Six months of Modi: achhe sitare more than achhe din
Have six months of Narendra Modi’s rule produced the achhe din (good days) promised during his election campaign? To some
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Did Modi learn from the fall of the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago. An entire generation has come up since, barely aware of the Wall’s history.
Read moreBeedis a bigger killer, tax them like cigarettes
Dear Dr Harsh Vardhan, You are rightly worried about the health effects of cigarettes. You are campaigning for much higher
Read moreAre Prime Minister Modi’s reforms half-hearted or clever gradualism?
Policy changes after the Maharashtra elections have sent animal spirits and stock markets soaring. Diesel has been decontrolled. The price
Read moreCan Congress bounce back from No 3?
Having been thrashed in the general election, and again in the state elections last week in Maharashtra and Haryana, can
Read moreChild labour can’t end without good schools for all
Indians are delighted that Kailash Satyarthi has won the Nobel Peace Prize for combating child labour. This includes Indians who
Read moreChidambaram’s ghosts
Narendra Modi has generated much hope and enthusiasm. He has been praised for the Jan Dhan Yojana, the Swachh Bharat
Read moreDon’t bribe Pak with gas when we need it more
The government seems serious about a ridiculous proposal — supplying Pakistan five million units of imported gas per day, enough
Read more‘Bimaru’ MP now fastest-growing state in India
For several years, Bihar has been India’s fastest-growing state. In 2013-14 it has been overtaken by another backward state, Madhya
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