Let us not mince words. One reason for the government changing the RBI Governor is to get a more pliable candidate who will help it win the general election in May 2019. There are also other technical issues on which […]
RBI’s job is not to help the ruling party bring in achhe din and win elections Read More »
The government has finalised a policy to double agricultural exports by 2022, supposedly in line with its broader policy of doubling farm incomes. However, doubling farm exports cannot be a policy. It can only be an outcome of good policies.
To double farm exports, govt needs to halve Hindutva Read More »
We should treat the latest GDP statistics as innocent till proved guilty Has the government fudged GDP data to show that the Narendra Modi era has registered faster GDP growth than either of the two terms of the preceding UPA
Dance to Popular Numbers Read More »
Can you keep your head when all around you people are losing theirs, and blaming it on you? The reaction of the government and RBI to rising oil prices after August looks panicky and short-sighted now that prices have collapsed.
Don’t let short-term panic derail long-term reforms Read More »
Dear Gurumurthy, Intellectually, you are far ahead of RSS colleagues who think the story of Shiva placing an elephant’s head on the decapitated Ganesha proves that ancient India had mastered plastic surgery. So let me contest your now-famous speech at
Why Gurumurthy and RSS need a worldview Read More »
For real privatisation in infrastructure, the old model needs to be inverted The Narendra Modi government has failed to privatise any public sector undertaking (PSU). Its sale of minority stakes in several PSUs is disinvestment, not privatisation — the latter
Solving BOTs Through TOTs Read More »
Music should respect no borders of nation, region, religion or language. It should soar across the world and captivate all humanity. I am aghast that a Delhi concert, sponsored by Spic Macay and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), had
Let’s not dance to the tune of Hindu martial music Read More »
The recent controversy on the independence of the RBI from the government raised important issues of principle. Some analysts said that the government was elected while the RBI was not, and in a democracy the elected body must take precedence
Unelected bodies like RBI are vital for democracy Read More »
GoI raiding the central bank’s reserves is no solution for the fiscal deficit The controversy over the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) independence cloaks a bigger issue: the government’s chronic inability to control overspending and the fiscal deficit. RBI deputy
Don’t Be Seduced by Sirens Read More »
On October 31, the world biggest statue, that of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was unveiled in Gujarat to celebrate the birth anniversary of India’s ‘Iron Man’. As home minister in 1947, he helped weld together over 500 princely states to create
Don’t hail Patel as the Great Unifier, he’s a flawed hero Read More »
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