If borders are to be open for capital, why not for labour?When the regulators impose restrictions on foreign holdings in insurance or banking industries, it is suggested that India is not fully geared to a globalised world.
June 3, 2008
Corrupt states: Can they ever initiate real reforms?There is a clamour for more pay to government employees. One of the arguments is that they are paid less than their private sector counterparts.
April 8, 2008
NREGS will work, with a little help from the gurusSpiritual leaders like Ramdev and Sri Sri can help mobilise youngsters for monitoring various projects.
March 26, 2008
Govt’s silence on the Liechtenstein papers is deafeningDespite Germany’s offer to share secret data on the tax haven for free, there is no move to secure it yet
March 11, 2008
Caste discrimination a British invention, bigger than steam engineA major debate on reservation in institutions of higher learning like the IITs and Indian IIMs, etc is being conducted at the Supreme Court.
February 26, 2008
The colonial conquest of India by Cambridge varsityThere was an interesting piece of news recently, about the University of Cambridge launching the ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Professorship of Indian Business and Enterprise’.
February 12, 2008
Crisis of faith looms as Dharma goes on a red-tag saleAfter investments in stock market based on Islamic values, investors would now be able to park money in stocks of companies that operate in accordance with the principles of religions .
January 29, 2008
Time FM told the elderly his govt caresThe population of the elderly in India is expected to touch 78 million by 2016 and 116 million by 2026, with average longevity stretching beyond 75 years.
January 15, 2008
Gujarat polls: The assertion of entrepreneursThe election results of Gujarat have been analysed by the losers, namely the poll forecasters and other assorted media experts, most of whom had egg on their face.
January 2, 2008
Inflation: Why nobody believes the govtOne would rather ask just what number is of “concern” to the government — the rate of inflation per se or the fact that the number is not reliable.
December 18, 2007
Marginalising millions in the name of retailTrade (wholesale and retail) constitutes one of the largest segments of our economy. It is next only to agriculture and has as much share as that of manufacturing.
November 20, 2007
Reforming reforms process the imperativeIndia is a fascinating country where miniscule groups with the strongest vocal chords and in control of media grab public attention.
September 25, 2007
The mal(l) adjusted middle classesThe Indian consumer may well be turning into ‘mal(l) adjusted middle class’, eternally trying to live up to absurd Western standards and yardsticks.
September 11, 2007
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