The Times of India

Kingfisher Airlines is deep in the red. Should the government organize its rescue? Critics say that it has already been rescued in the past thanks to Vijay Mallya’s political clout, yet it has never made a profit since inception. When […]

Elite journals like Economic and Political Weekly are full of articles describing Indian economic policy as neo-liberal. This might lead readers to think that India has become a haven of economic freedom, a business paradise. Anybody who has actually tried

The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the year-end will probably be followed by a much bigger US withdrawal from the Persian Gulf. Policy analysts have long assumed that the US must have a dominant military presence in the

The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the year-end will probably be followed by a much bigger US withdrawal from the Persian Gulf. Policy analysts have long assumed that the US must have a dominant military presence in the

Indians were bewildered by last year’s rise in the US of the Tea Party, middle class protestors against high taxes, budget deficits and Big Government. Indians more easily understand the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement with its class war rhetoric—

Despite a slowing world economy, India’s exports are booming. After growing 38% in 2010-11, they are growing even faster this year – by 46.4% in June, 81 % in July and 44% in August. This beats even China hollow. Cynics

Many idealists and TV anchors favour highly subsidized rice and wheat for all consumers, not just the poor. They draw no lessons from Indira Gandhi’s failed attempt to do exactly this in her Garibi Hatao phase. India’s nutritional indicators are

The latest controversy over India\’s poverty line proves two things. First, statistical illusions can be spun by presenting numbers in different ways. Second, India suffers from middle-class double standards and denial on poverty. A media storm has arisen after the

From 1990 onward, Chudamani Ratnam, former chief of Oil India Ltd, repeatedly claimed that India had a treasure trove of shale oil in Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of the north-east. He said these deposits could produce 140 million tonnes

India’s biggest failings are arguably not in corruption or Maoist areas but in health. Child malnutrition and anaemia rates are among the worst in the world. Infant and maternal mortality rates have fallen but remain tragically high. Illnesses push millions