Assuming we still have a Modi-led majority government after May 2024, there is no guarantee that reforms will move at anything more than a snail's pace, though we must be thankful even for that,......
India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.......
What is most troubling is that not a single party that is part of INDIA has talked about any kind of reform and economic sense, argues R Jagannathan. IMAGE: INDIA leaders address a journalists at......
The judgment in the 2G case is a huge, huge, indictment of the criminal investigation and justice system, says R Jagannathan. IMAGE: Former telecom minister A Raja speaks to the media after he was......
'Modi is not being consistent with his past record of caution.' 'Has something changed in the way Modi does things?' asks T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Prime......
The challenge is to enhance opportunities for people to generate livelihoods through entrepreneurship, both big and small, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If there is one thing that deep-thinking observers agree about the recently......
'Economically, if there are too many losers, macro-demand will suffer and undercut growth.''In more developed societies, the issue is resolved through the provision of safety nets, which don't......
When the Indian economy tanked in 1991, it did so because it ran out of foreign exchange. Today, it is tanking because it has run out of rupees even as the foreign exchange granary is overflowing,......
The new finance minister has more flexibility in reframing the Budget than his predecessor but only if the marginally higher deficit is devoted to boosting capital expenditure and comes with a......