Columns: 2023
23rd September, 2023
India’s fiscal situation is more dire than is acknowledged. If we compare the debt service ratio, i... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
18th September, 2023
Success, and the accolades that come with it, can hide many problems. Something similar may be... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
17th September, 2023
The success of the movie is therefore good news, but it remains to be seen what will follow and how... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Jobs, India politics
15th September, 2023
As the G20 summit wound up in New Delhi on September 10, China must be pondering over the emergence... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Taxes, China-India, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
9th September, 2023
A week before the mega event in New Delhi, China’s President Xi Jinping announced that he would not... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, China-India, Global, India politics, Indian economy
7th September, 2023
ONOE is not likely to make a dent, and that is its very purpose. Much debate and discussion are... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
2nd September, 2023
India is over the moon, having landed its craft on the south pole and becoming only the fourth... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
18th August, 2023
The biggest reform of 1991 was the dismantling of the license permit raj. In one swoop the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, China-India, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, GST
16th August, 2023
By Jyoti Sahi
We are told these days that India is on a glorious march in the new global order.... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
16th August, 2023
While resolution of the conflict can only occur through sustained political effort and inter-... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
11th August, 2023
As widely expected, the MPC of RBI unanimously decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, India politics, Indian economy
5th August, 2023
The International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS) is a prestigious deemed Indian university... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
1st August, 2023
During 2023, India became the country with the highest population in the world and will probably... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
31st July, 2023
(Reflections by the author in the aftermath of his visit to Pietermaritzburg railway station on... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Conversations, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
26th July, 2023
On the surface though external sector developments look resilient, a deeper study unfolds many... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
26th July, 2023
It is not uncommon to hear in banking circles that non-performing assets, or NPAs, are a part of... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
25th July, 2023
The horror video from Manipur showing two women being paraded naked has shocked the national... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
15th July, 2023
One sixth of humanity is in India, which is the most populous country on this planet. Seven of the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, China-India, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
14th July, 2023
For the financial year 2022-23, the RBI paid a dividend of Rs. 87,420 crore to the government vis-a... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, India politics, Indian economy
9th July, 2023
Gandhian thought, institutions and the Mahatma himself are under unprecedented attack today. From... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth