It is a truism that reduction in poverty needs higher economic growth, which can create jobs and incomes. India’s per-capita income at 3000 dollars, or…
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The central government announced that it will procure an additional two lakh tonnes of onions this year. This will take the buffer stock target this…
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June marks the three hundredth birth anniversary of Adam Smith, the Scottish philosopher considered to be the father of modern economic thinking. His most famous…
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Indians got freedom on 15 August 1947, and responsibility on 26 January 1950. Freedom and responsibility go together and are two sides of the same…
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The third week of July marks two anniversaries of events in 1969, one national and the other international. The latter was the first human landing…
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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretariat, “condemned and denounced” statements made by two spokespersons of India’s ruling party, the Bhartiya Janata Party for their…
View More The significance of India’s relations with the Gulf Countries
As the Narendra Modi led government completed three years during this Lok Sabha, and cumulatively eight years since Modi first became Prime Minister in 2014,…
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Ajit Ranade The Russian invasion into Ukraine’s sovereign territory is very bad news for Europeans. It has the potential of unravelling belief in what is…
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The New Year will soon be upon us. Within a month of the New Year’s dawn, the Finance Minister will present a budget, outlining her…
View More Some Economic Priorities for 2022
A recent visit to a restaurant after a long break was greatly satisfying. Friends catching up, much merriment and a full course, sumptuous meal. The…
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