'The united Opposition can definitely give the BJP a good fight.'But this remains the BJP's election to lose.''Modi remains the most popular politician in India; the BJP's organisational and......
He is talking, making sense, and India is listening.Rahul Gandhi needs to listen to him, too, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Dr Manmohan Singh at the Tirupati temple. Most of the commentariat had......
'The autonomy of essential institutions is clearly under question as the Modi government seeks to influence them politically.''The credibility of institutions such as the EC, the CBI, the CVC, the......
Several Congress leaders interpreted it as a dig at Prime Minister Modi who is yet to address a single press conference in his 54-month tenure.Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr......
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Monday termed Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel's resignation as 'very unfortunate' and said it was a 'severe blow' to the country's economy.......
'There are deeper, underlying, forces at work and we need institutional arrangements to guard against them.' IMAGE: Dr Viral Acharya, former Reserve Bank of India deputy governor. Photograph: PTI......
'Those who come from outside are surprised at the relatively small strength of the RBI supervisory cadre, relative to the needs of the country and the needs of the financial sector.' IMAGE: Then......
'We get to know secrets such as some of India's top-rated firms do not always make payments when due and many State-owned, listed, enterprises that borrow in bond markets default......
'We are not able to manufacture even low-end products as cheaply as China.''We are not buying Chinese goods today out of any love for China.' IMAGE: A mango vendor opposes Chinese products as......
'I am sure Dr Patra will get the fullest cooperation from the finance minister who needs workhorses, not prima donnas constantly looking to improve their CVs,' says T C A......