Women's Reservation Bill

Budget 2021: Economic recovery and beyond

Here’s what the finance minister is expected to do in Budget 2021 – putting money in those sectors that will help generate employment and consumer demand, while reviving economic growth to pre-Covid19... Read more »
Thomas Isaac's Kerala budget 2021

Kerala Budget 2021: The return of the welfare state

No one can fault the finance minister for putting a bevy of welfare schemes in Kerala Budget 2021 in an election year amid a global pandemic and economic crisis. Read more »
Climate change and pathogenic diseases

New Year 2021: Covid-19 vaccines, Biden presidency offer hope

A third wave of Covid-19 in the US and the discovery of a new virulent strain of coronavirus in the UK could threaten the economic recovery. Read more »
IndiaN economy, $5 trillion economy

How disruptive technologies are changing global trade

Global trade is getting disrupted by technologies such as AI, automation, robotics, and 3D printing. Read more »
India farmer protests

MSP guarantee key to ending exploitation of farmers

There is no harm in giving multiple options to farmers, but local markets are the only option for small and marginal farmers. Read more »
ICDS scheme and sustainable development goals, SDGs

ESG reporting: Did the Big Four and the World Economic Forum crack it?

The new ESG reporting framework skirts some fundamental questions and adds to the very confusion it seeks to remove. Read more »
Decriminalising corporate offences

Decriminalisation of corporate offences may be counterproductive

Relaxing penal provisions under the Companies Act may encourage scams and misuse of the loopholes that are not so apparent now. Read more »
kashmir land jihad row

Land jihad? The reality of land scam in Jammu and Kashmir

Land jihad: J&K is locked in an unsavoury land scam involving a large number of powerful people across a wider spectrum of politics, bureaucracy and business. Read more »
India e-commerce policy

e-commerce policy must focus on investment, infrastructure

The government should stimulate investment flow all along the value chain, triggering higher productivity, efficiency and security. Read more »
trp scam

TRP scam: News channels should move away from ad revenue based model

The business of news television is not commercially viable unless it is cross-subsidised by other channels from the group. Read more »