The Times of India

The leftist critics are right when they say India\’s record GDP grow-th is bypassing rural millions. This tragedy arises from massive government failure to provide decent education and infrastructure to every village despite 60 years of gargantuan but wasteful spending. […]

With the US finally climbing onto the global warming bandwagon at last weeks G-8 meeting, India and China will come under pressure to curb their energy use and carbon emissions. China will overtake the US as the biggest carbon emitter

Dear Dr Singh, At the annual meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry, you eloquently argued the case for corporations to go beyond their narrow financial interests, and embrace corporate social responsibility. You urged businessmen to avoid conspicuous consumption and

The Prime Minister says that if we do not check stark inequalities, we will face social upheaval and violence. Now, we should try and reduce inequalities on moral grounds alone. Why gild the lily by invoking a Marxist vision of

The Bahujan Samaj Party under Mayawati has won a remarkable absolute majority in the UP election. Such a big victory, against all predictions, merits loud applause. Yet some analysts are going ga-ga, finding virtues in the lady which are not

India has got mu-ch of the global outsourcing business for services, but very little for labour-intensive manufacturing. Two major culprits are inflexible labour laws and the continuing reservation of many items for manufacture by small-scale industries. However, i see signs

India has got mu-ch of the global outsourcing business for services, but very little for labour-intensive manufacturing. Two major culprits are inflexible labour laws and the continuing reservation of many items for manufacture by small-scale industries. However, i see signs

Critics accuse the government of surrendering to food inflation instead of combating it. The government has raised the effective procurement price (including bonus) of wheat by a whopping 21%, from Rs 700/quintal last year to Rs 850/quintal this year. I

The Centre for Science and Environment has launched a campaign to make drivers of cars and two-wheelers pay the full social cost that they impose on the economy, which I fully support. These costs are typically invisible to the public,

India’s two biggest future challenges could be agriculture and energy. Agriculture is in crisis since grain production has stagnated for seven years. And if India’s GDP rises 40-60 times by 2050, as predicted by Goldman Sachs, energy consumption will rise