P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.

September 20,2015 00:00:29 AM
Witness the number of people who emigrate every year from India to the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand seeking better education or a better job or a better environment or a better political system in which to live and raise families
Sun, Sep 20, 2015
September 13,2015 00:00:20 AM
Whatever it takes to implement OROP, the resources must be found. In 2010-11, the RBI transferred to Government a surplus of Rs 15,009 crore. Who thought RBI would transfer Rs 65,896 crore in 2015-16? If there is will, a way can be found
Sun, Sep 13, 2015
September 06,2015 01:50:24 AM
Today, in some parts of India, if a Hindu (boy or girl) is friendly with a Muslim (girl or boy), they are visited with grave consequences.
Sun, Sep 06, 2015
August 30,2015 00:00:49 AM
In August, the rupee has depreciated by about 3.3 per cent against the US dollar. Such volatility and decline in asset prices are stressful.
Sun, Aug 30, 2015
August 23,2015 00:00:35 AM
It is sad that Mr Modi has chosen to be silent on the economy, when the people expect him to speak.
Sun, Aug 23, 2015
August 16,2015 00:00:28 AM
The Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation has warned that exports may decline significantly even in volume terms which will lead to lay-offs and retrenchments.
Sun, Aug 16, 2015
August 09,2015 00:00:00 AM
Your letter pointedly refers to the dissent note submitted by three members of the Congress and rebukes them.
Sun, Aug 09, 2015
August 02,2015 00:00:00 AM
On 8 out of 10 monetary policy statements or actions, Government and the RBI will be — and in the past, have been — on the same page.
Sun, Aug 02, 2015
July 26,2015 00:00:28 AM
No amount of taunts can wish away the fact that the Lalit Modi-Sushma Swaraj story has abuse of authority, nepotism and conflict of interest written all over the pages. Mr Jaitley asked the Opposition, what offence has Ms Swaraj committed?
Sun, Jul 26, 2015
July 19,2015 00:00:06 AM
Today we have a PM who will “see no evil and hear no evil” when it concerns the ministers in his council of ministers.
Sun, Jul 19, 2015
July 12,2015 00:00:00 AM
Then, Plato and Aristotle, and now Mr Tsipras. How did Greece fall so low?
Sun, Jul 12, 2015
July 05,2015 00:00:30 AM
Since April 2015, situation seems to have turned for the worse. A trend is discernible and it is worrying.
Sun, Jul 05, 2015
June 28,2015 00:00:31 AM
Who is the majority? Is it the majority of persons belonging to a caste or a religion?
Sun, Jun 28, 2015
June 21,2015 00:00:02 AM
Every finance minister is allowed one budget to make mistakes and learn on the job!
Sun, Jun 21, 2015
June 14,2015 00:00:58 AM
Stake holders, down to the common citizen, must be educated on GST.
Sun, Jun 14, 2015
June 07,2015 00:00:26 AM
Government is in denial about rural and farmers’ distress.
Sun, Jun 07, 2015
May 31,2015 00:00:05 AM
I read that there are 85 lakh persons registered with the employment exchanges in Tamil Nadu. If we extrapolate that number for the whole country, don’t you agree that the situation is alarming?
Sun, May 31, 2015
May 24,2015 00:00:16 AM
There are more red lights than green. Yet the GDP is estimated to have grown at 7.4 per cent in 2014-15.
Sun, May 24, 2015
May 17,2015 00:57:50 AM
Middle class values, not quite defined, are considered good values.
Sun, May 17, 2015
May 10,2015 00:08:59 AM
Mr Raghuram Rajan and Mr Jaitley is obliged to disclose and explain the take on PDMA.
Sun, May 10, 2015
May 03,2015 00:09:53 AM
Repealing AFSPA is not a demand of separatists in J&K alone.
Sun, May 03, 2015
April 26,2015 00:36:18 AM
Deflation is not an unmixed blessing. Sometimes it can be more calamitous than inflation.
Sun, Apr 26, 2015
April 19,2015 00:15:04 AM
If one compared the budget estimate for 2014-15 and 2015-16, the reduction was extremely harsh.
Sun, Apr 19, 2015
April 12,2015 00:00:52 AM
The old Land Acquisition Act of 1894 was an oppressive and exploitative colonial legislation.
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
April 05,2015 00:35:43 AM
There are clouds on the horizon. The first is, what will the US Federal Reserve do? Will it hike interest rates?
Sun, Apr 05, 2015



