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

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

Power structure needs reform

GST became a reality as a process of cooperative federalism was followed led by the finance minister.

19 July 2017 2:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the Independence Day speech on August 15 in New Delhi.

Book review: Decoding Modi's feats and incentives

This book is about Mr Modi and the inclusive transformation he has wrought in governing India.

30 Jun 2017 12:30 AM IST

Photo caption: Under it, C-GST will be levied by the Centre, S-GST by states and I-GST on inter-state supply of goods and services. (Representational Image)

It's time to smile: GST to usher in a new era...

Consider, that the most vocal protests against GST have come from dry fruit traders, cloth merchants and jewellery...

23 Jun 2017 2:28 AM IST

Cow slaughter is also a non-bailable offence now. (Representational Image)

The cow, India's icon: Who'll pay the price?

Hindu traditionalist members wanted complete protection for the cow as a fundamental right.

3 Jun 2017 12:00 AM IST

Between 2000 and 2016, British FDI created 371,000 jobs 10 per cent of all jobs created by FDI.

A to-do list for govt to create more jobs

Technology is fast eroding the capacity gap between the unique attributes of human labour and machines.

16 May 2017 12:09 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Photo: PTI)

Delhi gives Kejriwal a slap in the face

Can things change even before 2020, if Arvind Kejriwal resigns, admitting he has lost the mandate to rule?

27 April 2017 12:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing the third Governing Council Meet of the NITI Aayog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Niti Aayog's Vision 2032' disappoints

The Planning Commission was merely an extended office of the Prime Minister.

25 April 2017 12:18 AM IST

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. (Photo: PTI)

To protect consumers, focus on basics

No surprise then that Ram Vilas Paswan, minister for consumer affairs, chose three unorthodox areas to show his...

19 April 2017 2:03 AM IST

A liquor shop being shifted following the directive of the Supreme Court banning liquor sale along highways, in Mumbai.

Tame killer highways, liquor ban just optics

Curbing drunken driving requires that drivers, a small fraction of all travellers, be targeted. Most travellers are...

8 April 2017 3:57 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Basic income transfer: Modi's next big thing?

PM Modi is not one to be hesitant about funding innovative ideas in the public interest.

31 March 2017 2:21 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Are safeguards possible to prevent theocracy?

Much of the angst against Adityanath is drawn from the colonial brown sahib culture of political correctness.

22 March 2017 2:26 AM IST

BJP workers carry a giant cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate the partys victory in the UP and Uttarakhand Assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

If BJP can uplift UP, all of India will gain

The Narendra Modi performance juggernaut can be rolled out uniformly across the state.

13 March 2017 1:46 AM IST