India’s Model Village
A champion of participatory democracy and grassroots development, Gandhi believed that making villages self-contained and sustainable was the first step towards empowering India.
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Social Distancing a Luxury, Lockdown a Challenge in Dharavi
Bagwan takes us through the trials and tribulations of people in her neighbourhood, that has become one of the largest containment zones for Covid-19 in Mumbai.
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As the First Year of Modi 2.0 Ends, It’s Clear that Democracy has Been Quarantined
If there is one thing we’ve learned about Modi, it is that he never learns from his mistakes. The current crisis is the product of his cult of personality and the only response he is capable of is to double down on his worst impulses.
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Shelve the Central Vista Project
The government is using the lockdown as an opportunity to clear many controversial projects, one such being the Central Vista Project. Despite its wastefulness, Modi is bent on promoting it as it fulfills a key RSS agenda.
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Why is the Government Underestimating GDP Loss Due to the Lockdown?
While the government is trying to play down the economic loss due to the pandemic, it is certain that the economy will shrink sizeably in 2020-21.
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The Mendacity of Modi Govt’s ‘Rescue Package’
Which other government would have passed off a slew of concessions to foreign and domestic monopolists as a “rescue package” for the people of the country?
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Analysing the Fiscal Cost of Modi’s Rs 20 Lakh Crore Package: Three Articles
If there is no additional borrowing, there can be no additional expenditure and, logically, no fiscal stimulus. Direct fiscal stimulus from the Centre will only be a little over 1% of India’s GDP, not 10% as projected by PM Modi. Three articles.
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Citizenship and the Nation of the Rich in India
Today, the questions of citizenship and alleged ‘infiltration’ are the topic of debate everywhere; the real question is being sidelined: why are a miniscule elite cornering most of the wealth generated by the common people?
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Spending is the Easiest Way to Revive the Economy
Money needs to be given out to people; cash in hand, is at the core of restarting the economy.
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Two Articles on How the Modi Govt. is Using the Pandemic to Centralise Power
BJP is trampling upon the country’s federal structure and concentrating all power in the Centre’s hands, putting at risk the project of building a democratic, secular, inclusive and egalitarian India. Two articles.
