Poverty declined in the Congress era as well as under BJP rule. However, it was not just subsidised food but rapid GDP growth that made the difference. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper by Bhalla, Bhasin and Virmani (henceforth […]

By making bots too intelligent to control, will they become controllers of humans? A recent experiment shows that Microsoft’s chatbot Sydney has a shadow self, much like humans, and it does not like taking orders It is a far greater

For countries like India, the major problem is not the availability but cost of green finance. The bank can help make enormous commercial loans more affordable Indians are delighted that former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga is going to become president of the World

In democracies, free speech is especially important in criticising political figures. So, the Supreme Court should re-examine this colonial-era statute on defamation A court in Gujarat has sentenced Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Opposition, to two years in jail in a defamation case.

When it comes to economic achievements, administrative capacity and defence, India’s prestige has gone up because of actual good performance, not mere claims. Can the government do the same on democratic values? In Parliament last week, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Congress should have stood up for minorities in the Northeast and launched a ‘Christian Lives Matter’ campaign For the Congress to be beaten by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Hindu heartland is understandable. To be beaten by the

Many BJP supporters are calling for central rule to be imposed on the state to combat terrorism. But that will only enhance the Khalistani narrative of Hindu oppression of Sikhs The spectre of Khalistan haunts Punjab again. After two major Khalistani clashes with the