The Flawed Premises of GST
The author in this article takes a second look at the biggest tax reform in a long time and points out where the rationale for the goods and services tax is flawed. Click here to read the full article.
A Sinister Pattern Underway
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act"— George Orwell The controlled voice of Ravish Kumar on a blackened screen and his stark report on NDTV India on February 19 made for a powerful statement.…
The Battle to Defend the Employment Guarantee Scheme!
As I write, roughly 10.3 million workers return home as the sun sets on 4.9 lakh worksites across the length and breadth of this vast country under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. About 23% are Scheduled Castes,…
Of Polls, Politics and Punditry
The remarkable and resounding victory of the Grand Alliance in the recent assembly elections in Bihar may well mark a turning point in Indian politics, after such a comprehensive rejection by the state’s electorate of the politics of hate and…
Calling a Halt to the Pseudo “Trade Deals”
On Friday 12 June, the US House of Representatives stalled a bill that would have set in motion the process of confirming a major new trade deal, the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP, between the US and 15 countries in…
When Will the Next Financial Crisis Start?
The global financial crisis that started in 2007 has never ended and now there are warnings of a looming market liquidity crisis, but when this will hit remains to be seen. next_financial_crisis (Download the full text in PDF format) (This…
Skating on Thin Ice
The Modi government completed one year in office on May 26. This year saw a continuation of the industrial stagnation which has been a feature of the Indian economy for quite some time now. The year-on-year rates of industrial growth,…