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FM can increase the nominal value of benefits, but it will be less than the rate of inflation, resorting to what economists call money illusion Will we have an election budget, replete with goodies for sundry vote banks? Since the […]

Instead of flexing our military might, Republic Day should become a day to celebrate the ideals enshrined in the Indian Constitution On January 26, the armed forces will spearhead the Republic Day parade near India Gate. Soldiers will march past to the

The rising current account deficit is a warning. On the bright side though, India’s inflation rate is lower as compared to the US and Europe The government has for months reveled in foreign praise on how India has been so

The Supreme Court is not a debating society. Its time is very scarce, and only the most important issues should merit a hearing. Demonitisation was not one of them What a terrible waste of precious Supreme Court time! In the

Since 2014, the BJP juggernaut has swept elections and changed India’s discourse on secularism. I have often criticised the Congress party for resorting to soft Hindutva, fearing that its historical secularism is costing it votes. The Congress felt that the

The next general election in May 2024 is still some way off. But 2023 will be a dress rehearsal for the final act, with assembly elections in no less than nine states. After the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) thumping victory

India has rarely been number one in the world in anything—save failures. It was once number one beggar for foreign aid and food aid. For decades, it was number one in the number of poor people. But how things have

Some BJP spokespersons believe that foreigners are trying to sabotage India’s economic growth by spurring agitations against projects of national importance. No, such agitations are intrinsic to democracy. The latest example was the stalling of construction at the mega-port at Vizhinjam,

Many are excited that India has become president of the G20, representing the world’s 20 biggest economies. But will this be little more than ceremonial? Cynics say the G20 is of little use other than photo-ops for its leaders. Created to organise

Not a day goes by without apocalyptic predictions of climate disaster. The COP27 summit in Egypt reiterated sundry climate targets while independent analyses oozed gloom and doom. The Economist had a cover story titled “Goodbye to 1.5 degrees,” groaning that the race to limit