Opinion

NEW YEAR SHOULD USHER IN HOPE

02 Jan 2021 03:48 AM IST

After the most forgetful year which forced everyone to press their reset buttons, the New Year should hopefully bring in some cheer if the claims of various vaccine manufacturers are to be believed. 2020 was a year marred by the Covid-19 pandemic where normal life was thrown out of gear

Put the cost of superfluous litigation on bureaucrats

02 Jan 2021 03:46 AM IST

A starved judiciary with only 19.78 judges per million population —in contrast, the US has 150 per million— is a reason enough to slap litigation costs of ‘drag litigation’ upon administrative heads of institutions.

THE END OF A YEAR OF DISRUPTIONS

01 Jan 2021 03:49 AM IST

Resisting the temptation to send the year off with a good riddance, it certainly has been a year of upheavals. There are a lot of spin offs to the Covid spread but the dominant one of course is the impact it has had on jobs and the economy. True the

How Biden presidency would be good for India

01 Jan 2021 03:48 AM IST

The relationship between the two largest democracies of the world is expected to benefit from Joe Biden winning the presidential race. India can now expect greater support on the international stage, strengthened bilateral trade and strategic partnerships, and the possibility of putting up a joint fight against the threats posed

ANNUS HORRIBILIS

31 Dec 2020 04:19 AM IST

A lot was made of the sharp negative growth in Q1 of 2020-21. As the Q2 numbers highlight, there was no need for all that gloom and doom. Barring a few sectors, there has been broad-based recovery in Q2. While 2020-21 will certainly end with a negative real rate of

DON’T LET CHINA PAINT INDIA AS A POOR INVESTMENT DESTINATION

31 Dec 2020 03:26 AM IST

Instability is bad for business. Be it social tension, civil strife or labour trouble, a country’s investment prospects can be impacted if the perception grows that the situation is not conducive for a healthy business environment. The anti Citizenship Amendment Act protests and violence, with the attendant shrill coverage by

PM Modi’s big bang structural reforms finally bearing fruit

31 Dec 2020 03:25 AM IST

Indian economy is on the cusp of a big turnaround. While the IMF estimates an 8.8 percent GDP growth for India in the next financial year, Nomura predicts 9.9 percent and Goldman Sachs a massive 13 percent GDP growth.

BEWARE! CHINA BREWING AN ECONOMIC PANDEMIC NOW

31 Dec 2020 03:19 AM IST

The Chinese may portray themselves as a superpower, but the truth is that their economy is suffering and it is worse than they will ever admit. However, given how interconnected national economies are today, does this hold the potential for a dangerous global crash in the future?

THE POLITICS OF ZABARDASTI KA FAYDAS

30 Dec 2020 03:51 AM IST

It’s indeed very interesting. We have the government insisting that the farm reforms are all being undertaken keeping the farmers’ benefits in mind, but the farmer himself is arguing otherwise. In fact, I have heard more than one farmer refer to these bills as a “zabardasti ka fayda” (benefit that is being forced upon the recipient). The farmers are

A pill to kill: Tackling pharma counterfeiting

30 Dec 2020 03:49 AM IST

Pharmaceutical counterfeiting—which has seen a rise due to the pandemic—poses a threat to economies worldwide and endangers the lives of many in need. Sound legal measures and their strong enforcement, good use of technology and securing IP systems and distribution networks are crucial steps which must be taken immediately to

DEAR MS JAYAPAL, FARM REFORM IN INDIA IS NOT A HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS

29 Dec 2020 03:39 AM IST

Pramila Jayapal has a problem. This Representative for Washington’s 7th congressional district in the US Congress has a problem with the present dispensation in New Delhi. And she has been making it clear from several platforms, right from the time she introduced House Resolution 745 in the US Congress last

DDC election results show a vote for change in J&K

29 Dec 2020 03:36 AM IST

The enthusiastic voters, the rise of young independent candidates and the BJP emerging as the single largest party—the DDC polls have resulted in the victory of all those people looking to usher in an era of change and development in the Valley.