Table of Contents

Contents

1. Introduction - Sameer Kochhar
2. Reforms: Past, Present and Future - C. Rangarajan
3. Policies for Strong Inclusive Growth - Montek S. Ahluwalia
4. Rejigging the Elephant Dance - Duvvuri Subbarao
5. Financial Inclusion: An Insider’s View - Ashok Jha
6. Urbanisation and India’s Economic Development - Isher Judge Ahluwalia
7. Goods and Services Tax: Challenges of Ensuring an Acceptable Structure - M. Govinda Rao
8. Banking for the Last Mile - Sameer Kochhar
9. Security: What Chidambaram Changed? - Sameer Kochhar Gursharan Dhanjal
10. India: From Value Added Tax (VAT) to Goods and Services Tax (GST) - Parthasarathi Shome
11. Second Decade of Securities Market Reforms: An Evaluation - U.K. Sinha
12. Indian Exchanges at Crossroads - Vijay L. Kelkar
13. An Agenda for Nine Per cent Growth - Tarun Das
14. Agriculture Growth in India:The Hope and Despair Syndrome - Y.S.P. Thorat
15. Reformer by Instinct and Choice - N.K. Singh

Bio-Sketch of P. Chidambaram
Index

About the Author

Sameer Kochhar , Chairman of Skoch Group, is a passionate advocate of social, financial and digital inclusion. In 1997, after spending 15 years in the corporate world, he decided to follow his inner calling and become a development thinker. Ever since, he single-mindedly applied himself to the rigours of self-education, academic research and field tours. The Skoch Group--which has think-tank, media and consultancy arms--was established as part of this endeavour. His expert opinion is sought by the govern-ment. In Sameer's thinking, writings and activities, his profound admiration for India's economic reforms --and in extension, those outstanding personalities who strive to make these reforms more meaningful and broad-based--comes out clear and unambiguous.