A US-based think tank has outlined a 30-point reform agenda for India, arguing that a fresh round of policy changes could help lift economic growth during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term. Among the biggest ideas in the list is a proposal to privatise all central public sector enterprises, or CPSEs, through a phased plan spread across the next decade.
The recommendations also call for expanding the Goods and Services Tax by bringing petroleum products, natural gas and alcohol within the GST system. That step has long been seen as a major structural change because it could simplify parts of India’s indirect tax framework, though it would also involve politically sensitive decisions for both the Centre and states.
According to the report summary, the think tank believes some progress has already been made, with three of its suggested reforms having been completed by the government. At the same time, several of the more difficult items on the wishlist appear to involve areas such as land acquisition, where reform has often faced resistance and implementation hurdles.
The overall message of the proposal is that deeper privatisation, tax changes and other market-oriented reforms could strengthen India’s growth path. For now, the document serves as an external policy wishlist rather than an official roadmap, but it adds to the broader debate over what economic reforms India should prioritise in the coming years.
