World Bank’s recent rankings show India’s ports are picking up speed after ages of lethargy. It’s great, but China is widening the gap really fast As a journalist in Mumbai in 1988, I could see from my office window a […]
India’s ports are getting super efficient. But China’s are doing better Read More »
India’s judiciary is undergoing a sea change, with recent Supreme Court decisions that prioritize bail and halt ‘bulldozer justice’. The release of those previously jailed under strict laws indicates a shift that may enhance India’s standing in global democracy indices,
Bail to bulldozers, recent court verdicts show new spirit Read More »
Synopsis India’s ports have undergone a remarkable transformation, with nine container ports making it to the top 100 globally in 2023. Visakhapatnam leads, followed by Mundra and others. The turnaround time for ships has drastically improved, showcasing significant progress in
Synopsis Akal Takht’s recent summoning of former Punjab ministers to apologize for past violations has raised concerns about a potential Khalistani revival. This situation brings back memories of the 1980s’ terrorism era. With separatists gaining ground in recent elections, there
Old stirrings in Punjab: The battle against separatism cannot be fought on foreign soil Read More »
West Bengal’s new law imposing the death penalty on rapist-killers follows similar such knee-jerk reactions from other states. A stringent law will not address the root cause of the crime. Societal attitudes towards rape victims need to change, with a
Tough rape laws can mean more victims are killed Read More »
India has transitioned to a Unified Pension Scheme, preserving the New Pension System’s core aspects and ensuring a minimum pension of 50% of the last-drawn salary. This shift counters the Congress party’s advocacy for the Old Pension System and reflects
UPS not a retreat from NPS but a step forward Read More »
Synopsis India needs to embark on a massive training programme to develop the brainpower needed for an AI revolution. The US will need an additional 1 mn workers in STEM in 2030 than it did in 2020. Hence, corporations are
AI will, in due course, destroy jobs, but it will also create new ones Read More »
Once viewed as a basket case, Bangladesh has created a world-class ready-made garments (RMG) industry that now exports more than India. But its miracle story is ending. For years, Bangladesh’s economy has been held up as a model for India.
The rise and fall of Bangladesh’s economy, and the lessons in it Read More »
Bollywood films have long been a barometer of society. When the Khan trinity– Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan–suffered box office setbacks is it that audiences have rejected them because of ideological reasons or is it just bad scripting? Scripting
Khan and able: How Bollywood restored our faith in secularism Read More »
Synopsis In this column, let me highlight one danger signal most others have ignored. This is the sharp fall in commodity prices in recent months, something that often, though not always, precedes a recession. It certainly indicates falling demand and
Commodity prices a clue Read More »
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