So many controversial features it has? Yes, big corporates have expressed strong reservations and questioned the wisdom of the many provisions Some of the major infrastructure projects are delayed as long as 216 months. First, the very name change. The British enacted old 1894 land acquisition bill didn’t seek the consent of the farmers. Those…
Category: Economics
Economic slowdown, bad governance, policy paralysis etc.
We don’t call the new corruption-list as crony capitalists! Economic slowdown will hit everyone! The rich and the poor alike! Big infrastructure projects worth 1.5 lakh crores left pending! PSUS with lakhs of cash are not investing. Of course, the private sector, FDI are all left in great many doubts and uncertainties! Economic slowdown and…
Policy paralysis or a paralysis of will and self-confidence?
PMO is now getting noticed? Or, becoming controversial? As we go to press we learn the Prime Minister has constituted a group under the leadership of the Finance Minister to study the post-G2 issues. This is a wise step. The UP election is the only time when India was seen active and engaged. There were…
So, the Supreme Court directs the river-interlinking project!
What the Supreme Court order mandates? It should be tried this time in a time-bound manner! Yes, the Supreme Court has to come to the rescue of the country’s water-starved people and the farmers! Supreme Court, as a legal expert notes decides finally everything. The Constitution lays down the basic rules. But it is the…
Fatigue in policy making?
Yes and No! Ground level realities gives hope and much optimism, we have to admit! Yet, the new urban migration pace is a sure indicator of India’s strong growth potential! From the budgets to target fixing to every department From poverty estimates to fixing rate of growth to coal and oil blocks auctioning you see…
Air India, a national icon, today a national shame?
AI Express, other national carriers threaten the safety of passengers? Serious issues in civil aviation industry calls for immediate attention. Vijay Mallya, the Kingfisher’s man says the media in India gives his airline too much attention. Right! The Indian media lost its credibility. No one in the media stands up for the larger cause. National…
Food prices will rise?
Yes, food production in India is also rising! So, what is the relationship or the contradiction? Parliament debates on price rise and inflation. Parliament is a supreme body, the very voice and articulation of the people. So, Parliament can debate on any issue of public importance and who doesn’t know that price rise and inflation…
Obama comes to India with a heavy mind!
US unemployment unrelenting! Obama is obsessed with Bangalore’s competition to American jobs! Our government tries to prove more loyal than the king! The civil nuclear liability bill to be passed with so many doubts uncleared! Will the Indian people trust Prime Minister’s many promises to the previous US government? Obama is an intelligent man! He…