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Surjit S Bhalla
The writer is Contributing Editor at The Indian Express, and Consulting Editor at Network 18
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Poverty of thoughtSubscriber Only
August 03, 2013 04:31 IST
While the rural poverty line is Rs 27 per day,even the rural rich spend just Rs 105 a day: NSS data are a gross underestimation of total expenditure
Sat, Aug 03, 2013Rajiv Gandhi lessons on the food billSubscriber Only
July 27, 2013 04:28 IST
The poor get just 13 per cent of the money spent in their name in schemes like PDS and NREGA what Rajiv Gandhi said many years ago
Sat, Jul 27, 2013The unimportance of NREGASubscriber Only
July 24, 2013 00:39 IST
NREGA accounts for 0.7 per cent of rural employment,and it explains just 8 per cent of the fall in poverty growth did the rest
Wed, Jul 24, 2013The great growth-dole trade-offSubscriber Only
July 20, 2013 05:21 IST
With economic growth falling and subsidies rising,it would be interesting to see if poverty reduces faster over the next few years
Sat, Jul 20, 2013Manmonia’s FSB: 3% of GDPSubscriber Only
July 06, 2013 03:10 IST
The food security bill,sorry emergency ordinance,if implemented honestly,will cost 3 per cent of the GDP in its very first year
Sat, Jul 06, 2013Tell me I am madSubscriber Only
June 22, 2013 05:46 IST
How do Nitish Kumar and L.K. Advani become secular? How does rainfall determine monetary policy?
Sat, Jun 22, 2013The miracle of Indias negative growthSubscriber Only
June 13, 2013 03:09 IST
RBI and CAG have each caused a loss of Rs 1.75 lakh crore to the economy over the last two years
Thu, Jun 13, 2013BCCI,FSB: Spot (fix) the differenceSubscriber Only
June 05, 2013 00:38 IST
The fact of corruption is obvious in both cases,but the politicians in charge naturally prefer a cover-up
Wed, Jun 05, 2013Message to Sonia: reform or perishSubscriber Only
March 30, 2013 03:15 IST
Fifteen years and what have you wrought? A polity in despair,a country in rot
Sat, Mar 30, 2013Evaluating Sonia,the black box leaderSubscriber Only
March 23, 2013 03:43 IST
She has ruled over the largest democracy of over a billion people,for nine years,and has yet to hold a press conference
Sat, Mar 23, 2013RBI: wake up,smell the coffeeSubscriber Only
March 16, 2013 00:23 IST
The dark and zero economy of India has,in part,come about because the RBI has been operating with its eyes wide shut. Its time to cut interest rates
Sat, Mar 16, 2013Over to the RBISubscriber Only
March 09, 2013 03:34 IST
Indias progress in 2013-14 is contingent on food inflation declining and the RBI being correspondingly aggressive in its rate cuts
Sat, Mar 09, 2013Achieving the impossible,thriceSubscriber Only
March 01, 2013 22:51 IST
If you believe UPA 2s growth and tax projections embedded in P. Chidambarams budget for 2013-14,I have some used cars,a bridge,and snake oil for you to buy
Fri, Mar 01, 2013RBI the Lone Ranger syndromeSubscriber Only
November 03, 2012 00:24 IST
It appears,in India,central bank independence can only be asserted by vehemently disagreeing with the finance ministry
Sat, Nov 03, 2012Middle-class governanceSubscriber Only
October 20, 2012 02:23 IST
We live in an age of action for,of,and by the people
Sat, Oct 20, 2012Time for politician reformSubscriber Only
October 13, 2012 02:27 IST
Defining a politician: one who is consistent with flip-flops flips when in power,flops when in opposition
Sat, Oct 13, 2012CAG: Indias adjustment bureauSubscriber Only
September 12, 2012 02:54 IST
Wilful lies are worse than just lies; dishonesty in the service of ones own definition of good is not honesty
Wed, Sep 12, 2012What the CAG and BJP are afraid ofSubscriber Only
September 01, 2012 22:57 IST
It escaped media attention that CAG report states only a part of Rs 1.86 lakh crore could have accrued to the exchequer. That is not likely to be more than 10 per cent
Sat, Sep 01, 2012CAG,Credit and CredibilitySubscriber Only
August 22, 2012 02:47 IST
It is not just the govt and its policies that are on mat,even CAGs credibility is at stake.
Wed, Aug 22, 2012The kiss of socialismSubscriber Only
August 11, 2012 02:58 IST
Lights in India started to go out about three years ago,the same time India voted with its aspirations for the Congress,Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi. Never again,say many
Sat, Aug 11, 2012In defence of RBISubscriber Only
August 04, 2012 02:55 IST
The central bank is right in calling for fiscal action before cutting repo rates,rather than bearing the burden of UPA 2s populist policies
Sat, Aug 04, 2012Worse than Hindu rate of growthSubscriber Only
July 28, 2012 00:09 IST
Hike in productivity and doubling of investment levels means our 5 per cent today equals 0 per cent of the Hindu-rate days
Sat, Jul 28, 2012Growth pays,populism does notSubscriber Only
July 18, 2012 00:27 IST
After its big 2009 victory,the Congress perfected the more populism-less growth formula. It is not a coincidence that it has lost nearly every election since
Wed, Jul 18, 2012Gandhis experiments with populismSubscriber Only
July 14, 2012 00:50 IST
The UPA has talked about inclusion much more than the NDA and delivered much less
Sat, Jul 14, 2012Ban elevator economicsSubscriber Only
July 07, 2012 01:11 IST
Data for the last 30 years suggest that the most important variable affecting GDP growth is real interest rates
Sat, Jul 07, 2012Journalism of Courage
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