On the one hand, there is undiluted exultation among growth enthusiasts. Low tax rates, 9% growth, high savings, declining deficits?all…
No finance minister, perhaps, has had it so good as Mr Chidambaram has it now. The Indian economy?s growth in…
The government?s announcement of a review of the policy on rehabilitation of land-losers in SEZs indicates the complexity and contention…
The UPA government?s National Common Minimum Programme advocates a national health insurance scheme to help the poor tide over the…
In the midst of robust growth, the black economy and its nexus with real estate cause concern. This parallel economy…
The Union government?s announcement of the Rs 17,000 crore rehabilitation package for farmers in the 31 suicide-prone districts of AP,…
The impact of economic liberalisation on poverty in the country has been vigorously debated by economists and politicians for long.…
The spate of brutal killings of Salwa Judum members by Maoists in Chhattisgarh and encounter-deaths of Maoists in Andhra Pradesh…
Once again, cowardly and murderous terrorist groups attacked India?s financial capital. Once again, the citizens of Mumbai exhibited uncommon courage,…
One of the great challenges in any society is increasing administered prices or reducing subsidies in a politically palatable manner.…
In a special report on Indian business in its June 3-9 issue, The Economist asks: ?Can India fly?? The answer…
Well-intentioned but unwise policies can devastate local economics. The plight of farmers and labourers in the Kolleru area of Andhra?the…
The recent CBI raids and allegations of disproportionate assets of a prominent Haryana politician to the tune of Rs 1,500…
In a democracy, elections are not merely about choosing representatives and deciding which party should be entrusted with the responsibility…
The debate generated by the proposal to reserve 27% seats in Union educational institutions for backward classes has predictably been…
The failure of prosecution in a spate of recent cases has re-focused public attention on our justice system. Distinguished jurists…
The recent foreign policy debates are largely centred on our future energy needs. Frenetic economic diplomacy to secure nuclear power…
Our higher education is in deep crisis. Our human resource structure, instead of a pyramid with ever-increasing skills from base…
