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Counter Culture

Art - or dull propaganda?

Art can be respite, it can be raging, it can be reckless. But when it is reduced to elegant pamphleteering with moral certitude, it becomes dull propa

Prathyush Parasuraman

Economic Perspectives

Terra Luna crash: When the crypto casino crumbled

The Terra-Luna crash in May made it clear that cryptocurrency is inherently volatile and prone to systemic crises. Yet, as long as there is excess liq

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Counter Culture

Elon Musk and the culture of greed pride

If we take seriously the premise that cinema is reflective of the times it is embedded in, then the sudden expression of money and luxury as heroic en

Prathyush Parasuraman

Economic Perspectives

Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers

Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the oppos

C.P. Chandrasekhar

St. Petersburg Diary

On an emotional roller coaster

Images of buildings destroyed, burned out as a result of a missile hit, haunt me wherever I walk through the city streets. For many people in this cit

Ksenia Kondratieva

Economic Perspectives

Inflation leaves world economy in disarray

Inflation has been accelerating over the past few months. And supply levels and price trends are signalling imminent crises in global energy and food

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Economic Perspectives

Climate finance: A costly dodge

The burden of climate finance must be shared fairly. But, in the context of the work being done by the IPCC, developed countries talk of measures such

C.P. Chandrasekhar

More stories from Columns

The fragility of contemporary capitalism

The Ukraine situation is having unexpected economic consequences, such as an explosion in nickel prices, and a prolonged war could be catastrophic for

C.P. Chandrasekhar

The United States economy is currently witnessing its highest rates of inflation in 40 years.

Financial markets at a turning point as inflation looms large

High inflation in advanced economies is forcing central banks to go back on their unconventional monetary policies. It also spells trouble for emergin

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with the folder-case containing the Union Budget 2022-23 outside the North Block, in New Delhi, on February 1.

Union Budget 2022-23: Government reduces spending on welfare, sticks to conservative fiscal stance

The Narendra Modi government choosing to stick with its regressive fiscal agenda in an election year sends out a clear message: it places all its bets

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Vodafone, India’s third largest mobile telecommunications network, has been posting losses for the past few years.

The 'pretend nationalisation' of Vodafone India

The Modi government’s acquisition of a 35.8 per cent stake in Vodafone India is part-nationalisation that supports a set of well-heeled private teleco

C.P. Chandrasekhar

The State Bank of India operates through more than 22,000 branches across the country and provides customers access to more than 64,000 ATMs and close to more than 70,000 business correspondents.

Co-lending: Another bonanza for private capital

The recent State Bank of India-Adani Capital co-lending scheme to help farmers is not only loaded in favour of Adani Capital but also appears to facil

C.P. Chandrasekhar