Across the Aisle: ‘Curiouser and curiouser’
The fact is that there was no consultation on the proposed Farm Bills with the farmers or agricultural economists before the Ordinances were promulgated on June 5, 2020.
Pandemic, vaccine and controversy: Real test begins now
With a population of 138 crore, we can count ourselves lucky but certainly not a shining example of pandemic control and management.
Across the Aisle: Reminding us of August 1942
The APMC Acts are deficient not because they benefit no one but because they benefit only a small proportion of farmers nation-wide.
Work, wealth and welfare: Never forget 2020 so that we may never repeat 2020!
The rapid decline in growth rates (2018-19 and 2019-20) triggered the rise in unemployment, the pandemic made it worse and the unplanned lockdowns exacerbated the situation. At its peak, 130 million persons lost their jobs or
Across The Aisle: May your children forgive us
Demonetisation, the slowdown of the economy over 8 quarters (2018-19 and 2019-20), the pandemic, the loss of jobs, homes and livelihoods, the migration of millions and the recession (Q1 and Q2 of 2020-21) have greatly impacte
Across the Aisle: A fraud on the Constitution
Throughout the struggle for Indian Independence, Indians were not divided on race, religion, caste, language or gender.
Across The Aisle: Slow march backward
We live in a strange world where the President of communist China speaks eloquently on the virtues of free trade and globalisation and the President of capitalist United States speaks derisively of trade agreements, WTO, free
Across the aisle: Reforms for what — growth or glory?
"I did reforms" is for self-glorification. "My reforms brought growth" is for the people and for posterity. You be the judge.
Across the Aisle: By dividing, we fall
The Congress, CPI(M) and CPI in Kerala behave, and are regarded more, as Kerala-specific regional parties than the state units of national parties.
Across the Aisle: Scepter and crown, must tumble down
The powers of a Prime Minister (under a Parliamentary system) and the powers of a President (under a Presidential system) are like chalk and cheese, but the differences are becoming blurred.
Across the Aisle: Slow death of liberal democracy
After the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump wasted no time in naming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court and pushed through the nomination process in an unprecedented short time of 30 days.
Across the Aisle: This election, people of Bihar must unmute themselves
The average citizen of Bihar has become a victim of misfortune, the failure of democracy and the curse of politics.
Across the Aisle: PM Modi is a cautious leader with a strong bias towards crony capitalism, writes P Chidambaram
The sole aim of the propaganda is to raise Mr Narendra Modi to the pantheon of the greatest leaders of India.
Across the Aisle: Impunity, thy name is Uttar Pradesh
Emboldened by great social reformers like Mahatma Phule, 'Periyar' E.V. Ramasamy, Babasaheb Ambedkar and others, Dalits have politically organised themselves in a few states; but their status is only slightly better.
Across the Aisle: Farm laws — not choice, just noise, says P Chidambaram
Their argument is that farmers were 'tied' to the APMCs and, now, they have the choice to sell outside the APMCs.
Across the Aisle: Modi govt believes it can fool all the people all the time, writes P Chidambaram
APMC market yards are, however, important players in states like Punjab and Haryana where the marketable surplus is huge.
Across the Aisle: Promise broken, states broke
The GST agreement was a compact between the central government and the state governments arrived at after years of discussion.
Across the Aisle: ‘One Nation, One Everything’ will eventually destroy one nation, writes P Chidambaram
The main business of the Houses will be pending Bills and the 11 Ordinances promulgated during the inter-session period.
Across the Aisle: The worst affected economy
The Finance Minister who blamed an 'Act of God' for the decline should actually be grateful to the farmers and the gods who blessed the farmers.
A time for supreme reform, writes P Chidambaram
A renewed concern has been expressed about the 'independence' of the judiciary. The causes for the concern are different at the levels of the subordinate judiciary, High Courts and Supreme Court.
PM missed an opportunity to give a candid account of the state of the nation on August 15, writes Chidambaram
For Prime Minister Modi, the day before August 15 must have been a day of reflection, a day to take stock why his government had allowed things to come to such a sorry pass, and a day to resolve to make a new beginning.
NEP 2020: Elephant in the room, examines P Chidambaram
The complex issue of language has been complicated further by the NEP's insistence on the three languages principle.
Triple crises — economy, Covid, China — have exposed India’s weaknesses, writes P Chidambaram
The prescription under each was detailed, but not beyond the comprehension and capacity of a caring, competent government.
No end to a tragic saga in Jammu and Kashmir, writes P Chidambaram
While the means have been employed, none of the ends has been achieved and, in my view, will never be achieved under the current dispensation’s policy.
The spider’s web: Sachin Pilot should have prepared to run the marathon, writes P Chidambaram
The only ones who think that monetary measures will be sufficient to revive economic growth are Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, Mr K V Subramanian, Mr Rajiv Kumar and the Prime Minister's speech writer.
India-China face-off along the LAC could go either Depsang way or Doklam way, writes P Chidambaram
It is common sense that a 'no troops land' (akin to a no man's land) will be created between the new positions of the troops of both sides.
China broke decades-long peace under PM Modi’s watch, writes P Chidambaram
The relations between the two countries have changed dramatically in a matter of months. At the Wuhan Summit on April 28, 2018, the joint statement devoted only one paragraph to the border question.
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