Not all change is good, but this one is, applauds Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This Budget session of Parliament signals a new turn in our national politics. After......
'This may be good news for Rahul Gandhi, for no matter how Modi performs, there will always be some degree of dissatisfaction with his performance among large sections of voters,' says R......
'In this country, if any government acquires one of these images -- anti-farmer, or anti-poor or corrupt -- the government doesn't survive.''The Modi government is fast acquiring that anti-farmer......
'Let the high price of onions clear the market, matching supply with demand.''Let onion growers keep exporting -- we are the world's largest onion exporter, export 10% of our production,' advises......
'Electronic media splash sensational headlines of the bulb prices about to cross the three-figure mark and focus on customers looking longingly at baskets full of onions, bemoaning their misery......
'What is bank recapitalisation? When the rich take loans and do not return and the government returns that money to the banks.''What is restructuring 5:25 scheme? The government says don't return......
Well, then, what did DeMo achieve? As predicted by most economists, the volume of transactions fell, economic activity was adversely impacted, and some sectors (which were more dependent on cash......
For long, currency and bank deposits have grown together. Inflation, nominal interest rates hold the key to why they are no longer doing so, rues Arvind Subramanian Two puzzling monetary......