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<P>The India Policy Forum is a new annual journal dedicated to research on the contemporary Indian economy. It provides a forum for addressing the scope, speed, and desirability of economic reforms within India and their fundamental impacts on the country's social and economic welfare. Contents Labor Markets and Unemployment in India Surjit Bhalla (Oxus Fund Management, New Delhi) Trends and Issues in Tax Policy and Reform in India M. Govinda Rao (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy) Universal Telecommunications Service in India: New Approaches, Old Problems Scott Wallsten (American Enterprise Institute) How a Government Dominated Financial System and Excessive Budget Deficits Damage Allocative Efficiency and Growth Potential in India Willem Buiter (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the London School of Economics) and Urjit R. Patel (Infrastructure Development Finance Company) How Applicable Is the Inflation Targeting Framework (ITF) for India? Sheetal K. Chand (University of Oslo) and Kanhaiya Singh (NCAER) </P>