Financial Regulatory Forum

ANALYSIS-India’s economic reforms in limbo as state polls near

By Sugita Katyal

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Will India’s government succeed in passing key pro-market bills that have been in limbo for years? Not in the near future, say analysts.

With state elections around the corner, the Congress-led government may have lost a political window to push through crucial economic reforms because of fears of a backlash to sensitive decisions from voters already reeling from high prices.

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