Subir Roy

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Rescuing the Ganga and the country

Rescuing the Ganga and the country

Rediff.com   20 May 2015

If the Ganga manages a rebirth, so will the country.Roy

What rupee convertibility? India must first remove FDI barriers

What rupee convertibility? India must first remove FDI barriers

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2015

Capital convertibility, covering unrestricted investment and speculative currency flows, is an altogether different animal, says Subir Roy.

Forget Make in India, try design thinking

Forget Make in India, try design thinking

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2015

Design thinking is not designing as traditionally understood.

Say goodbye to the national health policy

Say goodbye to the national health policy

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2015

Expenditure on health in India is at a global low of 1.2% of GDP.

Save lives, fight air pollution

Save lives, fight air pollution

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2015

Air that people breathe in Indian cities is among the worst in the world.

The political roots of black money

The political roots of black money

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

An enormous amount of black money flows in and out of the banking system and still remains black.

Gen-X banks must be tech-savvy, upbeat on rural expansion

Gen-X banks must be tech-savvy, upbeat on rural expansion

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2014

Challenges abound but innovation is key for new banks inorder to survive.

Modi's smart strategy to select top guys at public banks

Modi's smart strategy to select top guys at public banks

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2014

The BJP had not filed till May the expenses statement for the Karnataka Assembly elections held last year in July.

Why Indian firms should not focus on 'making in India'

Why Indian firms should not focus on 'making in India'

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2014

Rather than focussing on manufacturing, Indian companies need to concentrate on conceiving, designing and branding products.

Secular arithmetic goes against BJP

Secular arithmetic goes against BJP

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2014

There are two major takeaways from the by-election results. One, a majority or Indians and Hindus have reasserted their secular credentials. The second, equally momentous, is the sure-footedness and quick response time of the Indian electorate, says Subir Roy.

How to make unsmart cities smart

How to make unsmart cities smart

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2014

The government is looking at building by-laws and floor area ratio so that you can build up instead of out, thus requiring less land.

Use technology, get taxi pronto

Use technology, get taxi pronto

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2014

To address a crescendo of complaints, the state government recently created a new category of taxis that have a self-explanatory 'no refusal' blazoned on them and come in the by-now-ubiquitous blue and white colours of the Trinamool Congress.

What can replace the collegium?

What can replace the collegium?

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

Senior judges have developed a cushy arrangement among themselves: you back the appointment of so-and-so advocate's junior, and I will back so-and-so judge's nephew, says Subir Roy

Russi Mody: An affable and polite leader

Russi Mody: An affable and polite leader

Rediff.com   18 May 2014

Russi Mody could cut across hierarchy to communicate what he wanted.

The boom and bust of mining in India

The boom and bust of mining in India

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2014

The Goa Foundation started filing writ petitions before the Bombay High Court from 1992 onwards against several mining companies.

A manifesto for the aam aadmi

A manifesto for the aam aadmi

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2014

The idea is to make unexceptionable broad promises so as to have the maximum freedom to devise policies if and when the opportunity arises, says Subir Roy.

AAP should beware of the Raj Narain syndrome

AAP should beware of the Raj Narain syndrome

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2014

The initial misadventure of an individual AAP leader highlights how the party not only has to bone up on tactics but should also constantly look within to root out ingrained and inherited prejudices, says Subir Roy.

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