By Amulya Ganguli, Given the weakened position of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at the national level, the uneasy truce between its two factions led, respectively, by the present and former General Secretary, will be of interest mainly to the party...
By Saeed Naqvi, On May 15, when the Karnataka election results are announced, and the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Deve Gowda's Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) find themselves in an almighty scrum bargaining for power, a certain mysterious lady will be...
By Anjali Jaiswal & Amartya Awasthi, With Earth Day top of mind this week, what do you think is among the top strategies for protecting the planet from climate change? Improving air conditioners? Yes, thats true for India and the world. With rising income and heat...
By Taponeel Mukherjee, Author H. Jackson Brown Jr once remarked: "Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor." For global investors and businesses, India in the 21st century is that very dance floor -- but we must hasten to add that the investment...
By Amit Kapoor, Any undergraduate student of economics would vouch for the fact that an economy in a recession requires a fiscal stimulus package (or more government spending and lower taxes). Such a stimulus can only be managed if the economy constrains its fiscal...
By Amulya Ganguli, Yashwant Sinhas departure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is an event which ranks as low on the political Richter scale as the entrances of S.M. Krishna or Rita Bahuguna Joshi in the saffron outfit from the Congress. All these individuals are...
By Saeed Naqvi, These are such desperate times for journalism that S. Nihal Singh's departure at 89 triggers memories about a phase in the profession that dreams are made of. My personal journalistic trajectory trailed his rather closely. He was The Statesman's...
By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood, Alas, Justice Rajinder Sachar is no more ! The world has hardly seen individuals like him in recent centuries. The very acceptance to chair the prime minister’s high level committee to report on Indian Muslim status in 21st century speaks...
By Taponeel Mukherjee, News that Reliance Jio has raised 53.5 billion Japanese yen (approximately Rs 3,251 crore) in Samurai loans is proof that as the telecom sector in India evolves, not only is Reliance Jio pushing for changes on how businesses are run, but it is...
By Amit Kapoor, All economies want to produce more within national borders. This urge arises from the popular belief that manufacturing is a good source of jobs for low-skilled workers. President Donald Trump's fixation with bringing back jobs to American factory...