Dehradun, Jan. 29 -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura - have not been included in the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) report 2025 released by Arvind Panagariya on January 24. Does it mean that these Himalayan states are out of the orbit when it comes to fiscal health, for Uttarakhand has always been among the top performing states on all the parameters. The statement that it covers the eighteen major states that drive the Indian economy in terms of their contribution to India's GDP, demography, total public expenditure, revenues, and overall fiscal stability rubs salt into the wound: it is patently unfair - for is the NITI Ayog trying to say that there are no lessons to be learnt from these state...