Economic Perspectives Real COP27 failure is absence of commitments on long-term climate financeC.P. ChandrasekharThe decision to set up a loss and damage fund to help developing countries is its only achievement.
Guest Column: Perspective Why I have great expectations from the Bharat Jodo YatraRama Kant Agnihotri
Counter Culture The Art vs Artist conundrum and the audience that is between themPrathyush Parasuraman
Guest Column: Reservation Does the EWS verdict represent the revenge of the ruling classes?Peter Ronald deSouza
Guest Column: Judiciary Judiciary needs a proper orientation to overcome technological illiteracyK. Chandru
Public spending for private revivalIn a marked departure from its usual stance, the IMF makes a plea for enhanced public expenditure that is debt-financed, but hidden within its recomme
Household debt crisis in South KoreaSouth Korea may have been successful in handling the COVID-19 outbreak, but it nevertheless faces a soaring debt crisis, with the GDP shrinking and th
Tech platforms feel the heatThe United States Justice Department sues Google for misuse of monopoly, even as this promises to be the first in a series of cases against leading fi
A damaged federal structureThe centralisation of financial resources has intensified under the Modi government, as seen in the transition to GST and its response to the revenu
Unravelling India’s growth impasseWhile the pandemic has damaged the economy, the Central government’s failure to address the pre-pandemic recession and its tepid response to the COVID
A forex highThe recent sharp spike in India’s foreign exchange reserves is a result of recessionary conditions and the rush of speculative investors into Indian e
Economic Perspectives Time to overhaul or replace GSTC.P. ChandrasekharThe Centre reneges on its commitment to compensate the States for any shortfall in revenues from the goods and services tax, claiming that its respons
A soft blow against ChinaUsing economic weapons to temper China’s stand on the border question would not be easy for India. The presence of Chinese firms in a relatively incon
Oil shock in reverseThe steep fall in oil prices improves India’s manoeuvrability to address an economic recession. However, the government’s decision to increase the exc
Virus vulnerability The coronavirus epidemic reveals the fragility of the neoliberal economic order and puts to test the ability of neoliberal governments to respond to t
Curse of competition The telecom sector is in danger of being reduced to a private monopoly following the Supreme Court ruling on the AGR issue even as a new stage of comp
The road to dominance Reliance’s success in areas such as telecommunications and retail is the result of aggressive investment and predatory pricing, facilitated by capital
SlideshowColours of desireA mother’s sari collection feels like an act of vengeance against a life that had deprived her of small joys in her youth.
