Neither war nor peaceReal peace between India and Pakistan is not possible till the latter embraces secularism.
August 5, 2009
The coming inflation has no easy remediesWith so much money chasing things to buy, especially food, is it any wonder we are on the threshold of high inflation?
August 2, 2009
PM and the Peter PrincipleThe principle, enunciated by Laurence J Peter and Raymond Hull some 41 years ago in a path-breaking book, has almost never been contradicted.
July 29, 2009
GST will help India Inc rethink its business modelIn his union budget, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announced that he intends to shift to GST by next April. That’s just eight months away.
July 26, 2009
Flying into troubleAviation minister Praful Patel must take responsibility for the Air India fiasco.
July 22, 2009
Disinvestment should be the last optionPublic sector companies need capital infusions and autonomy. They should not be used as cash cows to fill holes in the Budget.
July 19, 2009
Kashmiris chase a mirageFor nearly two decades now, Kashmiris have been battling off and on for azadi. They are fighting for a wrong cause, a cause that may have made some sense 60 years ago.
July 15, 2009
How the govt decrees death by committeePranab Mukherjee’s Budget sends several critical decisions to expert groups when he knows all the answers.
July 13, 2009
Paying for official sinsWhoever thought up the 90-10 quota scheme for students seeking admission to junior colleges in Maharashtra needs to have his butt (or butts) kicked.
July 8, 2009
Why we should pay even more for oilWhen we keep fuel prices cheap, we are essentially transferring political power to the oil producers.
July 5, 2009
Taxpayers need to be treated like customersDear taxpayer, remember this: you are the customer and the government has to treat you decently.
June 28, 2009
We need more Nilekanis in governmentThe UPA government’s decision to appoint Nandan Nilekani to head the Unique Identification Card mission is an inspired one.
June 27, 2009
Stalin versus MaoThe Maoist threat in Lalgarh, West Bengal, is less an indicator of the growing strength of violent Left-wing groups than of the state’s unwillingness to confront them.
June 24, 2009
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