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Yoginder K Alagh
The writer, a former Union minister, is an economist.
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Once upon a time in MoscowSubscriber Only
April 09,2022 03:40:06 AM
Yoginder K Alagh writes: When Rajiv Gandhi and Mikhail Gorbachev set up a joint Indo-Soviet group to reform their economies
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Prague then, Kyiv now: Problems of democratic socialismSubscriber Only
March 16,2022 03:40:43 AM
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: Events in Ukraine are a throwback to Czechoslovakia in 1968
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
Each stone of Sabarmati Ashram speaks of history. What will happen when it’s redeveloped?Subscriber Only
September 13,2021 03:47:40 AM
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: The nation must respect its heritage, for it embodies its memories.
Tue, Sep 14, 2021
New Ministry of Cooperation must help those who help themselvesSubscriber Only
July 12,2021 03:00:17 AM
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: It shouldn’t be just about pumping money. It should enable people to leverage community networks, help deal with challenges thrown up by pandemic
Mon, Jul 12, 2021
How the Planning Commission drove change in the India it inheritedSubscriber Only
April 10,2021 03:45:25 AM
An insider’s account of the planning processes of the past could show the road ahead on farm laws
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Farm laws must reflect regional and crop diversitiesSubscriber Only
February 17,2021 03:20:06 AM
A modified version of the laws with a roadmap can be on the agenda — not everywhere, but most places outside the lands of the five rivers.
Wed, Feb 17, 2021
As CM, Madhavsinh Solanki brought openness and rigour to policymakingSubscriber Only
January 13,2021 03:48:13 AM
Madhavsinh Solanki was a thinking politician. Madhavsinhbhai also roped in Keshubhai Patel, the then leader of the Opposition. It was a different Gujarat then, in which some issues were above politics.
Wed, Jan 13, 2021
JNU’s greatness is earned, not bestowed on itSubscriber Only
December 08,2020 02:49:00 AM
At 50, there is JNU and many others which have been established to be “great” in its image. It is still unique in its genre. If for no other reason, it has an Act of its own, the others are all lumped together.
Tue, Dec 08, 2020
Biden and new diplomacy: India will need to recalibrate its strategy to shifting global realitiesSubscriber Only
November 18,2020 03:30:32 AM
The Biden presidency is very sensitive to minority rights as constitutionally proclaimed and the US official human rights agencies will have more clout. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has already commented on Kashmir, in election debates.
Wed, Nov 18, 2020
How project that devised self-reliance in foodgrains can guide COVID vaccinationSubscriber Only
November 02,2020 02:42:09 AM
The dominant Medium Is the Massage story will tell us that all’s well only after 1991. Meanwhile, we have had the second-highest COVID case load in the world. Cry my Beloved Country.
Mon, Nov 02, 2020
Ram Vilas Paswan worked towards the future in a business-like waySubscriber Only
October 16,2020 03:05:13 AM
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: Paswan took policy and planning seriously. He took the details of the annual plan, the evaluations and appraisals of current plans and details of future plans seriously.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
Farm bills can achieve a lot, but in a crisis year government should exercise cautionSubscriber Only
October 06,2020 03:15:02 AM
In a normal year, one would have suggested that if there are markets in place, the state should leverage them. But this year, the state will have to fight the pandemic and will not have the time to intervene with that selective touch.
Tue, Oct 06, 2020
Policymaking has to take the lead in addressing urban-rural disparitiesSubscriber Only
August 18,2020 03:40:22 AM
Most agricultural trade actually takes place outside APMCs. The facilities are abysmal. In this period, we can do much to strengthen both the first stage agro-processing infrastructure (supply chains) and the functioning of markets.
Tue, Aug 18, 2020
Wait for the migrant: Once opportunities are there, they will returnSubscriber Only
July 10,2020 03:15:42 AM
Once opportunities are there, migrants will return to the city. But until then, they must not be stopped from going back home. The market should be allowed to work for both industry and labour
Fri, Jul 10, 2020
Pandemic is not going to bring us an idyllic Gandhian orderSubscriber Only
May 20,2020 01:25:38 AM
As the vaccine arrives, the virus will just be a shadow and populations will expand.
Wed, May 20, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of the need for a database of local knowledgeSubscriber Only
April 01,2020 00:09:54 AM
It is important to generate and have ready knowledge for one’s own country for such crises, rather than rely on global simulations where you are just a dot on a line.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
India and US must ignore blips in relations, talk businessSubscriber Only
March 06,2020 02:15:06 AM
There are obviously differences between the two nations on the trade pact. There is “progress”, diplomatese to say we were not at blows, but otherwise we don’t know the way forward.
Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Government must avoid hollow reform promises to keep economy truly on upswingSubscriber Only
January 31,2020 03:40:00 AM
Advice for North Block: Please don’t cool down the stimulus and start getting back only to “reform” to keep the economy going. If your gross savings and investment rates keep on falling, don’t expect the economy to revive.
Fri, Jan 31, 2020
JNU is one of India’s great universities. Its autonomy must be nurtured and replicatedSubscriber Only
January 09,2020 00:30:33 AM
Last year, a consultant came to meet me. He was commissioned to give a report on how to build globally eminent universities and since JNU had done it in my days, he wanted the “formula”. There isn’t one: A great university is built with autonomy and accountability.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
Women, Adivasis and Dalits will power India’s growth storySubscriber Only
January 01,2020 02:46:01 AM
Women are not the only ones we discriminate against. Brahmanical leadership in thought will be changed to take advantage of the large Adivasi and Dalit population as another great asset for growth.
Wed, Jan 01, 2020
India’s RCEP choice was born out of the many complexities of its development needsSubscriber Only
December 12,2019 04:19:05 AM
There is also a need to support the newer kind of farmers’ organisations that are coming up. The need for initial financing for such arrangements, drawing in private rural savings and other financial sector savings, is tremendous.
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
Agriculture urgently needs higher resource allocation, policy supportSubscriber Only
November 08,2019 00:15:50 AM
Ignoring the medium and long-term needs of agriculture can prove to be very expensive in a land and water-deficit regime.
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Bapu, you will have to tell us how to wipe the tears from every person’s eyeSubscriber Only
October 18,2019 00:45:20 AM
Let us critically examine the relevance of Gandhi’s main economic ideas. The first is that wants should be limited. This is important in a poor economy.
Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Why 2005 declaration on synergy between government and NGOs is still relevantSubscriber Only
October 02,2019 03:46:27 AM
Development required technology, capital, and other resources but above all, motivation and capability of the concerned people to utilise their resources in efficient, equitable, and sustainable manner. Such participation was the core of sustainable development.
Wed, Oct 02, 2019
Yugandhar played a pioneering role in turning attention of administration to local institutionsSubscriber Only
September 19,2019 04:05:35 AM
Yugandhar was busy as long as his legs and lungs, devastated by cigarette smoking, would allow. He would travel to Anand to help IRMA to develop its State of Panchayati Raj reports.
Thu, Sep 19, 2019Journalism of Courage
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