experts fear may not go down well with the conservative ruling Left party in the state

India's ranking in Ease of Doing Business index should improve, says Kaushik Basu

Basu said the government must invest more on health and education and design better delivery so that these benefits reach everybody

Will maintain 4.1% fiscal deficit target, says Jayant Sinha

Profits up in US despite messy politics: Raghuram Rajan

The remarks by Rajan stand in stark contrast to many US equity strategists, who sounded not too optimistic about profit figures at the Reuters 2011 Investment Outlook Summit.

Committed to 4.1% fiscal deficit target, says government

India faces a "major challenge" in achieving its 2014/15 fiscal deficit aim of 4.1 percent of gross domestic product, its lowest in seven years, the finance ministry said in a report on Friday