Across The Aisle: From crisis to catastrophe, writes P Chidambaram
I shall not be surprised if hospital administrators are besieged by angry protesters in much the same way it is happening now in the case of shortage of hospital beds and oxygen.
Across The Aisle: After 7 years, deprivation, disease and death
The quality of governance has sunk to an abysmal low. The result is what we see around us — deprivation, debt, disease and death. Did the people who voted the government to power in 2019 deserve this? I would say NO.
Elections are less free and fair
The Election Commission (EC) was fiercely independent: for instance, it acknowledged the logic of allotting a common symbol to all the candidates of the AIADMK (though it was not a recognised party and had won only one by-ele
The ghost of Rafale appears
They trust the institutions that they have installed to tackle these challenges including Parliament/Legislature, the judiciary, the free media, the CAG and the Opposition political parties.
Across the Aisle: Modi thought and its consequences, writes P Chidambaram
Polling will be completed in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the U.T. of Puducherry two days from today and part-completed in West Bengal, with five phases remaining. The BJP has high stakes in Assam and West Bengal and is maki
Across the Aisle: Go back, Viceroy of Delhi
Delhi is the National Capital of India. It is acknowledged that the government of Delhi has to be different from the governments of states; yet, if that government must be a democratic government, it must put the people at th
Coalitions are collaborations better than single party autocratic regimes and deliver better outcomes
There are many examples at the state level. The DMK was founded on regional pride, love of Tamil, self-respect, anti-superstition and anti-caste. Its splinter, the AIADMK, was ostensibly born out of a crusade against corrupti
Across The Aisle: The tragedy of the missing middle, writes P Chidambaram
Given that the bottom 20 per cent of any developing country must be assumed to be poor, that leaves 7 per cent which may be called the middle class.
Across The Aisle: Besides economy, freedom is sliding
Amidst a shallow and short-lived recovery and private investment missing, any celebration is totally premature. We must await the estimates for Q4 and for the whole year as well as the indicators for health and education, wri
Across The Aisle: Courts sound the bell for liberty
Never before in the history of independent India have the powers of the State been mobilised so ruthlessly to suppress every voice of dissent or protest or defiance.
Numbers do not lie: ‘attempt to fudge the numbers and present a so-called ‘budget for growth’ is unpardonable’
When the Budget for 2020-21 was presented on February 1, 2020, I had questioned the credibility of the three key numbers.
The quintessential andolanjeevi
A dissenting mind belongs to a thinking person. Great judges have been great dissenters: Justice Frankfurter, Justice Subba Rao, Justice H R Khanna and others.
Across the Aisle: A calculating head but no heart
The most deserving were left to their fate. Since I had no expectations, I have no disappointment, but millions of others feel cheated, writes P Chidambaram.
No expectations, no disappointment
All but one ally have left the NDA; the crypto-allies (YSRCP, TRS, BJD, BSP) have distanced themselves on contentious issues; and the alienation between the Treasury Benches and the Opposition is complete.
Across the Aisle: ‘Exact words’ is a betrayal, writes P Chidambaram
All this is bad news for Mr Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and among the richest persons in the world.
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.
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