Yoginder K Alagh
Don’t politicise growth statistics! Statistics should be left to experts
Statistics should be best left to experts. NITI shouldn’t superseded CSO authority
The Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan doesn’t make the terms of trade farmer-friendly
On September 12, the Centre announced enhanced crop price support for oilseeds, pulses, wheat & paddy, through the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan—a tongue-twister, so it’s called AASHA.
Higher Education Commission: How HECI should differ from UGC
MHRD must set up an autonomous group with distinguished Indians, preferably outside the govt, chairing HECI.
Monsoon forecast: All is well; be happy
The ‘normal’ monsoon forecast is at 97%—the lower end of the LPA range of 96% to 104%, with a forecast error of 4%.
Infra stories differ across Asia
India has joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)—which is financed by China, but also has a substantial contribution from India.
Why are we always planners? From Planning Commission to NITI Aayog, we are always planning
We need to develop a responsible critical tradition to analyse the policy stance of the current NDA government and earlier governments, as stated in official documents and to see if actual policies have a relationship with pa
Was there something special about French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India? Nothing new; here’s why
Of course, at a more basic level, president Macron's visit has emphasised educational and cultural exchanges.
Past and future of India’s gems
NITI Aayog’s next vision document must have reviewed policy stance on jewellery.
Land scarcity will perhaps be the single greatest constraint to India’s development
Land scarcity will perhaps be the single greatest constraint to India’s development.
How to reform agricultural markets: e-NAM needs many preparatory steps
The important question of agricultural, including futures, markets is being raised. To an economist, markets are about what the Austrians called tatonnements and equilibrium prices.
Was India-China tussle at Doklam really a standoff? How the Dragon established a role for itself
The mutually agreed withdrawal of forces at Dokalam on Bhutan’s border is a step in the right direction.
Draft water framework: It is suicidal in India to ignore critical issues in the hurly-burly of partisan politics
Rivers are back in fashion. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adiyanath wants Gomti to be integrated with Ganga.
Sukhamoy Chakravarty: One of the greatest economists India has ever produced
Prof Sukhamoy Chakravarty was a giant amongst intellectuals, who had a brief and yet very influential stint in policy-making.
Demonetisation: Then and now; need is to plug flow of black money
To aim, in the short-run, at the monetisation of the economy as per the standards of a developed economy—when the problem is to build up the infrastructure to reach there—is not very practical
India needs strategy for dal production; here’s why
There is by now substantial agreement amongst analysts that a strategy for dal production which ensures supplies and a reasonable degree of self-reliance is sorely needed, and the country cannot go from one crisis to another
BPL census: How to measure poverty
A neat separation of poverty estimates and entitlements won’t pass muster.
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