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 …
No gloom and doom, we have solutions for climate change Read More »
Dear Supreme Court judges, You have approved a 10% job and educational quota for economically weaker sections (EWS) in addition to the 49% quotas for Dalits, tribals and other backward classes (OBCs). This adds reverse discrimination on economic grounds to those on historical grounds. …
Quotas to fix past injustice creates new injustice Read More »
India has little hunger but substantial child malnutrition. That simple truth is obfuscated by the Global Hunger Index (GHI), prepared by European NGOs, showing India falling from 101st to 107th of 123 countries in 2022, among the hungriest. This cannot be true …
Why the Global Hunger Index is statistical garbage Read More »
The election of Mallikarjun Kharge as Congress president confirms that the Gandhi family remains in charge via a barely concealed puppet. Anyone hoping Kharge will chart an independent course is a fantasist. Loser Shashi Tharoor had all the possible qualifications save the …
Without Gandhis, Congress may slip into irrelevance faster Read More »
The Supreme Court says, rightly, that the legal process itself has become a punishment. Political vendettas can include raids by the police and tax authorities, targeting individuals and institutions to teach them a lesson The Supreme Court says, rightly, that …
A case that can stop India treating accused as guilty till proven innocent Read More »
UN World Population Prospects 2022 predicts that on November 15, global population will cross 8 billion, and during 2023, India’s population will overtake China’s. This has induced hang-wringing by environmentalists and some members of the ruling establishment who back population …
Ignore doomsters. Let’s celebrate the 8-billion milestone Read More »
The future lies in services, not manufacturing. This is good news since India has a greater comparative advantage in services than in manufacturing, and should be building on its strengths. Instead, the government seems obsessed with manufacturing and is pouring …
Mistaken priority: Putting all eggs in manufacturing basket is starving services Read More »
Your Bharat Jodo (unify India) padyatra has started well. India is a badly divided nation that needs healing. Yet that wound cannot be healed without clearly understanding the cause and remedy. You believe the hard secularism of Jawaharlal Nehru has …
Padyatra is fine but harness the power of Mahatma’s music Read More »
Along with Taiwan’s Foxconn, Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta plans to set up India’s first silicon fabrication plant (fab) in Gujarat, along with a display glass unit, costing a whopping $20 billion (₹1.6 trillion). Silicon from this project will be sliced into …
Are subsidies for silicon fabrication plants liable to be wasteful ‘revadis’? Read More »
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