Muzaffarnagar offers chance to rejuvenate Congress
Dear Rahul Gandhi, When you visited the refugee camps in Muzaffarnagar district last week, you advised the refugees to return
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Runaway inflation can be curbed by reining in food prices
Runaway inflation caused the Congress debacle in the recent state elections. The latest inflation figure is 11.2%, with food inflation
Read moreElection 2014: The big battle is now between BJP’s Narendra Modi and AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal
A spectre is haunting BJP: the Modi effect may be dented by the Kejriwal effect, spoiling BJP’s chances of leading
Read moreBJP’s rhetoric and the behaviour of its CMs show no appetite for radical reforms
Despite dismal GDP growth, the stock markets are buoyant. Market analysts hope that a BJP-led coalition will be elected in
Read moreThere’s a Modi effect, but not a Modi wave
Shortly after the Gujarat state election, Swaminomics argued that Narendra Modi would not be able to make this a launching
Read moreStates need to reform fast to speed up projects, growth
With GDP growth having halved from over 9% in 2010-11 to just 4.5% today, many observers are demanding more reforms
Read morePoverty falls fast for dalits and Muslims
During the period of fast economic growth in the 2000s, how did poor minorities fare? Some heartening answers have been
Read moreIndustrial growth likely to be much higher than estimates, suggests IIP data
India’s industrial production and GDP have been plunging for three years. But one person believes that major revisions are going
Read moreObama shows why India must not seek a presidential system
Narendra Modi’s rise owes much to his image as a decisive, efficient go-getter. A recent magazine poll showed 86% of
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