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RBI policy: Surprising but sensible
It was one of those rare events where the ex ante probability of the actual outcome was close to...
Climate: A case for why you are personally...
Even the continuous blare of a Trump-et cannot divert attention from the existential risk posed to...
Putting a premium on studies
It has been several weeks since the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the...
The Constitution and its upholders
November 26 is celebrated as Constitution Day for the past five years. Earlier it was recognised as...
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Health
A tale of two global rankings
Two global rankings were announced recently. One was the 2019 “Doing Business” report...
Having the last word on ‘population control’
On July 11, World Population Day, a Union Minister expressed alarm, in a Tweet, over what he called...
Why should resident doctors live in hell?
The huge downside of this experience for doctors at the start of their career will certainly mark...
Ayushman Bharat – A gamechanger or another...
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Manthri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), described by many as the largest...
Politics
The Constitution and its upholders
November 26 is celebrated as Constitution Day for the past five years. Earlier it was recognised as...
The Ayodhya judgement: A tapestry of wisdom
It is easy to cynically dismiss the monumental thousand-page unanimous judgment of the Supreme...
The road not taken
By Vijay Dixit & Aseem Shrivastava
A certain defence of ecology may seem elitist but isn...
J&K: Democratic India looks the other way
If the changes to article 370 of the Constitution of India were meant “to bring J...
Economy
The road not taken
By Vijay Dixit & Aseem Shrivastava
A certain defence of ecology may seem elitist but isn...
A suitable deputy governor for the RBI
The deputy governor in charge of monetary policy, among other responsibilities, left the RBI...
What most economists continue to overlook
By now, there is consensus among economists that there is a serious crisis in India’s economy....
Time to address structural issues to push...
The reduction in the corporate tax rate and other relief announced by the government as part of a...
Recents
Has the BJP won really?
There are those from the establishment celebrating the appointment of Devendra Phadnavis as the...
Role of ethics in the business of innovation
The power of new technologies must be used to benefit the lives of many, rather than maximise the...
Signals from the tug of war in Maharashtra
We don’t know which way the imbroglio over the formation of the government in Maharashtra...
The Ayodhya judgement: A tapestry of wisdom
It is easy to cynically dismiss the monumental thousand-page unanimous judgment of the Supreme...
Sign RCEP to speed domestic reform
India was a founder member of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT), which eventually...
A crisis at Infosys, again
This is the second consecutive CEO to drive straight into a crisis related to governance at a...
The road not taken
By Vijay Dixit & Aseem Shrivastava
A certain defence of ecology may seem elitist but isn...
A tale of two global rankings
Two global rankings were announced recently. One was the 2019 “Doing Business” report...
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