Vectoring The 3Fs Is Crucial
Farm distress resolution, facilitating jobs and focus on fiscal prudence should be the government's priorities.
It would be fair to call the just concluded 2018 a year of recovery as the economy rebounded from demonetisation and glitches in the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST). A moderate pick up in growth and low inflation despite spiralling crude prices also helped. But inflation was low mainly due to weak food prices, which meant farmers were and are in pain. Plus, the country did not escape the global tailspin in equities. The sell off in emerging market bonds also hurt currencies of
