The writer, a former Union minister, is an economist.
September 11, 2010 15:07 IST
The Eighties of the last century was a period in which most of the ideas which are reconstructing Twenty First Century India were pushed by Rajiv Gandhi.
Sat, Sep 11, 2010September 08, 2010 03:55 IST
Deprivation should not be confused with hunger
Wed, Sep 08, 2010September 02, 2010 13:51 IST
The larger debate on compensation for a nuclear accident was another occasion for some to rubbish Indias nuclear industry.
Thu, Sep 02, 2010August 27, 2010 03:41 IST
Forest produce could be an engine of growth,not an obstacle....
Fri, Aug 27, 2010August 20, 2010 03:37 IST
We think that with the powers of the Land Acquisition Act gone,the re establishment of land rights should see the market taking over.
Fri, Aug 20, 2010August 17, 2010 02:31 IST
The problems facing a new power committee....
Tue, Aug 17, 2010July 31, 2010 03:12 IST
Umashankar Joshis vision could enrich Ahmedabad,then and now....
Sat, Jul 31, 2010July 22, 2010 02:57 IST
India rediscovers hybrid paddy,after a failed 90s experiment....
Thu, Jul 22, 2010July 20, 2010 17:42 IST
I have always believed that large countries with ancient civilizations should invest both in resurrecting their past and in science for the future.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010July 14, 2010 01:41 IST
Why and how the Planning Commission will always be with us...
Wed, Jul 14, 2010July 06, 2010 02:27 IST
India was never told the hard logic of market pricing...
Tue, Jul 06, 2010July 05, 2010 23:08 IST
Is Jairam serious in stopping a project because it interferes with the elephant path of the area?
Mon, Jul 05, 2010July 01, 2010 02:43 IST
Lets stop haggling over poverty numbers and move on food security....
Thu, Jul 01, 2010June 22, 2010 15:49 IST
A respected commentator with great business experience has been quoted as saying that we are slowly emerging from the crisis in the US and perhaps in the Eurozone.
Tue, Jun 22, 2010June 21, 2010 00:17 IST
Indias small towns: our future,but always someone elses problem....
Mon, Jun 21, 2010June 17, 2010 18:06 IST
Almost a decade ago,I was mandated to structure a new paradigm for recruitment and training of the higher civil services in India.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010June 09, 2010 01:42 IST
Agriculture has grown beyond the monsoon but it still mystifies...
Wed, Jun 09, 2010June 02, 2010 03:02 IST
How reform was born of rebellion and openness...
Wed, Jun 02, 2010May 31, 2010 14:18 IST
Good actionable ideas should be implemented without waiting.
Mon, May 31, 2010May 18, 2010 14:41 IST
Nilkeni lived up to his reputation of seamlessness when he said that people wrongly think of the UID as a card,for it is a number.
Tue, May 18, 2010May 10, 2010 03:00 IST
The exhortation by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal that the education sector needs priority lending is very timely.
Mon, May 10, 2010May 06, 2010 17:20 IST
Recent developments all point to the need for greater transparency in the management of funds and projects when contributions and investments are made by large numbers of people.
Thu, May 06, 2010April 24, 2010 02:04 IST
The larger question behind the spats on poverty and food security....
Sat, Apr 24, 2010April 13, 2010 14:28 IST
The senior-most recruiter to the higher civil services had raised hopes of reform a few weeks ago by listing many proposals as needing consideration.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010April 13, 2010 01:26 IST
At one level,concern for the environment shows up in concrete ways: stopping a project which would defile land,water or air; pushing a benign product...
Tue, Apr 13, 2010



