The defence of India is not a job creation scheme, as many rioters seem to believe. India urgently needs to modernise its military capability, focusing on high-tech areas such as cyberwarfare, drones, missiles, and even space weapons. Boots on the […]
India needs Agnipath, not pensionpath Read More »
In earlier columns, I have highlighted the sad slump in India’s global rankings on various measures of democracy, freedom and human rights. Economic trends have been muddied by an unexplained slump – part of a global slump – in 2019-20,
So, how well has India’s relative performance been under the Modi government? Read More »
The BJP has expelled its media chief Naveen Kumar Jindal and suspended a prominent spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, for making insulting remarks about the marriage of the Prophet Mohammed. This followed protests from all major Islamic countries. Many of Sharma’s supporters
Child marriage: Why we should not point fingers Read More »
India celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence in 1997 by showing that a billion people could overcome multiple barriers of language, religion, caste, ethnicity, and cultural traditions to form a glorious whole upholding democratic values and human rights. As we
Searching for ‘historical truth’? Don’t be selective Read More »
Despite US rhetoric on ‘defeating’ Russia in the Ukraine war, the US military is wary of supplying weapons to Kyiv with the range to attack Russia. This may drag the US into the conflict. With such limited military aid, Ukraine
Why a quick compromise for Russia will be bad for India, encouraging for China Read More »
Narendra Modi’s eight years in power have produced fantastic political success for the BJP, a slide in India’s democratic and civic freedoms, and a struggle to overcome global economic headwinds. After winning an absolute majority in the 2014 general election,
India has shown resilience but jury still out on the economy Read More »
The Ukraine war has cast its shadow on the state election in Gujarat in December via the government’s sudden ban of wheat exports. The government has defended its decision, saying the ban will help it manage food security. The great
A total ban on wheat exports is an overkill Read More »
Inflation has soared to new heights, with the April consumer price index (CPI) showing prices shooting up 7.8%. Wholesale price inflation in March was a whopping 14.5%. Prices were already rising at the start of 2022, and the Russian invasion
Industrial commodity prices are dropping, not rising any more, due to recession Read More »
India’s position has fallen from 142 to 150 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index for 2022 of Reporters Without Borders. India’s position on the Index was a terrible 140 even before the BJP came to office
How rise of low-cost guerilla media aids press freedom Read More »
Many Indians smirk at the ousting of Imran Khan as prime minister in Pakistan, and the coming dismissal of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president in Sri Lanka. Both have been hit by debt crises. The smile will soon be wiped off
A debt typhoon is set to engulf the world, and India won’t escape unscathed Read More »
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