Opinion
Reviving growth: Focus on rural India
If panchayat allocations are merged with MGNREGA to aid asset creation, it can trigger infrastructure growth, resulting in extra income and improved conditions.
Opting out of RCEP has little to do with ‘protectionism’ on the agri front
India’s decision to opt-out of RCEP trade pact could be a well thought-out plan in the context of agricultural (excluding dairy products) trade.
Turning the tables: Effective utilisation of water for agriculture will act as insurance against water scarcity
Effective and efficient utilisation of water for agriculture will act as an insurance against water scarcity, and will provide assurance of food security.
If you can’t do RCEP, can’t do US/EU either
The narrative that RCEP-Asean-type of deals are hurting is incorrect & the talk of a US/EU FTA is just wishful thinking.
Even best-performing states in India in terms of justice delivery score quite low
Even the top-ranking states in the India Justice Report need serious policing and judicial reforms urgently—even the Supreme Court has weighed in on the this.
From plate to plough: Sowing paddy, reaping smog
To curb NCR air pollution from stubble burning, the govt should incentivise Punjab and Haryana farmers to switch from paddy to corn.
The last chapter of Brexit
All complications of mature political democracies come together in Brexit, crippling the political system’s ability to make a decision with long-term economic impacts.
RCEP: India won’t get a sweet deal
Under the prevailing conditions, it would be hard to have our way in most trade agreements as every country would be pushing to leverage the deal which increases their exports and limits imports.
AI will add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030
Artificial Intelligence will add $15.7tn to the global economy by 2030.
William Bridges’s Transition Model helps dealing with people-aspect of change management
The model helps dealing with the people-aspect of change management.
When JNU students arrested for protest managed to escape Tihar
The fact that Nobel prize winner Abhijit Banerjee was imprisoned in 1983 in Tihar for 12 days for participating in a dharna against the then JNU vice-chancellor has evoked interest.
Day-night Test cricket needs time to become traditional
Ganguly has maintained that, albeit scepticism, day-night Test cricket is the way forward
India’s RCEP dilemma: To be in, or not to be in
there are clear gains for india in joining rcep, it will mean becoming part of global value chains, improving competitiveness, etc. but its reservations are legitimate, too
Facebook’s latest breach shows why it needs regulation
Facebook’s latest breach of privacy revelations show why it needs regulation
Put money to work, no more Moody blues
Credit flows must normalise to get growth back; requires plans that work for fixing NBFCs and real estate quickly
Explained: GST shortfall and what govt needs to do
A report by Kotak Institutional Equities Research says that at the current run rate, the government could see a shortfall of around Rs 90,000 crore in CGST and IGST and Rs 1.3 lakh crore in SGST colle
Hong Kong protests go beyond just democratisation
Hong Kong protests run deep and go beyond just democratisation—a manifestation of the latent social and economic undercurrents
Burning boundaries over stubble burning
SC’s criticism of state govts’ failure to curb crop-stubble burning veered into judicial adventurism
Sound law: Defining a right to health
Madhya Pradesh will focus on access to clean water, nutrition, & other factors impacting health, apart from access to healthcare. Other states should emulate it
RCEP: A missed opportunity for India
RCEP was an opportunity to become part of Global Value Chains (GVCs) by expanding access to cheaper intermediate inputs
Private sector quotas start, MP sets the ball rolling
What is clear, though, is that this is the thin end of the wedge, and over time, other states could also start implementing such a policy.
Failing law: Hold Delhi’s lawyers and on-duty policemen to account for neglecting duty
Visuals of lawyers attacking policemen, burnt vehicles near the Tis Hazari court, all undermine the faith of the public in the police, a vital organ of the state, and the lawyer fraternity, one arm of
Essential for India to develop an innovation ecosystem that can generate multi-million dollar businesses
With India’s sights on reaching $5 trillion by 2025 and $10 trillion by 2030, developing an innovation ecosystem that can generate multiple multi-million dollar businesses is essential
Climate change: Game theory holds a solution
Countries, business, and investors can find the best strategy using this approach
Out with the old: An attitude of cooperation will help all hospitality stakeholders
Rather than adopting a combative approach, an attitude of cooperation will help all hospitality stakeholders
RCEP pull-out: India right in sticking to its terms and conditions
India’s right in sticking to its terms and conditions
Modi’s decision to opt out of RCEP reflects India’s prudence on dairy trade
Acting before the milk spills
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