Columns: July 2023

Conversations
Philanthropy
Taxes
Health
What Pietermaritzburg did to Gandhi
by Dr.D John Chelladurai
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
Is the external sector resilient?
by Ranjit K Pattnaik
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
The shocking story of NPAs in India
by Jagdish Rattanani
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
The violence within us
by Lekha Rattanani
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
Musings on World Population Day
by Ajit Ranade
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
RBI’s dependence on forex intervention gain needs a closer look
by Himadri Bhattacharya
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
Attacks on Gandhi reveal a deeper crisis
by Jagdish Rattanani
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
Modi in the US and why China is rankled
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2nd July, 2023
China has been watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States this week. There... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, China-India, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
Speaking truth to power through the arts
by Rashmi Sawhney
1st July, 2023
Artists, writers and intellectuals have historically been the vanguard for mobilising social change... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, Indian economy