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Agnipath: One more disaster in the making

Replacing regular jobs with short-term contractual ones will not only compromise professionalism in the armed forces and national security, but it will also pose a serious threat to social order already torn asunder by...

Read more June 20, 2022 at 1:06 pm Prasanna Mohanty

Why is the Centre afraid of caste data and the census?

It is the fear of providing a fresh sail to the ‘Mandal’ (OBC) politics of the 1990s that prevents ‘Kamandal’ (BJP) politics in power from disclosing OBC data of the SECC of 2011 or...

Read more June 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm Prasanna Mohanty

When Finance Ministry takes to fakery

It is absurd for the ministry to say 5.5% inflation in FY22 didn’t hurt the poor and even more so its claim that a fall in inflation from 6.2% in FY21 to 5.5% in...

Read more May 16, 2022 at 3:45 pm Prasanna Mohanty

IBC’s stressed asset resolution is under severe stress, needs overhauling

Everything that can go wrong is going wrong with the big-ticket “reform” Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) of 2016, which was sold as the panacea for stressed asset resolutions (NPAs).

Read more May 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm Prasanna Mohanty

What is wrong with the language of neoliberal economics?

Have you ever wondered why food and fertilizer assistance to poor citizens is called “subsidy” but tax assistance (tax cuts, tax holidays etc.) to rich corporates is called “incentive” or “stimulus”? Or why when...

Read more April 25, 2022 at 4:49 pm Prasanna Mohanty

Reclaiming the Right to Unionise

A truly historic development took place in the US earlier this month which has attracted little attention in India. The workers of tech giant Amazon’s New York warehouse forced the second-largest employer in their...

Read more April 8, 2022 at 6:41 pm Prasanna Mohanty

More Privatisation, less Accountability- How did the Indian Economy fare last month?

In pursuance of its policy of monetisation of national assets, the government earlier this month approved the setting up of the National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC). It would be a government-owned company with the...

Read more April 1, 2022 at 12:12 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

Why caste-based MGNREGS payment is sending shock waves across India

The Modi government’s accounting jugglery and gaslighting are legendary. Yet, here is one more instance, which is a work-in-progress, and threatens to further damage the society and the economy.

Read more March 30, 2022 at 3:49 pm Prasanna Mohanty

Sanctions on Russia: Political Economy of Sanctions & the Fallout

The Russian belligerence and the unfolding war has led to an immense humanitarian crisis and the sanctions, while purportedly aimed at hurting the government of the aggressor, also have the potential of causing immense...

Read more March 24, 2022 at 4:15 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

Modi’s ‘Namak’ and the Politics of Welfarism

One of the striking factors in the BJP’s electoral win in the just concluded election in five states is the role welfarism played in overcoming anti-incumbency.

Read more March 14, 2022 at 3:59 pm Prasanna Mohanty

National Monetization Pipeline: A Critical Evaluation

In August 2021 the NDA government unveiled its grand design to put chunks of the nation’s public assets on lease for private profits. The plan has been named the National Monetization Pipeline, the idea...

Read more March 1, 2022 at 1:03 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

Budget, Push for Privatisation and Outright Frauds

Touted as the first paperless budget, the budget 2022 was after all a people-less budget that was far removed from the pressing concerns of the day. This was starkly similar to the Economic Survey...

Read more February 23, 2022 at 3:54 pm Ashish Kajla

Central flaw in the budget: Irrational reliance on the trickle-down theory

The Prime Minister perfectly summed up his government’s approach to the budget and the underlying economic thinking while briefing his party workers a day after the budget.

Read more February 21, 2022 at 6:19 pm Prasanna Mohanty

Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

The Indian tax system has been regressive for long with direct tax contributing less than indirect tax – contrary to what happens in developed economies. It is also known that tax incentives benefit corporates...

Read more February 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm Prasanna Mohanty

A Peopleless Budget: Budget 2022 Analysis

The government has over the years made its priorities clear as to whose interest it serves. It is evident from the fact that the government continues with its gross underspending on key social sectors...

Read more February 3, 2022 at 2:50 pm CFA
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Why Talk of Privatisation When Public Sector Banks are Doing Excellent?

The net profit of the public sector banks in 2021 was Rs.31,820 crore and their operating profit was Rs.1,97,376...

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Designing a low energy home

Residential energy consumption takes up about 25% share of the total energy consumption in India, a majority of which...

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