P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.

February 08, 2015 00:31 IST
We must forget past and filter memories through the prism of our individual preferences.
Sun, Feb 08, 2015
February 01, 2015 00:00 IST
Like the Republic Day march: left-right, jan-dhan, left-right…The name has a nice ring to it.
Sun, Feb 01, 2015
January 25, 2015 00:00 IST
Never before 2014 did India’s election witness such a masterly combination of organisation, money, technology
Sun, Jan 25, 2015
January 18, 2015 00:00 IST
The ordinance tilts the LARR Act in favour of the promoter of the project and against the land owner.
Sun, Jan 18, 2015
January 11, 2015 00:00 IST
2014 was the year of acrimony. 2015 promises to be the year of acronyms.
Sun, Jan 11, 2015
March 28, 2004 00:00 IST
Some weeks ago, an impressive volume arrived at my table with the compliments of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies. It was...
Sun, Mar 28, 2004
March 21, 2004 00:00 IST
The two leading brands in India are engaged in a fierce battle for a larger market share. Between them they control — and are likely, i...
Sun, Mar 21, 2004
March 14, 2004 00:00 IST
A Bird's eye view brings one kind of picture. Every city or town from an aircraft looks beautiful. The warts and the moles are submerged in ...
Sun, Mar 14, 2004
February 29, 2004 00:00 IST
Since last week the India Shining campaign seems to have taken a back seat — and lost some of its lustre. The most likely explanation i...
Sun, Feb 29, 2004
February 22, 2004 00:00 IST
1 Democracy has brought about a complete transformation in our view about the Rule of Law. Democracy was defined as representative governmen...
Sun, Feb 22, 2004
February 15, 2004 00:00 IST
A sad chapter in the history of Indian politics came to a close on February 4, 2004. A judge of the Delhi High Court threw out the CBI charg...
Sun, Feb 15, 2004
February 08, 2004 00:00 IST
Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee has extraordinary luck on his side — and its name is Mr Jaswant Singh. Few Finance Ministers have had the kind ...
Sun, Feb 08, 2004
February 01, 2004 00:00 IST
Two reports arrived at my desk in the last few days. The first is the Reserve Bank of India’s ‘‘Report on Currency and Financ...
Sun, Feb 01, 2004
January 25, 2004 00:00 IST
Just as the World Social Forum (WSF), drew to a close in Mumbai, the World Economic Forum (WEF) opened in Davos. The WSF has been portrayed ...
Sun, Jan 25, 2004
January 18, 2004 00:00 IST
Joseph Stiglitz is in India and has been in the news. He has many distinctions to his credit. Between 1993 and 1997 he served on the Council...
Sun, Jan 18, 2004
January 11, 2004 00:00 IST
The turning point in the first ODI between India and Australia, played on Friday, was the catch taken by Ricky Ponting off a Tendulkar pull ...
Sun, Jan 11, 2004
December 28, 2003 00:00 IST
This is the time of the year when one makes wishes. A few weeks ago, I made two wishes and hoped that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee wo...
Sun, Dec 28, 2003
December 21, 2003 00:00 IST
Among the Millennium Development, goals are the following: Goal 4: Reduce child mortality — reduce by two-third, between 1990 and 2015 ...
Sun, Dec 21, 2003
December 14, 2003 00:00 IST
A little over 40 million persons are registered with the employment exchanges in India. Employment exchanges are established by the State go...
Sun, Dec 14, 2003
December 07, 2003 00:00 IST
My most interesting day was the day after the counting — more than the day of the voting or the day of the counting. I have read the to...
Sun, Dec 07, 2003
November 30, 2003 00:00 IST
When this piece is published, the dust and din of the election campaign would have settled in the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Ch...
Sun, Nov 30, 2003
November 23, 2003 00:00 IST
Gravitas, a gravelly voice and deliberate silence have worked well for my friend Jaswant Singh, the Finance Minister. But even Mr Singh must...
Sun, Nov 23, 2003
November 16, 2003 00:00 IST
I recall the old adage ‘Time is money’. In India, thanks to an archaic system of governance ‘‘more time is more money.&...
Sun, Nov 16, 2003
November 09, 2003 00:00 IST
If we have a troubled neighbour on the northern border, our neighbour on the southern border has plunged itself into a major constitutional ...
Sun, Nov 09, 2003
November 02, 2003 00:00 IST
Our neighbour, Nepal, is in acute distress. Nepal is a small country with a population of about 24 million and an area of approximately 147,...
Sun, Nov 02, 2003




