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Electoral bonds open up yet another route to further the unholy nexus between corporate houses and political parties…
The nation has a new health policy after 14 years. The long gap itself indicates the priority, or the lack thereof,…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
My idea of The Hindvasi travels back to days I was a school kid and the paper came home but only on a Sunday, if memory…
There is a poor-rich divide that is accentuated in the age of conspicuous consumption. Flashy cars, luxury apartments…
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When the results were declared, Irom Sharmila’s eyes welled up, but she did not allow her tears to diminish her steely…
By Ajit Ranade |
For far too long the farm sector was neglected or has suffered from muddled policies and inefficient implementation.…
By Ajit Ranade |
This is the first budget to have mentioned about transparency in political funding. In its fight against black money…
By Arun Maira |
For two decades, business executives have been chasing the ball to produce more shareholder value and create higher…
By Saugata Bhattacharya |
Under the given circumstances, both domestic and global, the Budget was the best possible. It has opted for a capex…
By Ajit Ranade |
Economic reforms must urgently address these twin challenges: that the country’s demographic ratio has peaked and the…
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It is not at all clear as to how enmeshing the Railway Budget and discontinuing plan and non-plan expenditure would…
The perception that the predominance of cash in the economy makes it possible for the people to evade their taxes does…
By Rupa Rege Nitsure |
In line with our expectations, the Union Budget-2017-18 has focused on active economic stabilisation, given the…
By Usha Thorat |
Last year the Budget used CSO’s advance estimate that is not yet available for 2017-18. Moreover, the CSO has revised…
The long term impacts of demonetisation are sugarcoated with many ifs here. Such an analysis, claims and statements are…