Is Redistribution of Wealth in India a ‘Jumla’ or a Necessity?
Who gets how much is a result of the system, education, opportunities, and so on. Many of the rich people have become rich through cronyism, cutting corners, and bending rules.
Interim Budget 2024: Continuing Modi’s Apathy Towards the Vulnerable
The Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduces us to four pillars for whom the 2024–25 interim budget is designed: the poor, women, youth and farmers. However, the budgetary allocations do not reflect this commitment. Comments on the Interim Budget by several authors.
Nyay Yatra: Rahul Unveils Five Pillars of Justice
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the idea behind the Nyay Yatra is to provide justice to people and the party will present a five-point blueprint of ‘nyay’ that will also help strengthen the country.
The Reality of India’s GDP, Incomes, Consumption, Private Investment – 2 Articles
‘Ignore the Spin, Incomes, Consumption and Private Investment Have Stagnated’: The FM’s budget speech reiterated Modi govt’s achievements over the past decade; facts have never come in the way of Modi’s penchant for weaving self-congratulatory narratives. Also: ‘The K is Indian GDP’s Reality: Why Deny?’
How the Union Govt Is Slowly but Surely Blurring India’s Federal Structure
Responsibilities of the state governments are being slowly overtaken by the Centre, keen as it is to take credit for all welfare programmes. Meanwhile, state coffers are not getting the assistance they need from the Union government.
Karpoori Thakur: A Centennial Appraisal
A discussion of some of the key elements that made Karpoori Thakur one of the tallest socialist leaders in Bihar. It discusses some of the important contemporary implications of the politics that Thakur espoused and practised.
Slow Motion Lulismo
Two renowned Brazilian academics on Lula’s first year back in power.
NREGA Sangharsh Morcha Flays Linking of MNREGA to Aadhaar; Congress Calls it Cruel
In a press statement, the Morcha has condemned the Modi government’s implementation of mandatory Aadhaar-based wage payments for MGNREGA workers from January 1, saying it will render 8.9 crore rural workers ‘ineligible’. Also: The Congress condemns this.
Agrarian Distress, Sluggish Job Market: Five Charts to Understand the Roots of the Maratha Agitation
Education has led to high mobility, especially in the poorer Marathwada region, but opportunities remain few alongside dwindling incomes, shows a data analysis.
Economy | India | Online Blog | Unemployment
Employment Record of Modi Govt vs Claims; 25,000 Applicants for 15 Govt Posts in Karnataka – 2 Articles
GOI efforts to spin a jobs growth narrative has meant the following: it is not willing to recognise a glaring problem, and hence no concrete efforts are needed to change economic policy to make the growth pattern more labour-intensive.