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Land Acquisition Bill is a Luddite throwback to 19th century 25 Aug 2013 | 11:59 am
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation , and Resettlement Bill introduced in Parliament is a terrible piece of work. It is a Luddite proposal that threatens all economic development. Some critics have f...
Modi ki diwani, Sheela ki jawani 18 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, chose Independence Day, August 15, to launch his campaign to become prime minister. He is not formally the BJP’s official candidate, but makes no bones about ...
Between rock, sand and a hard place 11 Aug 2013 | 02:05 pm
In several areas, Indian rules and regulations make honest business impossible. The only choice is illegal business or no business. This underlies the suspension of Durga Sakthi Nagpal, the IAS office...
How much does a poor man’s meal cost? 4 Aug 2013 | 12:35 pm
How much does a poor man’s meal cost? One politician said Rs 5. Another said Rs 12. TV channels had a field day going around dhabas in cities, looking for cheap meals. Unsurprisingly, they found that ...
Amartya Sen & Jagdish Bhagwati and Congress & BJP agree on development, disagree only in degree 31 Jul 2013 | 12:41 pm
The Indian media specialises in infotainment. An entertaining spin converts boring information into heated discussion. Some journalists have equated the Amartya Sen-vs-Jagdish Bhagwati debate with the...
Why no applause for 138 million exiting poverty? 28 Jul 2013 | 11:10 am
When China reduced people in poverty by 220 million between 1978 and 2004, the world applauded this as the greatest poverty reduction in history. Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz and all other poverty spe...
Tribals finally get land rights, using GPS technology 21 Jul 2013 | 03:42 pm
Last week I visited tribal areas in Gujarat to see how technology and an activist NGO could empower once-powerless tribals to get their full land rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. The Act prov...
Gas pricing must be determined by market bids, not government committees 17 Jul 2013 | 04:20 pm
A Committee of Ministers fixed the price of natural gas in 2009-14 at $4.2/unit. The Rangarajan Committee has suggested a new pricing formula, accepted by the government, that from 2014 could raise th...
Without quick justice, politics will stay criminalized 14 Jul 2013 | 01:14 pm
Most people are so outraged by the rising tide of criminals in politics that they will welcome the two latest Supreme Court judgments. One bans any convicted person from contesting elections even if t...
Rising rural wage may boost UPA’s chances 7 Jul 2013 | 04:22 pm
For all the current gloom about the economy, the 2011-12 data on employment and consumption shows a remarkable one-third increase in average household consumption over two years, well above the rate o...
