GST
India’s Goods & Services Tax and the Neighbourhood

In July 2017, when the Narendra Modi government introduced goods and services tax (GST), there was strong apprehension among some smaller neighbours that it would act as a barrier to shore up their exports to India. The apprehensions were baseless...

Vimarsha: ‘State of the Economy: India and the World’, A Talk by Shri S. Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

Shri S Gurumutrthy, Member, Board of Governors, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and Chairman, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), delivered an insightful talk on ‘The State of Economy: India and the World’ under the aegis of Vimarsha on 15 Nov...

What does the Economic Survey tell us about National Security?

What does India’s Economic Survey 2017-18 tell us about national security? This may sound an unusual question because in traditional understanding of national security and economy are two separate entities which are not discussed together. The two...

A Round Table Discussion on ‘GST-Making India a Single Market’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), on 23 Aug 2017, gathered a powerful battery of former top bureaucrats and economic policy experts including Mr. K.M. Chandrasekhar, former Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Rajeev Kher, former Commerce Secretary...

जीएसटी की विशेषताओं पर नजर

देश में वस्तु एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) लागू होने की अहमियत को कई तरीके से समझा जा सकता है। चूंकि जीएसटी के जरिये अप्रत्यक्ष कर व्यवस्था का कायाकल्प ही किया गया है, इसलिए उसे समझने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका आर्थिक पहलू होगा। हालांकि यह तरीका गलत नहीं है -...

GST: A New Era in Indian Taxation

Indian Economy is poised to enter a new era of taxation in the form of implementation of much awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) with effect from July 01, 2017. The GST Bill was passed unanimously in August, 2016 by the Indian Parliament and after...

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