Economy
A bikini called statistics
Statistics are like a bikini, said Aaron Levenstein, for what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital....
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 30 Dec 2016, 02:03
Seamier side of welfare state
Middle class Indians and intellectuals in general talk romantically about the excellent social security system in Scandinavian countries. What they...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Dec 2016, 12:28
Modi is a revolutionary
In the wake of the demonetization move, various epithets have been used for Prime Minister Narendra Modi by his admirers...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 13 Dec 2016, 11:09
Anti-profiteering: Govt tilts at windmills
The Narendra Modi government’s defence of the proposed “anti-profiteering” provision in the draft goods and services tax (GST) legislation exposes...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 30 Nov 2016, 09:07
Engineer Modi fights crocodiles
Once upon a time, there was an engineer. He was sent to build a bridge on a river. Unfortunately, the...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 28 Nov 2016, 01:16
Anti-profiteering clause: Modi’s tryst with socialism
The Narendra Modi regime seems to have forgotten the poll promise of maximum governance-minimum government; the reverse seems to be...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 27 Nov 2016, 03:17
Glitzy campaigns won’t improve business climate
The Narendra Modi government’s disappointment at the World Bank’s latest Doing Business report is misplaced if not churlish. The report...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 27 Oct 2016, 10:52
Jaitley plans to bleed PSUs
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seems to be the repository of bad ideas, the latest one being burdening public sector undertakings...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 27 Oct 2016, 05:44
Mistry removal: A clash of principles
L’affaire Tata has started unraveling—and that is sad. Markets regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India or Sebi is tracking...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 26 Oct 2016, 11:00
Modi’s Udan to Nehru’s socialism
The government’s regional connectivity scheme (RCS), by the name of Ude Desh ka Aam nagrik or Udan, is ill-conceived and...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 25 Oct 2016, 11:43
