Jha is a senior journalist and author
August 05, 2021 03:32 IST
Prem Shankar Jha writes: It would mean subsidising a small affluent section of the car-owning population, when there are better alternatives to fossil fuels available
Thu, Aug 05, 2021May 11, 2020 01:05 IST
Irrespective of its murky origins in China, COVID is a natural disaster. Its cost must, therefore, be met through emergency government spending and not, as is being attempted now, through soft loans that the recipients will have to repay.
Mon, May 11, 2020September 12, 2018 00:42 IST
India’s economy suffers from systemic failures. The major responsibility lies with a decade of high interest rates set by RBI.
Wed, Sep 12, 2018October 09, 2017 05:35 IST
Yashwant Sinha played a key role in pulling India out of the recession of 1997-2002.
Mon, Oct 09, 2017August 26, 2017 00:23 IST
Delhi HC has limited Delhi assembly’s power to hold the executive to account
Sat, Aug 26, 2017May 27, 2017 00:25 IST
To save the state’s youth, political dialogue must precede, not follow, peace
Sat, May 27, 2017November 26, 2015 00:23 IST
Environment-friendly alternatives can now match coal in energy production
Thu, Nov 26, 2015October 24, 2015 00:15 IST
Collegium has been a success because it has safeguarded judicial independence
Sat, Oct 24, 2015August 11, 2015 00:14 IST
It has only managed to kill manufacturing and employment growth
Tue, Aug 11, 2015June 25, 2015 00:32 IST
India needs to come out in favour of the Iran nuclear deal before it’s too late.
Thu, Jun 25, 2015June 02, 2015 00:18 IST
Cutting interest rates is a political imperative for the BJP if it is to deliver the growth it promised.
Tue, Jun 02, 2015May 01, 2015 00:00 IST
Israel whips up fears based on misinformation on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Fri, May 01, 2015February 26, 2015 00:00 IST
A PDP-BJP coalition could help heal the rift between Jammu and Kashmir.
Thu, Feb 26, 2015January 23, 2015 00:28 IST
The 728-point jump in the Sensex immediately after the RBI announced a 0.25 per cent cut in its policy rate shows how desperately the economy was longing for a lowering of interest rates. But the absence of a further rise the next day showed that second thoughts were setting in. The market is beginning to […]
Fri, Jan 23, 2015December 31, 2014 00:33 IST
In Kashmir and vis-a-vis Pakistan, important tests of government’s leadership and sagacity
Wed, Dec 31, 2014December 01, 2014 00:48 IST
The US president’s letter to Khamenei could explain the resignation of his defence secretary.
Mon, Dec 01, 2014October 23, 2014 05:09 IST
Obama’s strategic failures in dealing with the IS indicates how far US hegemony has been eroded.
Thu, Oct 23, 2014March 07, 2009 23:35 IST
Faced with an unwinnable war,the Pakistan army sues for peace
Sat, Mar 07, 2009February 17, 2009 01:42 IST
After seven nerve-racking weeks the tension between Pakistan and India has broken.
Tue, Feb 17, 2009