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In India, government efforts to reform the economy have slowed. The reason: the political opposition is blocking the passage of legislation through parliament.
For more than two weeks, India's political opposition has blocked action in parliament. Opposition members are demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi dismiss his foreign minister and two state leaders. The targeted officials are accused of corruption.
Mr. Modi's government has refused to dismiss the ministers, saying the accusations have not been proven.
The dispute in parliament has almost ended the government's hopes of passing legislation related to tax reform and land purchases in the current term.
Dharmakirti Joshi is chief economist at the ratings agency Crisil in Mumbai. He says these two bills were the centerpiece of the government's promise to make India an easier place to do business.
"What is happening in respect to both the bills is that there is delay and dilution of content. If they don't get cleared, yes, it will be a hit to the sentiment and it will constraint growth going ahead," he said.
The tax reform bill is known as the Goods and Services Tax. It aims to create a single market across India. It would do this by replacing the many different taxes levied by individual states with a single sales tax.
The land bill would have made it easier for industry to acquire land to put up factories. However, those plans have also been delayed after the opposition denounced them as "anti-farmer."
Prime Minister Modi is having a difficult time passing laws because his government does not command a majority in the upper house of parliament.
Satish Misra studies Indian politics for the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. He blames the government for not doing enough to build ties with the opposition.
"They will have to take the opposition on board, only then things will start moving...the government is not willing to concede even an inch to the opposition."
The political impasse is affecting the Indian economy. In a recent report, Moody's said the disputes are hurting business confidence – how business leaders feel about current economic conditions. The credit ratings agency added that the government's failure to deliver promised reforms could slow growth.
Prime Minister Modi came to power last year on the promise of restoring momentum to a slowing economy. Growth has picked up, but the rate of change has been slower than expected from a man who many had hoped would change India's business climate.
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词汇解析
1.dismiss vt. 解散；解雇；开除；让...离开；不予理会、不予考虑 vi. 解散
He offered to dismiss me.
他威胁要解雇我。
2.dilution n. 稀释，冲淡；稀释法；冲淡物
"Aromatherapy oils" are not pure essential oils but dilutions.
“香薰精油”不是纯精油，而是稀释油。
3.concede vt. 承认；退让；给予，容许 vi. 让步
Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right.
贝丝最终承认南希是对的。
4.momentum n. 势头；[物] 动量；动力；冲力
This campaign is really gaining momentum.
这场运动确实势头正猛。
内容解析
1.The land bill would have made it easier for industry to acquire land to put up factories.
put up 提供；建造；举起；提高；推举，提名；供给…住宿；直接行动
Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections.
抗议者们已在许多主要十字路口搭建了路障。
They're putting new street signs up.
他们正在张贴新的路标。
2.Growth has picked up, but the rate of change has been slower than expected from a man who many had hoped would change India's business climate.
pick up 捡起；获得；收拾；不费力地学会；(贸易、经济) 改善；加速
Industrial production is beginning to pick up.
工业生产正在开始好转。
Brian started the engine and pulled away slowly, but picked up speed once he entered Oakwood Drive.
布赖恩发动引擎，慢慢驶离，但上了奥克伍德大道后就开始加速。
参考译文
在印度，政府改革经济的努力在放缓，原因是政治反对派通过议会阻扰立法通道。
两周多以来，印度的政治反对派阻扰议会行动。反对派成员要求总理莫迪解雇其外长和两位州领导人，这些官员被控腐败罪。
莫迪政府拒绝解雇这些部长们，称指控尚未得到证实。
议会里的争议几乎让政府放弃了在近期通过与税改和土地购买有关的立法。
约什是孟买评级机构克里斯尔的首席经济学家，他说这两个法案是政府承诺改善印度经商环境的核心内容。
“这两个法案被延迟，其内容也被稀释，如果不能清除这些障碍，就会打击情绪，也会限制未来的发展。”
税改法案名为商品和服务税，其目的是在印度各地创建单一市场，通过将单一营业税取代各州各种不同的税收来实现这一目的。
土地方案将使得工业更容易获得建设工厂所需的土地，然而，由于反对派谴责这些方案“反农民”，因此也被搁置。
莫迪总理的政府在议会上院没有占多数，因此在通过法案方面遇到困难。
萨蒂什·米斯拉在新德里观察家研究基金会研究印度政治，他指责政府未能在与反对派建立关系方面做更多努力。
“他们将不得不接纳反对派，只有这样才能取得进展，政府甚至不愿意向反对派让一步。”
政治僵局影响着印度经济，在最近的报告中，穆迪评级机构称该争议损害了商业信心，也就是商界领袖如何看待目前的经济局面。该信用评级机构称政府未能兑现所承诺的改革将会导致发展放缓。
莫迪总理去年上台时承诺让放缓的经济恢复发展势头，目前发展已经有所恢复，但其变化的速度一直低于这位希望改变印度商业环境的人的期望。
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