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Brookings India scholars Subir Gokarn, W.P.S. Sidhu and Shamika Ravi share their reactions to India’s Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley’s maiden union budget, examining strengths, missed opportunities and the road ahead.
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Op-edBrookings India Scholars React to the 2014 Union Budget
July 11, 2014