Sharad Joshi on Socialism
While clearing my (now very long) list of pending “To Dos”, I came across this report on the motion moved by Sharad Joshi to delete the word “socialist” from the Constitution as it was...
Category: Indian Economy
A national obsession with politics?
Stumbled on this a few days back: Is this the infrastructure we deserve? by Tavleen Singh. A thought-provoking excerpt below (emphasis mine): There are few things that leave me feeling more pessimistic about India’s...
The Reluctant Leader* might do well to read a little more widely
In one of his recent essays, Prof. Art Carden mentions one of the main reasons why political leaders routinely dismiss capitalism: Under capitalism, the common man does not need an intellectual vanguard or a...
Sh Lalu Yadav, Indian Railways and a bit of accounting
Stumbled on this while looking for something else on the internet. Apparently there is more to the celebrated Indian Railways’ turn-around story than meets the eye. From Behind Lalu’s ‘surplus’ claim: A shift in...
India’s Top Developmental Priority – Education?
Some of you might remember a poll on this blog from six months ago on “What should be India’s top developmental priority?“. There were a number of choices I had offered, namely: Access to...
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