Economy Dystopian pipe dreamV. Sridhar The reluctance of the Narendra Modi regime to extend fiscal support to those in real need of help during a prolonged lockdown suggests that it is prom
Economic impact Economy in deep freeze V. SridharThe Indian government has failed not only to address the health emergency posed by the virus but address the cataclysmic impact it would have on lives
Smoke and mirrors in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic V. SridharThe package, which carries a name that has an ironic ring to it—Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana—apparently touches all the right bases. But the poi
Banking Rescue act, again V. SridharBy forcing SBI to take over Yes Bank, the government and the Reserve Bank of India appear to have abdicated their responsibility to ensure the systemi
Activists, academics seek relief measures for people affected by lockdownV. SridharA group of more than 50 academics and social activists have urged the Union Government and the States to urgently undertake measures to provide immedi
Impact on the economy Economic burdenBY V. SridharAs the global economy heads towards an unprecedented collapse in demand, India under Narendra Modi sticks to fiscal fundamentalism when even diehard r
Railways Railways: Rush to disasterV. SridharThe Modi regime’s move to restructure apex-level managerial positions in the Indian Railways by merging diverse categories into a single service, unde
LIC 'stake' sale LIC 'disinvestment': Outrageous idea V. SridharThe Finance Minister’s announcement of the intention to sell a part of the government’s “stake” in LIC, India’s largest financial institution, sparks
Union Budget Neither growth nor justiceV. Sridhar The Narendra Modi regime appears to have perfected the art of subterfuge in Budget making, robbing it of its importance as an exercise in economic ac
Economic Survey 2019-20 Economic Survey 2019-20: Glossy economicsV. SridharThe Economic Survey for 2019-20 has little to offer on the ongoing economic crisis and reflects the government’s scant regard for either economic stat
Spotlight Electoral bond scheme: Hidden bonds V. SridharA media expose shines the light on the Modi regime’s subterfuge in preserving the opaqueness of the electoral bond scheme, which ensured that only the
The FASTag fiasco V. SridharThree years after the colossal failure of demonetisation the Narendra Modi government has embarked on a similar venture, the FASTag programme, this ti
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.