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Many Indians, including respected foreign policy analysts, believe that the US invaded Iraq and ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003 simply to grab his oilfields. \”Its all about oil,\” they said. Well, it\’s now four years since the invasion. Yet, we […]

Unlucky finance minister Chida-mbaram: he had to present his budget one day after his Congress Party was thras-hed in state elections in Punjab and Uttarakhand. Partymen in both states blamed the defeat on inflation, and hence (indirectly) on Chidambaram. The

Unlucky finance minister Chida-mbaram: he had to present his budget one day after his Congress Party was thras-hed in state elections in Punjab and Uttarakhand. Partymen in both states blamed the defeat on inflation, and hence (indirectly) on Chidambaram. The

Ten years ago, I was among those congratulating Palaniappan Chidambaram on presenting a dream budget. Here’s what I wrote in 1997. “Chidambaram’s budget has vision. Most budgets make niggling tax changes to meet the limited challenges of the coming year.

Education is a mess because politicians refuse to discipline teachers who sabotage primary education. Surveys show that government teacher absenteeism ranges from 20% to 57% in different states, yet they earn thrice or more than private sector teachers, Some teachers

Finance Minister Chidambaram is feeling the political heat. Inflation at the wholesale level crossed 6.58% last week, the highest for over two years. The consumer price index for rural labour has risen by over 10% in three North Indian states

Millions of Indians cheered when Tata Steel won the auction for Britain’s Corus, and became the world’s fifth biggest steel producer. The shares of Tata Steel fell over 10%, since investors felt that Ratan Tata had paid far too much.