The writer is chairman, 15th Finance Commission
November 15, 2003 00:00 IST
In looking at the Indian economy, one cannot ignore the ‘‘reform accelerator effect’’. This is crucial for the gains fro...
November 14, 2003 00:00 IST
It is said that the only way to describe the future is to shape it. As Gordon Gibbons had commented, ‘‘The winds and the tides alw...
September 11, 2003 00:00 IST
In his column called ‘Stop Politics of Vendetta’ (July 26 ,2003) journalist turned politician and member of the Rajya Sabha, Raje...
July 18, 2003 00:00 IST
On June 27, shockwaves rocked the country as all the 21 accused in the Best Bakery case were acquitted. Days later, the worst fears were con...
March 18, 2003 00:00 IST
It is indeed ironical that the CVC Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on February 26, meant to give effect to the Supreme Court’s decision to...
August 17, 2002 00:00 IST
With the union cabinet approving the promulgation of an ordinance on electoral reforms, it can now be said that the attempt to prevent crimi...
July 15, 2002 00:00 IST
This writer was away at home in north Bihar when the Delhi High Court passed its order quashing the chargesheet against the Hindujas in the ...
December 04, 1999 00:00 IST
The controversy arising from the filing of a chargesheet by the CBI in the case in a Delhi court on October 21 about 13 years after Swedis...
September 07, 1998 00:00 IST
The Supreme Court order regarding the Central Vigilance Commission in the midst of the hearing of the hawala case was historic. The bench...
