India@75 2016: DemonetisationTEAM FRONTLINEThe government was not prepared to handle the mayhem that followed the announcement.
Editorial Stubborn blindnessTHE Union Budget is only one of several instruments of economic policy available to the government. It must necessarily take into account not just the
Taxation A killer taxV. SRIDHARThe euphoria over the Goods and Services Tax masks the deadly assault on tax policy as a means of promoting equity.
Panama Papers The Panama connectionV. SRIDHARThe Panama Papers expose, the biggest leak ever of a database, made possible by a unique journalistic venture, rocks governments, shines a light on po
Economic policies Price of economic policy failuresA lot of the media discussion on the global economy nowadays is based on the notion of the “new normal” or “new mediocre”—the phenomenon of slowing, s
Economic Perspectives A candid assessment?AS 2015 drew to a close the Finance Ministry released its Mid-Year Review (MYR), which summarised the official view of the state of play in the econom
Depreciation of the yuan No case for complacenceC.P. CHANDRASEKHARThe Chinese decision to use depreciation of the yuan as an instrument to address its own crisis can trigger a chain of events that can convert the rec
Stock market Market mayhemV. SRIDHARANUPAMA KATAKAMThe recent collapse of the stock market punctures the euphoria that has been driving Indian stocks since the Modi government assumed office.
Taxation policy For tax harmony?Enforcing a national market by removing trade barriers through a harmonised commodity tax and reducing the fiscal autonomy of federal institutions is
China’s surplus & strategyTO the politically inclined, infrastructure lending may sound like an innocuous political terrain that is of interest only to financiers. But, it is p
Industry Small and ignoredThe myopic proposal to create a dedicated bank for MFIs does not address the systemic problems in the banking sector that work against the interests o
Economy Public funds to push neoliberal agendaThe Modi government has apparently realised that the private sector is not up to the task of driving growth. It hopes to fund its neoliberal dream of
Preoccupations Averting a Greek tragedy, for nowTHE citizens of Greece are not the only ones who have been watching the tense negotiations between the new government in Athens (led by the radical pa
Concerns around abortion in India differ from those in the West The Supreme Court order reaffirming safe and legal termination of pregnancy is welcome.
SlideshowFor the love of HanumanThe annual 10-day Langur Mela in Amritsar during Navratri is unique for the children who visit the ancient Bada Hanuman temple dressed as langurs.
