Politics will dominate this year’s budget
Last year, India got an economist’s budget. But with five states going to the polls soon after the Budget, radical
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Why poll panel should return to single-day voting
Covid cases are rising exponentially in India with the third wave causing one lakh infections per day. The US has
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High growth, high risk: Growth will be brisk but major challenges range from inflation to BJP losing nerve on reforms
The International Monetary Fund has projected India’s GDP growth at 9.5% in 2021 and 8.5% in 2022, making it the
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Some die for their country, some lie for it
Bangladesh was created fifty years ago when Pakistani forces in Dhaka surrendered to Indian troops on December 16. The official
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Piketty’s super-rich tax is not going to end inequality
The World Inequality Report 2022, drafted by French economist Thomas Piketty and his colleague, once again highlights high and growing
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Power freebies show pitfalls of electoral politics
Always sacrifice economic sense if it wins a few more votes. That logic drives competitive politics in India, spurring myopic
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No, talking to farmers wouldn’t have saved farm laws
Many critics say the BJP made a tactical blunder by rushing through its farm reforms without enough consultation and debate.
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Farm retreat casts doubt on other economic reforms
It is a defeat for economic sense and a victory for undeserving vote banks. Far from acting as the autocrat
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Dear Chetan, secular isn’t bad, it’s beautiful
Need to bust the myth that secularism is anti-Hindu or anti-religion, and it’s certainly not leftist Dear Chetan Bhagat, I
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