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.

When the scales of justice tilt too far

Sat, Dec 11, 2004

The need for reforms of the political process or of the administration finds frequent mention in the media. But reform of the judicial syste...

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T.S.R. Subramanian

The hungry nation

Country of a chosen few

Not for the children

Don’t join the debate

To catch a thief

Why A Referendum?

Belling the mice

The buck stops where?

When the scales of justice tilt too far

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