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The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Walk the talk on war, but consider the costs

India barely spends 1.5 per cent of its GDP on defence two-thirds of it on military salaries and pensions and current...

7 March 2019 1:21 AM IST

Democracy in India: Is it best fit' or flawed?

This set is possibly in transition to the flawed democracy status, whilst the authoritarian set is possibly...

2 March 2019 3:27 AM IST

personnel stands guard during curfew in Srinagar on Sunday. Authorities imposed curfew in the parts of Valley following the killing of a top militant commander at Tral in Pulwama District of South Kashmir Yesterday. (Photo: PTI)

Securing India is costly, think afresh on growth

The Pulwama massacre illustrates how porous our security architecture remains to domestic and external threats.

20 Feb 2019 3:00 AM IST

Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

A cautionary tale for our decision-makers

Overlay this construct with the income-tax data for the same year and the situation becomes even worse.

14 Feb 2019 1:53 AM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

Budget 2019 today needs forward-looking ideas

The revenue from the Central Goods and Services Tax remains significantly below the target of Rs 6 trillion.

1 Feb 2019 12:29 AM IST

Budget 2019: Piyush has to think big, take risks

The primary task before Goyal is to present the interim Budget 2019 on February 1 in the Lok Sabha, where the BJP has a...

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act 2019, that came into force from Monday, provides for a 10 per cent additional reservation for those not eligible earlier. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha approved the bill within a week. So compelling were the provisions an inclusive agenda for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and explicit exclusion of the well-off that all parties were agreed a rare but welcome show of national consensus. (Representational image)

After EWS quota, only 10 per cent of India is left out

In comparison, the EWS quota is rather miserly, at less than 50 per cent (quota of 10 per cent for a population share of...

16 Jan 2019 12:20 AM IST

CAIT demanded immediate action against policy defaulter e-commerce companies and impose ban on working of their portal.

Targeting foreigners in India's e-commerce market

India's politicians, particularly in state governments, feel disempowered versus foreign companies.

9 Jan 2019 5:02 AM IST

55,012 farmers of Konkan division took the insurance cover

Looking back at 2018: What made the earth move

If a revolution ever happens in India, the hungry, jobless, low-skilled, rural labour will be at the forefront.

31 Dec 2018 12:47 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi and Amit shah (Photo: File/PTI)

Some tips from Santa on good governance

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi waived agricultural loans and provided cash transfers. It won the Assembly election...

25 Dec 2018 6:30 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das

New raja likely to be a good fit at Mint Street

The first two governors of the RBI worked under the Raj.

19 Dec 2018 1:53 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

GDP statistics, politics and recasting the past

In comparison, the new CSO back series completely upends the growth estimates during the UPA period.

7 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST