The parliament for the second NDA government opened, for a change, with a healthy debate. In recent times, the Indian parliament has witnessed acrimonious exchanges and people have often expressed their unhappiness with the misuse of this wonderful platform for communication and learning.Debating on...
The new finance minister, Nirmala Sitaraman, in one of her first tweets immediately after taking office writes “Grateful for every thought/idea that’s being shared by scholars, economists and enthusiasts through print, electronic and on social media. I read many of them; also my team carefully c...
Now that the elections are over and a new government is being formed – with a very clear mandate – we need to look forward. Managing the country for the next five years cannot be on the same lines as an election campaign. Focus has to change to real economic development of the country from ...
By the time this magazine gets printed and reaches the readers, the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will almost be over and everyone will be looking forward to the results, to be published on May 23. The campaigning during the last one month has been really intense and unfortunately, the quality of the pol...
Many global reports (UNEP, IPCC, and WMO) indicate that the world is moving towards a 3 degree temperature rise, which will lead to the extinction of many living species, sea level rise, and frequent climatic disasters. On an average, 3700 deaths occur in India every year for climate reasons, which ...
Words. Words. Words. Do they really mean anything? Or are they just promises without action. The Congress spells out a ‘detailed plan of action’. The BJP takes a “sankalp”. If they were really serious, then why the “five decades of dynastic rule” (as Narendra Modi describes Congress rule...
On May 23, we will know who will form the next government and probably, who will be India’s next prime minister. But this does not stop us from entering into intense speculation, especially through the media, about the outcome in the coming weeks. There will be about 100 different types of polls ...
Now that the election dates have been announced (April 11-May 23, 2019), the government, the political parties, and the media will have to follow the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) laid down by the Election Commission immediately. The present government, constitutionally, will act as a caretaker till t...
Indian statistics, whether it is regarding GDP growth or unemployment or poverty levels, are now in question worldwide. The ‘base years’ for calculations have changed too frequently in recent times. The ministry and the independent commissions (like the National Statistical Commission, NSC or th...
At a time when the mainstream media have been accused of taking one political side or the other, the social media comes as a gift to the common man to express themselves freely and without the fear of being forced to take sides. But unfortunately, after episodes like Cambridge Analytica, the role of...