Why stimulus has failed to lift the economy
India is going through its slowest threeyear growth period since the Asian Financial crisis. GDP growth is now estimated at
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No Love for Hatemongers
After his electoral sweep in May 2019, many called Narendra Modi the new hegemon of India, à la Indira Gandhi.
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NRC-CAA move likely to stoke a statistical collapse
The government’s attempt to catch Bangladeshi infiltrators through an all-India National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
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The Constitution & a Protest
There are implications from Shaheen Bagh beyond critiquing CAA Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar The Constitution is celebrated on Republic Day,
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This R-Day, let’s focus on India’s cultural greatness rather than military muscle
On Republic Day, it is worth asking, what was the greatest era in Indian history? An insightful but rare view
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US shows that states can defy citizenship laws
Non-BJP states say they will not implement the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) or Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) or
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Join the Great Chain of Being
India must buck up and increase its participation in global value chains The latest World Development Report (WDR; bit.do/fo3VE) of
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Wanted: Swachh budget with less fiscal fudging
After white rule ended in South Africa, President Nelson Mandela set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to inquire into
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Charitable trusts must not exert corporate control
Three years ago, Ratan Tata, head of the Tata Trusts, ousted Cyrus Mistry as the head of Tata Sons, the
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