The Continuing Tax Gift to Big Indian Companies
The tax system heavily favours large corporations, and has become even more so in recent times.
Draft Telecom Bill: Surveillance Paradise and Gift to Telecom Monopolies
This is a retrogressive draft Bill, which will boost the monopoly power of a handful of telecom companies over the internet and legalise the government’s 360-degree surveillance of citizens.
Modi has Destroyed More Temples than Aurangzeb: Vishwanath Temple Mahant
Those who want to tailor history to suit their political agenda never mention Akbar built Vishwanath Temple—only that Aurangzeb destroyed it.
Govt’s Bizarre Plans of Dealing With Looming Food Grain Crisis
Privatisation of grain procurement and cap on procurement subsidies are among the ideas being floated.
Forget Your Rights and Do Your Duties: Modi’s ‘Kartavyapath’ is a Road Paved With Bad Intentions
In his August 15 speech, Prime Minister Modi sidestepped demands on the government to deliver on its promises and instead laid great emphasis on citizens fulfilling their duties. The Orwellian new name for Delhi’s Rajpath adds to this push.
Underestimating the Unemployment Crisis
The years of high growth have done little to improve a dismal employment picture, and the conditions of work only deteriorated after those heady growth days came to end. The jobs crisis is real. Also: The jobless rate crossed 8% yet again.
EWS Reservation Is a Kind of Counter-Revolution
The top court will soon have to answer whether the government’s decision to provide reservations solely on an economic basis violates the basic structure of the Constitution.
When Market Fundamentalism Overcomes Common Sense: Myth of Electricity Markets
So-called electricity markets were created to help private capital, not people. It is time we wound up these bogus markets and returned public services to people, to run cooperatively for their benefit.
Where are Science and Development After 75 Years of the Indian Independence?
A scientific vision of development for all Indians informed the quest for independence. The present regime deploys superstition and politics based on fear to aid just a select few.
GDP Estimates: Smoke And Mirrors With Economic Statistics
Growth, expressed in percentages is misleading, particularly in a period when underlying statistics are in the grip of volatility, as seen in the pandemic years.