The Indian media specialises in infotainment. An entertaining spin converts boring information into heated discussion. Some journalists have equated the
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Read moreLast week I visited tribal areas in Gujarat to see how technology and an activist NGO could empower once-powerless tribals
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Read moreMost people are so outraged by the rising tide of criminals in politics that they will welcome the two latest
Read moreFor all the current gloom about the economy, the 2011-12 data on employment and consumption shows a remarkable one-third increase
Read moreA fortnight ago, I wrote that Kerala, contrary to its reputation, was not a welfarist socialist paradise with low crime
Read moreThe latest employment data for 2011-12 show that India’s much-hyped demographic dividend has not yet arrived. The proportion of workers
Read moreLosses imposed by bad policies can be enormous, yet they catch the attention of TV anchors and the public only
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