Trimming the edges won't do

To be meaningful, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's call for austerity must move beyond the token restrictions on officials jetting about to a broader clampdown on the costs of running the government. Even that may not be good enough to pull the rupee back from the precipice. The government simply cannot afford to keep a lid on fuel and fertiliser prices indefinitely. When, as is inevitable

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