AAP can scale up like JP, VP Singh movements
The recent state elections revealed a big Narendra Modi wave in Rajasthan (vote share up 12 percentage points), and to
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Why Congress should ditch desperate populism before 2014 elections
Having been smashed in the recent state elections, how will the Congress try to recover ground before the general election
Read moreGlobal slowdown exacerbates India’s follies
At last week’s ET Now conclave, finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram defended India’s poor growth performance, ascribing it mainly to a
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 moreWill Chamling become the Deve Gowda of 2014?
Most opinion polls predict a seriously hung Lok Sabha in 2014. A Third Front government, supported by either the BJP
Read moreA nation that has forgotten about competing
Back in 1991, India was the world’s greatest aid recipient, a patently uncompetitive giant begging for alms. Economic reforms from
Read moreNew global trade pacts may cut out India, China
A new global trading system is being erected, almost unnoticed in India. One of its unstated aims is to check
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 moreCBI needs skill, not just speed
For years I have demanded faster, stronger action against crooked politicians and businessmen. But I stand abashed after the CBI
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