It has not amended its own party constitution to disavow secularism and create a Hindu state. Will BJP change the Constitution to abandon secularism if it wins a massive Lok Sabha victory? Very unlikely. It already has what many call a de facto Hindu state, […]
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It has not amended its own party constitution to disavow secularism and create a Hindu state. Will BJP change the Constitution to abandon secularism if it wins a massive Lok Sabha victory? Very unlikely. It already has what many call a de facto Hindu state,
BJP very unlikely to amend Constitution Read More »
The impact of free rural electricity in Punjab is severe, leading to fiscal deficits. Climate change will drive electrification, impacting budgetary concerns with the rise of electric vehicles and potential revenue losses from petrol. Political parties compete in offering freebies
Time to slam the brakes on free rural electricity Read More »
Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest sparks debate on political vendettas and judicial delays, highlighting the public’s disillusionment with the legal system and politicians’ misuse of power for harassment Is it wrong to arrest a sitting chief minister like Arvind Kejriwal? No, chief ministers
Will Kejriwal in jail sway voters? Not a chance Read More »
While accepting that surveys grossly underestimate the spending of the rich, Indian statisticians have assumed that the non-rich mainly tell the truth. Sorry, but they too have every incentive to understate. India is rich in dubious data. A good example
Consumption survey needs an overhaul Read More »
Will this interim budget really be a bore? After all, this is an election year. But the BJP is so certain of winning that it has no need to look to the interim budget for votes. Sitharaman will doubtless talk
Feb budget may have rhetoric, but not sops Read More »
The notion of India as a Vishwaguru sounds like a bad joke in the West. In the run‐up to the Group of 20 summit this weekend in New Delhi, billboards and bus stops in every Indian city are plastered with images of
India’s Modi Is Not the World’s Guru Read More »
GDP, personal income stagnated during historical era of Hindu rule. India’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party has long garnished its Hindu nationalist agenda with the claim that its homeland was the world’s richest region during a glorious millennium of historical Hindu rule.
India’s Golden Era Does Not Lie in the Past. It Has Just Begun Read More »
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United States for a state visit that is expected to highlight India’s importance as a rising economic and military power, and the only country in Asia that can be a counter to China in the
Modi’s India Is Better in Economics than History Read More »
India is no longer a poor country. With a per capita income of $2,600, it is now a lower middle income country. Even so, many readers will be astonished by an IMF working paper suggesting that less than one percent of Indians are
Rapid Economic Growth Is the Best Poverty Alleviator Read More »
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