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......
For Yoginder, it is a release from pain.But for us, his friends, it is the loss of a warm and generous life companion, says Nitin Desai of his 50-year association with the eminent economist who......
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......
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......
We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I......
India holds several state elections this year, including in the farming state of West Bengal, with the country's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, going to the polls in 2017. The government......
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......
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......
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......