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P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.
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P Chidambaram writes on Mahayuti’s campaign: Trick, not treatSubscriber Only
December 01, 2024 04:00 IST
Indians and the Indian government are passionate and vocal about the rights of Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan... But when other countries or human rights organisations question India on the treatment of minorities, MEA springs into action to warn them, ‘don’t interfere in our internal matters’.
Sun, Dec 01, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: The Trump effect on IndiaSubscriber Only
November 24, 2024 01:45 IST
Finally, what will be Mr Trump’s attitude toward the two wars that are killing dozens of innocent people every day and destroying critical infrastructure like schools and hospitals? Mr Trump has promised to “stop wars”, but he has not spelt out what he will do.
Sun, Nov 24, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Maharashtra is the prizeSubscriber Only
November 17, 2024 07:18 IST
Job creating world-class businesses, wooed by Maharashtra and after having agreed to be located in the state, have been persuaded by the powers-that-be to move to Gujarat.
Sun, Nov 17, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Bare-knuckle politicsSubscriber Only
November 10, 2024 01:00 IST
Most independent observers and most unbiased media were agreed that Mr Trump’s election campaign and his speeches were misogynistic, racist, abusive, and divisive. But the majority of the American people did not care. They cared — and apparently were very concerned — about immigration, inflation and crime.
Sun, Nov 10, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Fasten your seat beltSubscriber Only
November 03, 2024 01:30 IST
Inflation is not yet on the path toward the target rate of 4 per cent. Food and fuel prices complicate matters. Both do not respond to interest rate changes...The governor argued that there was justification for keeping the repo rate unchanged.
Sun, Nov 03, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: It is too early to tellSubscriber Only
October 27, 2024 02:00 IST
A sad reflection on our democracy is that the India-China clashes were not allowed to be discussed in Parliament even once in the last four years. On the patrolling deal, Defence experts have advised caution; the Congress has raised pertinent and obvious questions; and other Opposition parties have been silent
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Mr Bhagwat speaks, listen all ye faithfulSubscriber Only
October 20, 2024 01:30 IST
The next notable speech was in July in which Mr Bhagwat famously said “a man wants to become Superman, then a Dev, and then a Bhagwan”. It was clearly a disapproval of Mr Modi’s claim that he was not born ‘biologically’. If Mr Modi denied conception, gestation and parturition, was he referring to himself as a ‘creation’? And was Mr Bhagwat hinting that Mr Modi may have crossed a line?
Sun, Oct 20, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Election lessons I have learntSubscriber Only
October 13, 2024 02:15 IST
Distribution of money is a total waste because the rival candidates will also distribute money. The better use of money will be on social media expenditure and leaving a little money with booth committees for last-day booth management. Most candidates claim to have exhausted their budget before the election day
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Breaking newsSubscriber Only
October 06, 2024 01:00 IST
In an essay in a leading newspaper, Mr Kamath warmly applauded the author, Mr Krishnamurthy Subramanian, for “persuasively laying out his underlying theme... that India needs to break free from the pessimistic shackles of the past and set bold targets, underpinned by sound thinking.”
Mon, Oct 07, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Neighbourhood first to last to lostSubscriber Only
September 29, 2024 01:05 IST
Mr Modi’s foreign policy is striving to acquire a sheen by projecting India as a ‘peace broker’ in world affairs. Witness the burst of activity and meetings with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, the US, France and others, and attendance at G20, UN summit and QUAD
Sun, Sep 29, 2024
P Chidambaram writes | Kovind committee report: dead on arrivalSubscriber Only
September 22, 2024 01:16 IST
The Kovind Committee assumed, wrongly, that the NDA government will be able to pass the Constitution Amendments Bills in Parliament. On the contrary, the Opposition can easily muster 182 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 83 MPs in the Rajya Sabha to defeat the Bills.
Sun, Sep 22, 2024
P Chidambaram writes | Manipur: dark side of the moon?Subscriber Only
September 15, 2024 07:15 IST
Manipur is trapped in a web of suspicion, deceit and ethnic conflict. It was never easy to maintain the peace and carry on a government in Manipur. It has become unimaginably worse thanks to the callousness of the central government and the incompetence of the state government, both run by the BJP.
