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P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.
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Magic (black) with numbersSubscriber Only
February 13, 2022 03:10 IST
P Chidambaram writes: There are good reasons why the private sector is shying away from investment. The foremost reason is lack of demand. The capacity utilisation in many industries is around 50 per cent. Why would any one invest more when there is idle capacity?
Sun, Feb 13, 2022
No work, no welfare, only wealthSubscriber Only
February 06, 2022 03:05 IST
P Chidambaram writes: The gravest economic challenge facing India — a young nation where the median age is 28.43 years — is unemployment. Mr Narendra Modi understood this when he bid for power but, over the years, his philosophy seems to have changed.
Sun, Feb 06, 2022
From service to servitudeSubscriber Only
January 30, 2022 03:20 IST
P Chidambaram writes: If the Modi government has its way, we will have the Indian Beholden Service; the current states will be reduced to mere provinces; and service under the government will be reduced to servitude.
Sun, Jan 30, 2022
No political price yetSubscriber Only
January 23, 2022 04:23 IST
🔴 While the people bear the economic price of the wrong policies and their consequences, the Modi government has not yet been called to bear the political price...
Sun, Jan 23, 2022
The Real and the SurrealSubscriber Only
January 16, 2022 03:40 IST
🔴 There is no merit in the boast that India will be the fastest growing economy in the world. The GDP fell steeply, therefore the climb looks spectacular. If it had fallen more steeply, the climb would have looked more spectacular!
Sun, Jan 16, 2022
Bigotry UnboundSubscriber Only
January 09, 2022 03:50 IST
🔴 The disruptions of Christmas celebrations, the hate speeches and the malicious apps have not evoked a word of condemnation from the Prime Minister.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
When law becomes a weaponSubscriber Only
January 02, 2022 04:00 IST
🔴 The fact is that governments have become more authoritarian since 2014. As an inevitable consequence, the police — and the Armed Forces when deployed for internal security — have become more authoritarian.
Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Count the year-end giftsSubscriber Only
December 26, 2021 04:30 IST
P Chidambaram writes: A figure that I am certain does not resemble Santa Claus — but no one knows who — has been visiting India throughout the year that is drawing to a close. He was an unwanted visitor. He brought unwanted gifts. Count them
Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Right to Speak, Duty to HearSubscriber Only
December 19, 2021 03:40 IST
🔴 P Chidambaram writes: If those who have the right to speak (the Opposition) are not allowed to speak, and if those who have the duty to hear (the government) plug their ears, democracy is diminished.
Sun, Dec 19, 2021
Only two cheers for the economySubscriber Only
December 12, 2021 03:01 IST
🔴 P Chidambaram writes: The government, led by its departing Chief Economic Adviser, continues to harp on supply-side measures and their ability to turn the economy around. Supply is relevant only if there is matching or excess demand.
Mon, Dec 13, 2021
Precious resource in perilSubscriber Only
December 05, 2021 04:00 IST
🔴 P Chidambaram writes: The two reports — ASER 2021 and NFHS-5 — capture the picture of real India, unlike the BSE index or the NIFTY index that capture the health of no more than 100 listed companies.
Mon, Dec 06, 2021
Big, rich and unaccountableSubscriber Only
November 28, 2021 03:20 IST
🔴 P Chidambaram writes: Democracy may yet survive in India as long the BJP fears losing an election. Even better, an actual defeat in February 2022 may prod the BJP to shed some of its hubris and arrogance.
Mon, Nov 29, 2021
Happy with my hinduismSubscriber Only
November 21, 2021 03:30 IST
P Chidambaram writes: Hinduism does not have One Church, One Pope, One Prophet, One Holy Book or One Ritual. There are many of each, and a Hindu is free to choose among the many or reject all.
Mon, Nov 22, 2021
Cricket is a game, not warSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 03:00 IST
P Chidambaram writes: I suspect that the poison that is being spread in the polity of the country has seeped into cricket stadia and living rooms. Among India’s best artists, scientists, teachers, doctors, legislators are Muslims.
Mon, Nov 15, 2021
Pro-change or no changeSubscriber Only
November 07, 2021 03:00 IST
A change of government is necessary if the voters are concerned about the sluggish growth rate, soaring prices, high unemployment, divisive and discriminatory laws, misuse of law enforcement agencies and pervasive sense of fear
Mon, Nov 08, 2021
Neither victory nor justiceSubscriber Only
October 31, 2021 04:15 IST
P Chidambaram writes: Home Minister Amit Shah did not succeed in stealing any hearts; unwittingly, he may have put steel in the hearts and minds of the people to resist peacefully the defilement of the Constitution and the denial of democratic rights.
Mon, Nov 01, 2021
Will South Asia go blind?Subscriber Only
October 24, 2021 04:00 IST
P Chidambaram writes: If some Indians — not all —can find excuses to taunt, abuse, harm, hurt, terrorise or kill fellow Indians who are Muslims, will not Hindus and Sikhs living in other countries become the objects of taunts, abuse, harm, hurt, terror or homicide? In a combustible sub-continent, ‘action’ and ‘reaction’ can never be neatly separated.
Mon, Oct 25, 2021
Mindset that harms human rightsSubscriber Only
October 17, 2021 03:15 IST
P Chidambaram writes: In the last over three years, PM Modi has not uttered a word on the human rights of the prisoners in the Bhima Koregaon case nor on the prolonged delay in even framing the charges. I agree with the PM when he said “Such mindset harms human rights a lot”
Mon, Oct 18, 2021
Whose law, whose order?Subscriber Only
October 10, 2021 03:30 IST
P Chidambaram writes: The concept of law and order has a different meaning in Uttar Pradesh whose chief minister is Mr Adityanath. There is a law — it is Mr Adityanath’s law, not Indian law.
Mon, Oct 11, 2021
The case of the missing jobsSubscriber Only
October 03, 2021 03:30 IST
P Chidambaram writes: The BJP promised to create 2 crore jobs a year. In seven years, their ‘deft’ management of the economy ought to have created 14 crore new jobs in the formal and informal sectors, but it did not.
Mon, Oct 04, 2021
Mischievous and Fake CrusadesSubscriber Only
September 26, 2021 04:00 IST
P Chidambaram writes: While ‘love’ and ‘narcotics’ are real, to attach the word jihad to love (a natural human emotion) and to narcotics (an analgesia and an addictive drug) reveals warped thinking.
Mon, Sep 27, 2021
Inequity and injustice writ largeSubscriber Only
September 19, 2021 04:15 IST
P Chidambaram writes: On the dubious theory of “merit”, NEET is heralding an era of great inequity and injustice.
Mon, Sep 20, 2021
The greater catastropheSubscriber Only
September 12, 2021 04:00 IST
P Chidambaram writes: The immediate need is remedial education. Teachers must be incentivised to work longer hours and children must be helped to overcome learning losses. No expenditure is too high to ensure that every child gets a complete school education.
Mon, Sep 13, 2021
No thanks to the governmentSubscriber Only
September 05, 2021 04:00 IST
P Chidambaram writes: The government failed to show the boldness to spend and, if it was short of money, the boldness to borrow and spend.
Mon, Sep 06, 2021
The grand closing down saleSubscriber Only
August 29, 2021 03:30 IST
P Chidambaram writes: By a stroke of the pen, Mr Modi and his Finance Minister have threatened to reduce India’s public sector assets to near zero.
Mon, Aug 30, 2021Journalism of Courage
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