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Business News > Mint Authors > Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy

ARTICLES BY BIBEK DEBROY

Bangladesh declared independence on 26 March 1971.

Freedom and linguistic identity: Is Bangladesh losing its anchor?

4 min read . 14 Aug 2024

The budget has traditionally been perceived through a tax lens, direct as well as indirect. (Hindustan Times)

Bibek Debroy: The budget assures us continuity in spite of uncertainty

4 min read . 23 Jul 2024

The performance of students at the foundational level is better, but still far from optimal.

Disparities in schooling quality need to end for better outcomes

4 min read . 05 Jun 2024

The existence of separate boards for secondary and higher secondary levels in eight states creates disparities in student performance within the same state.

How state-level school boards can promote educational equity

4 min read . 23 Apr 2024

Class 6 sees almost 1.7 million students drop out as they move from primary to upper primary school, while class 9 records nearly 2.5 million students leaving, likely due to the shift to upper secondary education and the associated increase in academic rigour.

Minimally disrupted schooling can reduce high drop-out rates

4 min read . 24 Mar 2024

There has been pupil-teache ratio reduction from 29 to 23 at the primary level, 26 to 18 at the upper-primary, 26 to 17 at the secondary and 38 to 26 at the higher-secondary levels.

Our school infrastructure needs to be revamped to flatten its pyramid

4 min read . 22 Feb 2024

To address hidden hunger, India has embraced food fortification as a strategic approach.

Rice fortification can help tackle our problem of hidden hunger

4 min read . 21 Sep 2023

The Constitution has been amended, not always for the better, though since 1973 we have been told its ‘basic structure’ cannot be altered, irrespective of what democracy desires through Parliament; whether there is a violation will be interpreted by courts.

There’s a case for ‘we the people’ to embrace a new Constitution

4 min read . 14 Aug 2023

In 2020, India was home to 900 million people in the working-age bracket, and the country will add more than 100 million by 2030.

Create more competitive jobs to drive the Indian economy ahead

3 min read . 11 Jul 2023

In John Grisham’s The Rainmaker, lawyer Rudy Baylor fights for a family denied an insurance claim by a major corporation, Great Benefit

India should adopt a tort law to strengthen its delivery of justice

4 min read . 24 May 2023

Photo: Bloomberg

Measuring India’s manufacturing sector remains a data challenge

5 min read . 16 May 2023

Unravelling the complexities of India’s 2011-12 GDP series is key

4 min read . 09 May 2023

Use a clear compass to navigate our challenges and opportunities

4 min read . 16 Feb 2023

The Economic Survey is back to its true and tested format

4 min read . 01 Feb 2023

This key competitiveness challenge lies in the build of our market structures.

How to make India more competitive — reform distorted markets

4 min read . 06 Dec 2022

A priority order for our SDGs can prove effective and win followers

4 min read . 17 Nov 2022

Let’s step up strategic efforts to mobilize India’s labour potential

4 min read . 17 Oct 2022

Photo: Bloomberg

Sustainable Development Goals: How India and the world are doing

4 min read . 02 Oct 2022

Why India’s success matters to the world and not just to Indians

4 min read . 25 Sep 2022

A comprehensive approach to competitiveness is what we need

4 min read . 31 Aug 2022