What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over the public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled.It doesn't seem likely that they......

Dilip D'Souza on Narmada Agitation

A tragedy happens. Many are devastated by it -- not just the victims and families, but also a large circle of friends and concerned people. Meanwhile, government authorities concerned with the......

Jettison the no-first-use nuke policy

Those hostile to the Indo-US nuclear treaty fear that it is actually a bear hug that would crush our strategic muscle. They fear that the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards 'in......

Can we trust India's poverty figure? Well...

Statistician K L Datta, who has written much on the anomalies in the Tendulkar methodology said the problems inherent in the estimation done for 2004-05 and 2009-10 were evident in the one done now......

Why the Planning Commission failed to meet expectations

The Planning Commission has not been central to the policymaking process since the mid-1960s, says Nitin Desai. In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the end of the......

For India, it's up, up and away

The numbers appear to make for a happy tale: The Indian economy beat forecasts to record a GDP growth of 8.9 per centin the first quarter of 2006, propelled by growth in the manufacturing......

Seeds of doubt in Gujarat's agriculture growth story

Different economists have arrived at varying figures to assess the state's agricultural growth. Sanjeeb Mukherjee tries to understand the rationale behind these conflicting numbers. As......