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P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.
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P Chidambaram writes: ‘All the world’s a stage…Subscriber Only
June 09, 2024 07:30 IST
It will be Exit, Mr Modi, the authoritarian prime minister of a single-party government and Enter, Mr Modi, the prime minister of a coalition of many parties with barely a 20-seat majority (of which TDP has 16 MPs and JDU 12 MPs).
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Pro-changers challenge the no-changersSubscriber Only
June 02, 2024 07:47 IST
India, I believe, needs and deserves change. Ten years ago, there was a clamour for change, and the change of government took place from UPA to NDA. I think India is at such a moment again. There is much that has happened in the last 10 years that must be reversed or remedial action taken...
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
P Chidambaram writes | Two markers: caste and inequalitySubscriber Only
May 26, 2024 08:00 IST
Congress’ manifesto LS 2024 acknowledged that, over the years, especially in the last three decades, India's economy has grown.
Sun, May 26, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Inheritance tax on buffaloesSubscriber Only
May 19, 2024 07:55 IST
To milk the cash-buffalo, the central government may launch a new programme to promote buffalo-rearing and provide an initial outlay of Rs 806,000 crore (at the rate of Rs 1,000 crore per district of India).
Sun, May 19, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Why should a ‘strong’ leader lie?Subscriber Only
May 12, 2024 08:00 IST
BJP leaders admit privately, 370 or 400+ is no longer achievable and they would be happy if the BJP won a simple majority.
Sun, May 12, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Mr Modi acknowledges hero of LS 2024Subscriber Only
May 05, 2024 07:10 IST
By putting out lies and enabling the truth of the Congress’ manifesto to be brought into the election debate, and making no reference to BJP’s manifesto, Mr Modi has endorsed Mr Stalin. He has acknowledged that the Congress’ manifesto is the true hero of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Sun, May 05, 2024
Mr Modi rewrites Congress’s manifestoSubscriber Only
April 28, 2024 08:00 IST
M K Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, hit the bull’s eye when he described the Congress’s manifesto as the ‘hero of the LS election
Sun, Apr 28, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Cult worship and consequences Subscriber Only
April 21, 2024 08:00 IST
The Modi ki Guarantee of UCC and ONOE has sparked furious debate in the elections. I can predict what the verdict of the people of Tamil Nadu (April 19) and Kerala (April 26) will be.
Sun, Apr 21, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: The declaration of intentSubscriber Only
April 14, 2024 07:55 IST
Congress will establish a Diversity Commission that will measure and promote diversity in employment and education.
Sun, Apr 14, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Constitutional morality is at stakeSubscriber Only
April 07, 2024 08:00 IST
The allegations in the cases against chief ministers are that they received “bribes” in order to do favours to the bribe-giver(s).
Sun, Apr 07, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: The final assault on ConstitutionSubscriber Only
March 31, 2024 07:45 IST
Next is Operation Lotus, another patented exercise of the BJP: encourage defections and give tickets to the defectors. I am told that the BJP will eventually nominate a little over 400 candidates. Up to 50 candidates will be defectors.
Sun, Mar 31, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: The soup kitchenSubscriber Only
March 24, 2024 08:30 IST
The crisis created by alphabets, numerics and alpha-numerics has assumed proportions that may threaten national interest and, even, national security.
Sun, Mar 24, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Can we elect freedom and development?Subscriber Only
March 17, 2024 07:10 IST
The success of the regional parties has worsened the distance between the North and South.
Sun, Mar 17, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Democracy deserves a festivalSubscriber Only
March 10, 2024 08:15 IST
There should be no more than three phases of election in the country and polling in a state should be held on one day; in bigger states, it can be on two days.
Sun, Mar 10, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: There are no poor in IndiaSubscriber Only
March 03, 2024 07:45 IST
The CEO made this astonishing claim based on the results of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) published by the National Sample Survey Office
Mon, Mar 04, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Under 6 per cent is uninspiringSubscriber Only
February 25, 2024 07:07 IST
The record of the BJP/NDA government in the last 10 years has been uninspiring. Against the UPA’s record of 6.7 per cent under the new series (it was 7.5 per cent under the old series), the NDA government has been able to register a growth rate of only 5.9 per cent over ten years
Sun, Feb 25, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: All black or whiteSubscriber Only
February 18, 2024 08:00 IST
The government’s White paper was too white. It blacked out the many achievements of the UPA government and white-washed the monumental failures of the NDA government (including demonetisation and the destruction of the micro and small sector).
Sun, Feb 18, 2024
Bullhorn EconomicsSubscriber Only
February 11, 2024 08:00 IST
The NDA government likes to be very loud. This year, while presenting the interim Budget for 2024-25, the Hon’ble Finance Minister (FM) chose to use a bullhorn
Sun, Feb 11, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Rules of war, love and politics Subscriber Only
February 04, 2024 08:00 IST
My favorite poet-philosopher had a whole Part on love in his immortal work, Tirukkural (c. 500 CE). The Part on love has 25 Chapters and 250 couplets. Here are some that could help discover some rules:
Sun, Feb 04, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: Reducing states to municipalitiesSubscriber Only
January 28, 2024 07:55 IST
The states’ share of 41 per cent of net tax revenues has been deviously reduced to approximately 31 per cent.
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: The dazzle of affluent IndiaSubscriber Only
January 21, 2024 07:15 IST
The Opposition parties and the media may not be vigilant but the poor and middle classes — the 93 per cent — are watching and waiting.
Sun, Jan 21, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: A Daniel come to judgementSubscriber Only
January 14, 2024 07:45 IST
The lessons of the Bilkis Bano case are that the dignity, liberty, privacy and human rights of citizens are violated with impunity. But there are intrepid police officers and courageous judges who will punish the guilty.
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
P Chidambaram writes: It’s Happy New Year for someSubscriber Only
January 07, 2024 07:34 IST
The modest growth achieved in the Modi years has not been shared by large sections of the people because the policies of the government have failed to deal with inflation and unemployment.
Sun, Jan 07, 2024
Shutting out debate in talking shopSubscriber Only
December 31, 2023 07:18 IST
Besides, the Hon’ble Prime Minister and the Hon’ble Home Minister stayed away from the two Houses for several days even while the Hon’ble Home Minister spoke at length on the subject to a TV channel.
Sun, Dec 31, 2023
P Chidambaram writes: How are the four ‘castes’ doing?Subscriber Only
December 24, 2023 07:55 IST
Every year, farmers produce a record-breaking quantity of wheat and rice evidenced by the burgeoning stocks of wheat and rice in the central pool
Sun, Dec 24, 2023Journalism of Courage
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