India looks for economic magic in new budget

The ghost of 1991

In the Indian media, comparisons are being made with 1991, the year India launched a series of economic reforms that opened up its economy and reversed a dangerous balance of payments crisis.

But if 1991 is the bar, the world may end up being disappointed — these reforms still have to make it through parliament.

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