After one year in power, 'Dravidian model' is a legacy issue for Stalin

The question is if the BJP's increasing dependence on Hindutva politics, coupled with the DMK's Dravidian model, would decide the LS polls for the DMK and allies, as it did in 2019. Or, will the......

An Election Budget, Not For 2022, But For 2024

This is not an election Budget in the sense that I might target the voter in the coming elections.But if you look beyond this round of state elections, and tilt the periscope to graze at the more......

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

The regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan,......

Global vaccine supply hit due to Covid surge in India:

The 'terrible' surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million......

Highlights of the Economic Survey 2021-22

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 along with Statistical Appendix in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the Budget session of Parliament. Later, the......

Meet FM's A-team behind Budget 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the much-awaited 2022-23 Union Budget on February 1. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com While there has been strong recovery in some sectors,......

Covid Challenge: Managing The Spending Bulge

If the Centre and states are keen on spending more to meet the COVID-19 challenges in the coming year, they must bear in mind the need to raise more resources through taxes and non-tax revenues,......

What will Nirmalaji do in her fourth Budget?

The finance minister could well be on her way to setting a record of achieving the biggest single-year reduction in the government's fiscal deficit, explains A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance......