This is the time of year when optimistic budget projections usually prove false, tax revenues fall short of expectations, austerity is decreed for government departments, government dues and capital spending are postponed for want of funds, and budgetary fudging of […]
As Covid wanes, economy back on recovery path Read More »
The rise of communal tension in recent years owes much to the BJP’s stress on two themes. One is high Muslim fertility that supposedly threatens the majority status of Hindus. The second is the threat to India from Muslim immigrants
Why fears over rising Muslim population share, immigration unfounded Read More »
Globalisation and the spread of giant digital companies have fuelled fears of excessive concentration of wealth and power in a few giants like Google and Facebook. In past columns, I have highlighted how the same process now produces fast growing
Why India needs more startup crorepatis Read More »
India has been moving towards organic farming. Narendra Modi has showered praise on “zero budget farming,” with no purchased chemical inputs. Sikkim claims to be the only state with 100% organic farming. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and other non-BJP states are
Lankan food crisis shows perils of organic farming Read More »
Not only must re-opening schools be a top priority, we need a well thought out strategy to help students make up for 500 days of almost no learning. Covid has been both a health and educational disaster. All schools were
CMs should stop dragging their feet on school opening Read More »
The government’s failure to sell any of the 109 railway passenger routes it auctioned in August is a shameful fiasco. Many bidders showed interest in rights to run passenger services for 35 years, and the government hoped to garner Rs
Grand sale but, as rly auction shows, where are the buyers? Read More »
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban has sparked much finger pointing. Yet the Taliban have been advancing for over a decade with the US retreating. Only the speed of the final collapse is surprising. The Taliban, though backed
Tame Taliban? Let’s not kid ourselves. Their win is just the tip of the jihad iceberg Read More »
A global media investigation has revealed that Pegasus, a telephone hacking software invented in Israel and supposedly sold only to governments, has been used across the world to tap the phones of politicians, journalists, NGOs and others. In India, the
Why Pegasus is just the tip of the iceberg Read More »
I have written twice already on the rise of unicorns, unlisted companies valued at over a billion dollars each. The vast majority of unicorns have never made a profit, yet billions have been poured into them by the world’s biggest,
Investor warning: Unicorns can go bust too Read More »
When Manmohan Singh launched economic liberalization in 1991, India was the world’s biggest beggar for aid. Today India is a net aid donor, having committed $30.6 billion to Asian neighbors and Africa. In 1991, India’s capita income was just $360
1991 reforms gave us miracle growth, but now it’s fading Read More »
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