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By Arun Maira |
A popular movement against corruption, swelling in 2013, and the perception that governance had become paralyzed,…
As Raghuram Rajan prepares to move out of the office of the RBI Governor, the implications of his exit and the manner…
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I must see the film “Udta Punjab” next week! I am told that the proliferation of drugs in the State is the single…
By Ajit Ranade |
The government announced an amendment to the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius. The DTAA was…
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Recently the Supreme Court has given directives for what types of cars should be permitted to drive in Delhi, and at…
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The real new item on the menu is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s one seat in the assembly. Both the BJP side and the anti-…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
By further arguing that this view enjoys the support of a large number in the BJP, Swamy is committing the ruling party…
By Arun Maira |
India has the highest GDP growth in the world today. But are we doing as well as we want to? When the Governor of the…
By K.Kanagasabapathy |
While public policies are aimed at improving the lot of the “common man”, he may not be benefited to the full extent…
By Ajit Ranade |
Measured as the Gini coefficient of income distribution, India fares better than Brazil and possibly China and Russia.…
The Reserve Bank of India’s “State Finances: A Study of Budgets 2015-16” is a service to the nation and deserves to be…
By Sudarshan Iyengar |
The ‘patidars’, who are Patels, a surname noted for being numerically the most popular Indian last name in the US, are…
By Arun Maira |
The country is open to citizens’ protests: on the streets, in the press, and increasingly in a hyper-active social…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the last couple of years the dumping ground has become a deadly menace. Frequently fires break out, causing acrid…