The criticism over the discontinuance of two thousand rupee note is understandable. The first question among the critics is why introduce it at all at a time when 500 and 1000 rupee notes were withdrawn on the pretext of ‘hoarding’. The 2000 rupee note had greater hoarding possibilities – and ...
If the 20th century was dominated by the west, global observers say the 21st century will be ruled by the east – more specifically, by China & India. World Bank has already predicted that by 2024, China will surpass the US in GDP growth. And India will be close third.The US is visibly concerne...
If it is a matter of concern for the world when according to the World Bank’s prediction for 2024, China tops the growth chart leaving behind the US. It is also a matter of pride that India, according to the same prediction, gets a third position just after the US. Undaunted by the pandemic, India...
That Artificial Intelligence (AI) was coming, it is common knowledge. If we are afraid, we should have been prepared for it.We are now in the era of Communication 3.0, where AI takes over from the Communication 2.0 era of the internet, which in its turn, had replaced the traditional media of print a...
Even though there is now a new threat of a Covid attack, the free food programme - Pradhan MantriGarib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) primarily introduced during the pandemic - will be discontinuedfrom December 31. At one stroke, the centre will now save rupees 1.8 lakh crores. As compensation,the subs...
After the historic win of the Indian cricket team in Melbourne, comes the news that Britain is going to have a ‘desi’ Prime Minister. It’s a double Diwali gift for India. Earlier, we had come to know of a lady Vice President of Indian origin being elected for the United States. India, it...
Two projects of the Modi government have received universal praise, even among his harshest critics. One is of course Swach Bharat. Mahatma Gandhi might have preached ‘cleanliness is next to godliness;’ but it was never implemented. The Modi government has at least made an honest attempt to crea...
When the British left India after 200 years, it drained the country of resources worth according onestatistics (Utsa Patnaik) $ 45 trillion. Today, after 75 years of its independence, we are struggling tobecome a $5 trillion economy.In 1950, the per capita income of an average Indian was $60; today ...
The Government of India’s job creating projects like ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skills India’ raised expectations; but the project ‘Agnipath’ in the defence force raised an alarm. The countrywide arson was an overreaction and possibly politically motivated; but it raised some serious questio...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Tokyo was a successful one. Apart from the four nation discussions on Quad strategies, India signed an investment agreement worth $4 billion with the US in the wings. According to the agreement, US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) i...
