Bangladesh has long overtaken India in life expectancy, fertility, child mortality, sanitation, school participation and gender equality. And now Nepal, with a per capita income half of India’s, has also begun to surge ahead India is falling behind other countries […]
Why Nepal and Bangladesh are beating India in social indicators Read More »
It is the largest economy in South Asia, but it’s not the best-off. Important lessons, not just for India but also its neighbours, based on per capita incomes from 1980 to 2023 The Government of India boasts that India is
It’s a fact – India’s people are still poorer than Lanka, Bangladesh Read More »
India can afford more freebies than the others without creating a crisis. Yet, it is sobering that India’s people remain poorer than others in South Asia, even as the country claims to be a rising superpower. GoI boasts that India
A sobering fact: In per capita income terms, India doesn’t lead even in South Asia Read More »
Art historian Ranjit Hoskote has been accused of anti-semitism. The charge is being increasingly used by the West to muzzle any critique of Israel’s actions in Gaza I am appalled that art historian Ranjit Hoskote had to resign from the
Israel: Silencing critics new form of McCarthyism Read More »
What’s the use of India’s decarbonisation if climate denier Trump comes back to the White House? A new climate summit, COP28, will be held later this month in Dubai. The climate pledges and actions of countries will be scrutinised. Many will be
COP28: India needn’t rush to meet Paris targets Read More »
To meet the climate challenge, coal will be slowly phased out. This will have dramatic results. Indian Railways will lose huge revenues from coal transport. The closure of coal mines will cost millions of jobs, mostly in the eastern region.
The geography of power generation in India is slowly but surely changing Read More »
India won world sympathy when it did not use force against Pakistan after the 26/11 attacks. Israel should realise that, while revenge is tempting and may yield votes in local elections, it will not win global sympathy Having got enormous
Israel must learn from India – Restraint works Read More »
Mahatma Gandhi’s message of non-violence is lost as both sides are overcome with rage and passion Friends have been asking me why I have not written on the Hamas-Israel bloodbath. I reply that I have little new to say on
What Palestinians could have learnt from Gandhi Read More »
The author reflects on his visit to Uzbekistan and highlights the rich history and educational significance of the ancient madrasas in Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva. He emphasizes the need for India to change the negative perception of madrasas and suggests
Create Indian madrasas on the lines of ancient Uzbek ones Read More »
In 1991, India went bust and rushed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help. At the time, India was famous (or perhaps infamous) for being the biggest beggar for foreign aid and food aid in the world. Attempts for three decades
Globalization Has Propelled India to Prosperity Read More »
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