Right climate for Indian investment in green tech
As a young journalist I learned not to take Five Year Plans seriously. Fancy plan targets were routinely missed but
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India not a flailing state but can we return to 7% GDP?
A decade ago, former World Bank economist Lant Pritchett was lauded for his thesis that while India was definitely not
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We need to end harassment through FIRs
India’s central and state governments have long misused a variety of laws and rules to cow opponents and silence critics.
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As Covid wanes, economy back on recovery path
This is the time of year when optimistic budget projections usually prove false, tax revenues fall short of expectations, austerity
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Why fears over rising Muslim population share, immigration unfounded
The rise of communal tension in recent years owes much to the BJP’s stress on two themes. One is high
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Lankan food crisis shows perils of organic farming
India has been moving towards organic farming. Narendra Modi has showered praise on “zero budget farming,” with no purchased chemical
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CMs should stop dragging their feet on school opening
Not only must re-opening schools be a top priority, we need a well thought out strategy to help students make
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Grand sale but, as rly auction shows, where are the buyers?
The government’s failure to sell any of the 109 railway passenger routes it auctioned in August is a shameful fiasco.
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Tame Taliban? Let’s not kid ourselves. Their win is just the tip of the jihad iceberg
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban has sparked much finger pointing. Yet the Taliban have been advancing for
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