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P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.
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Across the Aisle: The poor shall not dreamSubscriber Only
July 23, 2017 00:15 IST
Wherever I go, I hear that education loans have dried up. The average growth rate in the last years is just 5.3 per cent. When a programme winds down, the worst affected will be the poor who do not have any influence or connections.
Sun, Jul 23, 2017
Across the Aisle: Pushing each other to the brinkSubscriber Only
July 16, 2017 00:00 IST
Just as the militants have taken a maximalist position that has to be rejected out of hand, the Central government has taken a maximalist position that has aggravated the problem. The people of the Kashmir Valley are caught between the two maximalist positions.
Sun, Jul 16, 2017
Across the aisle: ‘Shall not let anyone eat’Subscriber Only
July 09, 2017 01:56 IST
The popular belief is that the BJP is pulling the strings that hold the four factions (of the AIADMK). It could be part of the BJP’s political strategy to carve out a space for itself in Tamil Nadu politics.
Sun, Jul 09, 2017
GST rollout: Get Set for TurbulenceSubscriber Only
July 02, 2017 00:12 IST
The worst tendencies of the Indian State and politics and business have found their way into the design of the GST that was launched yesterday. Many of the flaws in the design were the result of forced political compromise, writes P Chidambaram
Sun, Jul 02, 2017
A tryst with destination taxSubscriber Only
June 25, 2017 01:20 IST
We are inheritors of a sound economy, on the verge of higher growth, and we have to live up to the high standard of a few years ago. We cannot encourage high tax rates or high handed tax administration, for no nation can have a vibrant economy whose tax laws and tax administration are narrow in thought or application.
Sun, Jun 25, 2017
Across the Aisle: Farm sector on the boilSubscriber Only
June 18, 2017 01:22 IST
The governments cannot be blamed for the occurrence of drought, but governments are solely responsible for the mismanagement of the consequences of drought.
Sun, Jun 18, 2017
Across the aisle: The Make In India flop showSubscriber Only
June 11, 2017 02:56 IST
PM Modi was therefore absolutely right when he stated that his government’s goal was to give the highest priority to ‘Make in India’ and called upon the world’s manufacturing companies to “Come and make in India”.
Sun, Jun 11, 2017
Across the aisle: CSO calls the government’s bluffSubscriber Only
June 04, 2017 01:10 IST
I have been making the arguments for weeks — that the government has totally failed to address the issues of declining investment as a proportion of GDP; sluggish credit growth; and non-creation of new jobs. These trends were visible in early- and mid-2016.
Sun, Jun 04, 2017
Across the aisle: Behind the celebrations: no jobs, no peaceSubscriber Only
May 28, 2017 01:53 IST
Mr Narendra Modi has a burning desire for greatness, but his government does not have big reform ideas, writes P Chidambaram.
Sun, May 28, 2017
Across the aisle: That sinking feeling — 3Subscriber Only
May 21, 2017 00:25 IST
Achhe din is about security — national security, internal security, physical security of the individual, food security, job security and so on.
Sun, May 21, 2017
Across the aisle: That sinking feeling – 2Subscriber Only
May 14, 2017 00:35 IST
Secularism is derided. Liberalism is challenged. Dissent is sedition. Questioning the government (or the Army Chief or the RBI governor) is anti-national.
Sun, May 14, 2017
Across the aisle: That sinking feeling — 1Subscriber Only
May 07, 2017 00:05 IST
To peddle the counter-narrative, the drum-beating has started, aided and abetted by sections of the media that want a spectacular blow-up either in the Kashmir Valley or in Pakistan.
Sun, May 14, 2017
Across the aisle: Do not stir up a hornets’ nestSubscriber Only
April 30, 2017 00:45 IST
After conveying the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee, the correct thing for the government to do is to do nothing.
Sun, Apr 30, 2017Across the aisle: Go back and read George OrwellSubscriber Only
April 23, 2017 01:34 IST
The Yashwant Sinha-led committee slammed almost every aspect of Aadhaar and the Bill to establish the UIDAI.
Sun, Apr 23, 2017
Across the aisle: Kashmir is sliding into disasterSubscriber Only
April 16, 2017 00:12 IST
The writing on the wall is clear. The alienation of the people of the Kashmir Valley is nearly complete. We are on the brink of losing Kashmir.
Sun, Apr 16, 2017
Across the aisle: Have we got our priorities right ?Subscriber Only
April 09, 2017 00:30 IST
We need to get our priorities right. We need to hear less talk and see more action on investments, credit and jobs.
Sun, Apr 09, 2017
Across the Aisle: The intoxication of absolute powerSubscriber Only
April 02, 2017 05:37 IST
Dozens of officers, including officers of the Ministry of Law, spend more than a hundred hours to draft the Finance Bill.
Sun, Apr 02, 2017
Across the aisle: Celebrating gods, neglecting childrenSubscriber Only
March 26, 2017 00:34 IST
Successive governments — especially state governments — have miserably failed to look after the children of India.
Sun, Mar 26, 2017
Win some, steal someSubscriber Only
March 19, 2017 00:32 IST
The unwritten rule on government formation in a hung legislature — supported by precedent — is quite clear. The party that secured the highest number of seats would be invited first to form the government.
Sun, Mar 19, 2017
Across the aisle: The people have voted; now, we hopeSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 00:20 IST
After slipping badly in Bihar, Modi has regained his prime position as a master of communication.
Sun, Mar 12, 2017
Statistics is growth: let’s eat statisticsSubscriber Only
March 05, 2017 00:31 IST
While the GVA/GDP data may have sprung a surprise, many other indicators point to an economy that is not investing more, not producing more and not creating more jobs
Sun, Mar 05, 2017
Across the aisle: From university to mediocritySubscriber Only
February 26, 2017 00:00 IST
Jawaharlal Nehru University faces an existential threat because its founding ideas are the diametric opposite of the founding ideas of the RSS-BJP dispensation.
Mon, Feb 27, 2017
Across the aisle: The rise and fall of the AIADMKSubscriber Only
February 19, 2017 01:37 IST
Now, after Jayalalithaa’s death, the AIADMK is poised to undergo another self-destructing transformation.
Sun, Feb 19, 2017
Across the aisle: Wanted expansion, got contractionSubscriber Only
February 12, 2017 00:17 IST
The government should have adopted an expansionary strategy coupled with bold and broad reforms.
Sun, Feb 12, 2017
Across the aisle: Muddling through another budget, another yearSubscriber Only
February 05, 2017 00:02 IST
Budget 2017-18 will be remembered not for any bold measure but because it did not do great damage to the economy.
Fri, Feb 10, 2017Journalism of Courage
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