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BJP very unlikely to amend Constitution

It has not amended its own party constitution to disavow secularism and create a Hindu state. Will BJP change the Constitution to...

01.05.2024 8

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Amiri hatao? Cong mustn’t go back to old ways

It has not amended its own party constitution to disavow secularism and create a Hindu state. Will BJP change the Constitution to...

01.05.2024 10

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Amiri hatao? Cong mustn’t go back to old ways – Copy

Modi accuses Congress of planning wealth redistribution through high taxes. Congress denies the allegations and underlines that social justice is its...

01.05.2024 20

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How RBI can lead central banks in lowering rates instead of following the Fed

Synopsis It would be wrong to say that RBI blindly follows the US Fed. But it targets CPI, and that can lead to errors. India’s WPI has changed...

30.04.2024 30

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Time to slam the brakes on free rural electricity

The impact of free rural electricity in Punjab is severe, leading to fiscal deficits. Climate change will drive electrification, impacting budgetary...

18.04.2024 20

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Congress’ Strategy: OPS… they did it again!

Synopsis The new Congress election manifesto makes no mention of OPS. Answering questions, P Chidambaram said OPS was very much on the party’s...

18.04.2024 20

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One nation, one poll? There is a midway solution

Research shows frequent polls are bad for India, but democracies need checks and balances. One way out would be not-so-simultaneous polls Holding...

27.03.2024 10

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Will Kejriwal in jail sway voters? Not a chance

Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest sparks debate on political vendettas and judicial delays, highlighting the public’s disillusionment with the legal system...

27.03.2024 10

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Beyond Tesla…Teslar, Teslast: India to reduce EV import duty for Tesla, other global automakers

India has agreed to reduce import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) for companies like Tesla, clearing the way for the automaker to enter the Indian...

27.03.2024 20

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Increased female participation in workforce implies prosperity, not distress

Had distress been driving poor people to work, Female Workforce Participate Rate would have risen fastest for the poorest deciles of the rural...

17.03.2024 10

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

What Trump’s return will mean for India

A second term for Donald Trump could have dramatic consequences for foreign policy and other big changes for India. The US election is still eight...

17.03.2024 20

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Joined by the Vindhyas: Contrary to belief, India’s not cloven by a yawning north-south divide

Consider per-capita GDP in the top half of states. The richest are the mini-states of Goa and Sikkim. Among major states, toppers are Telangana and...

17.03.2024 10

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Consumption survey needs an overhaul

While accepting that surveys grossly underestimate the spending of the rich, Indian statisticians have assumed that the non-rich mainly tell the...

17.03.2024 10

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Rao over racket of Bharat Ratnas

Singh was a Jat farm leader of UP, whose grandson Jayant Chaudhary heads RLD. The grandfather gained fame in 1958 for opposing the forced...

18.02.2024 9

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Why Punjab model of farm freebies is wrong

With very high debt/GDP ratio and land prices, it is losing out to states like Gujarat Readers, do not sympathise with powerful farmer...

18.02.2024 10

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India’s strong economy is cumulative effect of reforms since 1991

NDA adopted and improved on many UPA initiatives. So how can Congress criticise them? The White Paper on the economy “doth protest too much”,...

18.02.2024 10

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Communism as a fling: N.R. Narayana Murthy’s ideological journey and lessons for today’s youth

Some thought Marxism would die after the collapse of the USSR. But they were wrong. Every year, close to a billion youngsters reach the age of 20....

05.02.2024 9

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Budget sparkles, minus fireworks

For any economy to grow at this rate when so many others are sinking is notable. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh — all India’s neighbours —...

05.02.2024 8

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Ayodhya is buzzing but can it make the big leap to tirth sthal?

For Hindus, a tirth sthal is about seeking and fulfilling a search for one’s own salvation Prime Minister Narendra Modi succeeded in making the...

30.01.2024 10

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Why India’s K-shaped recovery theories are wrong

RBI projects economic growth at 7.3% for 2023-24, surpassing earlier estimates. The current year’s recovery is significant, especially considering...

18.01.2024 10

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SC verdict on Bilkis Bano comes as a welcome breath of justice

Having served 14 years of a life term in jail, the convicts had asked for release on the ground of old age and ‘good behaviour’. How can ‘good...

15.01.2024 9

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Do not mourn the death of globalisation — like it or not, it is alive and kicking

Traditional data cannot capture the fantastic growth of globalisation through digital services. Much of it is free, and traditional statistics simply...

11.01.2024 60

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Lesson from Bali: India needs more love marriages

Letting youngsters decide who they want to marry might have an unexpected benefit for the economy. I am currently holidaying in Bali. Many...

11.01.2024 10

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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

Recalculate inequality — it hasn’t worsened over time, it’s stayed the same

Piketty and Chancel analysed different periods of taxation in India, and concluded that inequality dropped sharply from 1950 to the early 1980s under...

11.01.2024 8

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Feb budget may have rhetoric, but not sops

Will this interim budget really be a bore? After all, this is an election year. But the BJP is so certain of winning that it has no need to look to...

11.01.2024 9

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