At 75, Is India Behaving Like a Responsible Elder?
As India gears up to celebrate its 75th year of Independence, an examination of one of our most pressing problems, the sustainability of the natural environment on which all our lives depend.
Communalism | Communalism | Fascism | Human Rights | Indian Economy | Indian Politics | Print Edition | Privatization
Going, Going, Gone: Freedom and India, 2022
Is there to be any healing, any end to hate, and the cycle of deprivation as we begin the march to our century as an Independent Republic? For my children and theirs, for future generations of Indians, I devoutly hope so.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Employment | Indian Economy | Inflation | Poverty | Print Edition
Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today
The government claims that India is on its way to becoming the fastest growing major economy in the world. It has based these claims on manipulative use of data to project a rosy picture. But there are other data sets that run contrary to the government’s claims, ones the govt doesn’t talk about.
Corporate Capture and Plight of the People in Odisha
The government of Odisha is auctioning away thousands of acres of forest lands to corporate houses for mining projects, without the consent of the tribal people living on these lands, in gross violation of FRA and PESA. The tribal people are waging heroic struggles to defend their livelihoods.
Indian Economy at 75: Trapped in a Borrowed Development Strategy
The growth at any cost strategy has been at the expense of the workers and the environment. The situation has been aggravated by the recent policy mistakes – demonetization, flawed GST and sudden lockdown. The challenge before India is not just economic but societal. Unless that challenge is met, portents are not bright for India at 75.
MMDR Amendment: States, People, Future Generations to Lose Crores
A proposed change in the definition of the average sale price of mineral ore will result in a significant discount on the price states receive for their mineral wealth.
A Super-Tax on Nutrition in Malnourished India?
Watch pakodanomics in action as the government hikes GST on food items, ignoring that malnutrition in India is severe and people need a diet rich in ‘coarse’ grain and protein at affordable prices.
‘Namaskar, Main Ravish Kumar’
The veteran Indian journalist talks about Indian media, its future, and India under Modi.
LIC Should Run the IDBI Bank and Not Some Fortune Seekers
A bill that will remove legal hurdles in selling the PSU Banks is expected in the coming monsoon session of the parliament. More than 80 crore customers who have accounts in Public Sector Banks will be affected directly if privatisation takes place.
Indian Government Ignores Own Warnings in Fragile Himalayas; Climate Change Wreaks Havoc in Uttarakhand
Mounting casualties from disasters across the Himalayan region expose how the government has systematically ignored science and the environment in pursuit of dangerous infrastructure projects. Also: Indiscriminate road building and hydropower projects are increasing the vulnerability of the mountainous areas of Uttarakhand to the impact of climate change.