T.S.R. Subramanian

The writer, a former cabinet secretary, headed the high-level committee to review environmental laws

The hungry nation

Fri, Nov 24, 2017

Global Hunger Index offers a needed reality check for India’s big power aspirations.

Country of a chosen few

Sat, Sep 16, 2017

Thomas Piketty points to the widening income disparities that have accompanied economic growth in India, which endanger social stability

Our educational system seems tailored for its administrators. Students, teachers take second place. The main problem, as in other fields, is the abysmal quality of governance, with politics permeating every aspect of educational administration.

Don’t join the debate

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Demonetisation is the prerogative of the executive. The Supreme Court should let it be

To catch a thief

Wed, Aug 31, 2016

Who wants the Prevention of Corruption Act amended, and why, is the question.

Why A Referendum?

Wed, Jul 15, 2015

Has AAP thought through its promise of a plebiscite on full statehood for Delhi?

Belling the mice

Mon, May 04, 2015

Addressing administrative corruption is the easy part. Policy corruption is more difficult to tackle.

The buck stops where?

Thu, Apr 16, 2015

While violation of approved conditions is rampant, enforcement of environmental laws is abysmally poor.

Jun 18: Latest News

Delhi must hold on to its cosmopolitan culture: Writer Rana Safvi

Writer-scholar Rana Safvi says it is imperative for Delhi to hold on to its cosmopolitan culture. Her latest book "The Forgotten Cities of Delhi" emerges at a time when there is a brazen attempt to re-write Indian history with demonisation of the Mughals.

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