Coalition Karma
Allies will demand their fiscal pound of flesh for supporting the government. Can Modi push back and continue as PM?
Abdul Haleem Sherif - June 29, 2024
There is Hope
Lok Sabha elections 2024 were historic in many ways. Narendra Modi became the only prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to grab a third consecutive term, but it does not end with this.
Suchetana Ray - June 29, 2024
Roadblocks To India’s Global Status Ambitions
While the Modi government was wallowing in self-praise for having beaten the Covid-19 pandemic, images of burning corpses told a different story. T.V. Paul, in his book The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi, explores India’s desire to achieve influence in the changing world order and highlights the challenges that stand in its way
T.V. Paul - May 31, 2024
‘For Viksit Bharat, Invest For The Future’
A large part of India depends upon agriculture. Without the upliftment of agriculture, creating inclusive and sustainable growth will be difficult. What we did on milk to become the largest milk producer in the world through cooperative movements needs to be replicated in other commodities
Nilesh Shah - May 30, 2024
The Faultline Called Unemployment
With youths accounting for a staggering majority of the unemployed population in India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which claims to have put India on a sound growth track, has some tough questions to answer as it seeks a third term at the Centre
Parth Singh - April 27, 2024
Ashwini Vaishnaw: A Place for the Chip
Union electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s entry into the Narendra Modi cabinet within two years of joining politics was seen with scepticism. However, with his background in civil service and business, the tech-savvy minister has emerged as Modi’s Man Friday when it comes to working for India’s semiconductor ambitions
Abdul Haleem Sherif - December 01, 2023
The Nowhere Men & Women: How India Abandoned 14 Crore Citizens on a Policy Paper
The government of India runs the world’s biggest food security scheme, which provides free ration to more than 80 crore people. The scheme has won Prime Minister Narendra Modi accolades. But what if we realise that there are over 14 crore people who have been omitted from the benefit of this scheme because the government has not counted Indian citizens in over a decade? Can its intransigence break the welfare structure of governance?
Rajat Mishra - August 28, 2023
Between Saffron And Green: Modi Man’s Moves In The Market
Every Adani group company is under stress after the Hindenburg Research targeted it, but the story of Gautam Adani’s green businesses is particularly tragic for a man who is a friend and businessman rolled into one
Abhishek Vasudev - March 29, 2023
Incomplete Capitalism Holds India Back: K.V. Subramanian
K.V. Subramanian, India’s executive director at the International Monetary Fund and former chief economic adviser to the Central government, minces no words while pointing to flaws in the economic policy of pre-Narendra Modi era. However, he is optimistic about India’s growth potential amid the global slowdown and attributes the country’s stability in face of the challenges brought about by Covid-19 to its refusal to imitate others economies. In an interview with Kamalika Ghosh, he recounts the hits and misses of incumbent and earlier governments during India’s economic journey since independence
Kamalika Ghosh - January 30, 2023
Indian Economy’s Double Digit Chase For Growth
Past prime ministers have tried to take the Indian GDP growth past 6–7% range but failed. Modi’s pitch for making India rich by 2047 is fraught with old and new dangers
Neeraj Thakur - January 29, 2023
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