Category: Indian Economy

I can’t get a job in Mumbai anymore

This is beyond being “funny” “…(Maharashtra) state Finance Minister Jayant Patil…announced in the state legislative assembly that 80 per cent jobs in companies that will now open units in Maharashtra must go to locals....

Are we living in a “Kaliyug” hell?

Once upon a time, I used to dismiss talk of increasing pollution in Indian cities as scare-mongering by NGOs eager for funds and publicity… I am a little wiser now…but this recent news-item really...

With one eye firmly on polls…

Finance Minister unveils the Budget. But maybe not. “If you have nothing else to say about the Budget, then you can call it election-budget,” he said in a tone tinged with sarcasm at the...

Interview with Ujjwal Banerjee – Part I

A few weeks ago I got in touch with all the 8 finalist of Times of India’s Lead India programme and requested them to share their views on a several important issues of national interest...

Time to dump some anachronisms?

Came across Barun Mitra’s excellent article in Mint re. the ideology of “socialism” that all of us are forced to adhere to. Excerpts: “…under the Representation of the People Act, all political parties in...