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: No comfort in 100 daysSubscriber Only
September 08, 2024 07:15 IST
In his speech, the PM said, “…today, the people of Bharat are filled with a renewed confidence.” Just a few days ago, we saw news reports that 395,000 candidates, including 6,112 postgraduates, 39,990 graduates and 117,144 who had studied upto Class 12, had applied for the position of sweeper in the Haryana government at a salary of Rs 15,000 per month on a contract basis. Surely, that is no sign of “renewed confidence”
Sun, Sep 08, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: On the horns of a dilemmaSubscriber Only
September 01, 2024 07:00 IST
The obligation of pension will, on average, remain for 10-12 years after retirement and may continue to the spouse if there is the concept of family pension. That is why most employers are wary of pension
Sun, Sep 01, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Vision or divisionSubscriber Only
August 25, 2024 07:00 IST
If we had thought certain issues would be put on the backburner following the reduction of the BJP to 240 seats, we were wrong. Apparently, the PM still swears by the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the idea of One Nation, One Election (ONOE). He mentioned both in his Independence Day speech
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Things are not what they seem to beSubscriber Only
August 18, 2024 07:05 IST
Did Ms Buch disclose her past connections and actions — and the potential conflict of interest — to SEBI, to the government, to the Justice Sapre Committee, and to the Supreme Court?
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Democracy deficitSubscriber Only
August 11, 2024 07:05 IST
Begum Sheikh Hasina was first elected in 1996. She was re-elected in 2008, 2014, 2019 and 2024. The Opposition parties boycotted the last election. The 2024 election’s ‘freeness and fairness’ have been seriously doubted by well-informed persons and governments. India decided that being politically correct was the better part of principles
Sun, Aug 11, 2024
The FM spoke but did she listen?Subscriber Only
August 04, 2024 07:05 IST
In order to find out the truth about unemployment, I suggest that the prime minister and other ministers walk the streets of towns and cities of India. On a lighter note, the finance minister may begin her walk at Madurai (where she was born), go to Villupuram (where she went to school) and end at Tiruchirappalli (where she went to college)
Sun, Aug 04, 2024
Wake up to transactional governmentSubscriber Only
July 28, 2024 07:00 IST
The states that were cheated — according to the MPs of the states concerned — are West Bengal, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab, and the U.T. of Delhi.
Sun, Jul 28, 2024
P Chidambaram on Budget: Look for things that you may not findSubscriber Only
July 21, 2024 07:30 IST
Neglect, bordering on derision, of these issues caused the disastrous slide in the number of seats won by the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024. The BJP is not repentant. Nor, going by public statements, is it willing to reconsider its model: crony capitalist, trickle-down, capital biased and protectionist...
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Who will answer the questions?Subscriber Only
July 14, 2024 07:09 IST
Which is the platform to ask the questions and receive answers? No one in the government has answered the questions so far, but the questions will not go away.
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Prepare for more of the sameSubscriber Only
July 07, 2024 07:10 IST
The keys to the kingdom are in the hands of the TDP (16 MPs) and JD-U (12 MPs). Both will bide their time. Both will await the Budget. Both will keep up the demand for ‘special category’ status which they know Mr Modi will not give them.
Sun, Jul 07, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: What has changed? Apparently nothingSubscriber Only
June 30, 2024 07:05 IST
There have been several setbacks in the 20 days since the government was formed.
Sun, Jun 30, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Opposition and opportunitySubscriber Only
June 23, 2024 07:00 IST
The LS elections of 2024 have given an opportunity to both the Treasury and the Opposition to revive the great traditions of Parliament. Not just the form but the substance of a parliamentary democracy.
Sun, Jun 23, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Not Modi 3.0 but Modi 2.1Subscriber Only
June 16, 2024 08:01 IST
Mr Narendra Modi got a conditional mandate to form the government but, as is his wont, he allowed hubris to cloud his judgement. After the initial shock, Mr Modi realized that there were no challengers to him in his party and no other party had the numbers to stake a claim...
Sun, Jun 16, 2024Journalism of Courage
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