Jan Dhan Yojana has all the characteristics of those bad old loan melas
Is Narendra Modi’s new Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana — providing two bank accounts each to 75 million poor families,
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Stop new Babri movement against churches
When the demolition of the Babri Masjid was threatened in 1991, Parliament en acted a law prohibiting the conversion of
Read moreAdam Smith vs Manu: Look who’s winning
The most heartwarming book of 2014 is Defying the Odds, by Devesh Kapur, Shyam Babu and Chandrabhan Prasad. It tells
Read moreCorruption? Protection rackets more than crony
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has lambasted crony capitalism. Other critics say economic liberalization has enriched only cronies through monopoly profits
Read moreWill Modi grab the idea of Kashi dwip?
During the general election, I was among journalists that visited Varanasi, Narendra Modi’s constituency. In the evening we went down
Read moreScrap subsidies that burn funds
In Gujarat, Narendra Modi has pioneered the Jyotigram project which provides 24×7 domestic electricity to all rural households. He wants
Read moreTo clean up the economic mess, Modi must prioritise three things: execution, execution, execution
Even if a Budget lacks any wow factor, as in Arun Jaitley’s maiden effort, this hardly matters provided the government
Read moreMeeting terrorists is a journalist’s duty, not sedition
If I was offered a meeting with Hafiz Saeed, head of the Lashkar e-Toiba, what would be my reaction? I
Read moreJaitley dons a PC mask
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s maiden budget repeats so many figures of Chidambaram’s interim February budget that global analysts call it
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