'We have killed the economy, not just oil firms'

Renowned economist Kirit Parikh, a former Planning Commission member, has been asked to review the oil pricing policy — a task he has already performed once. This time, however, he says that the job is tougher as policy reversals have hurt the broader economy and not just the oil companies. Excerpts: What is the mandate given to you and how much time do you have? It is essentially over the question of petroleum product pricing — whether it...

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