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
When Tower Of Xi Dwarfed Modi In The US
Years before India and the US became ‘friends’, there was a time when the oldest and the largest democracies of the world did not see eye to eye. Seema Sirohi draws from her 30 years of experience as a journalist reporting on India-US ties to chart the journey of the two nations from divergence to convergence. Narendra Modi wanted to draw upon these ties to build a name for himself and business for India, but the corporate America was enchanted by the Chinese premier
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
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
Develop
Whether India focuses on the manufacturing or services sector does not matter. The only thing that will in the coming years is whether an Indian’s average income is two to three times the global average
Suchetana Ray - October 31, 2022
Justice
As Narendra Modi promises to make India a developed country in the next 25 years, the transition will depend on how equitable and sustainable it is
Suchetana Ray - August 27, 2022
India’s Maharatnas On ESG Path
A sound environment, social and governance performance of public sector undertakings is not only necessary for business reasons but also for India to achieve its national climate targets
Rajiv Tikoo - June 29, 2022
A Sovereign Guarantee For Jobseekers
The jobs situation in the country is grim. If the Modi government needed a reminder, India’s youth has given it in the form of Agniveer-related protests. Modi’s advisors want him to emulate the much-criticised MGNREGA scheme in urban areas along with universal basic income, an idea that Rahul Gandhi proposed in 2019. Can a job guarantee scheme hit the bull’s eye in towns and cities?
Kamalika Ghosh - June 29, 2022
PM Modi Meets NEC Chairman In Tokyo: Lauds NEC's Accomplishments In Building A Connected & Smarter India
On 24th May, PM Narendra Modi met the Chairman of NEC Corp. Nobuhiro Endo, in Tokyo. The PM was in Tokyo at the invitation of Japanese PM Fumio Kishida to participate in the third Quad Leaders' Summit.
June 06, 2022
India Has A Crypto Dilemma
As India emulates China in launching digital fiat currency, will the government’s attempts at controlling the crypto sector lead to stakeholder interests being caught in policy tangles?
Outlook Specials Team - February 27, 2022
