Bank Privatisation Isn’t Conducive for Financial Markets Under Capitalism
State ownership of banks not only provides for wider reach of institutional credit but also for stability of the financial system of capitalism itself.
Covid-19 and the Informalisation of India’s Salaried Workers
The pandemic forced a fraction of India’s salaried workers to fall back on self-employment or casual work, or to withdraw from the workforce entirely. It was only the salaried who held secure and regular positions who were able to hold on to their jobs.
Public Private Partnerships – Subsidy and Impunity for Private Corporations
According to the currently dominant ideology, the private sector is more competent, efficient, and technologically capable than the public sector, and thus public-private partnerships save public money. An examination of these claims, through the case study of the Delhi Airport Metro.
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The Age of the Unicorn, Brought to You by IIT Kharagpur
The geniuses at IIT Kharagpur have come up with a new hoax. They have declared the unicorn that appears on Indus valley seals to be a representation of “sage Risya Sringa” of the Ramayana, thus “proving” that those ancient carvers of the Indus valley seals were one and the same as the Vedic people.
How Hindu Nationalism Enables India’s Slide into Inequality
The World Inequality Report 2022 has shed light on starkly growing inequalities in India. But, under the present regime, there has been a subversion of discourse required to address these yawning material and social chasms.
More Families Pushed to Surviving Without Jobs
Latest CMIE data shows that share of families with two members working has fallen drastically. This means people are surviving on much less income.
Privatisation of Public Sector, a Brazen Contempt of India’s Constitution
The People’s Commission on the Public Sector and Public Services has emphasised that the public sector was created as an essential instrument for achieving a welfare State in India in consonance with the vision articulated in the directive principles of state policy laid down in the Constitution.
MSMEs Hit by Raw Materials’ Price Rise, Entrepreneurs Down Shutters in Protest
In a first, the entrepreneurs of the micro medium and small enterprises (MSME) went on a one-day strike across the country on Monday, in protest against the policies of the Union government that have affected the sector.
As Uttar Pradesh Heads to Polls, How Does the Yogi Govt’s Economic Performance Hold Up?
Employment trends are dismal under the ‘double engine government’ of Modi and Adityanath. Several other claims made in ads do not appear to hold up.
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India’s Hierarchical Education Sector Precludes the Creation of a ‘Meritocracy’
India’s graded educational system mirrors the country’s stubbornly rigid social hierarchies. The poorest children attend the free government-run schools and those from the highest echelons of Indian society increasingly attend elite schools, with the rest of the society caught in between.