Economic View
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Governments suppress data when the economy is on shaky ground: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz
There are ‘very strong concerns about the Indian economy’.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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How delayed payments are pushing India’s small businesses (that employ 111 million) into debt
A single-window solution would address the problem of delayed from both government and market players.
Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, IndiaSpend.com
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Modi's five years prove that sustained economic growth is incompatible with toxic Hindutva politics
Jobs are scarce, agriculture is in crisis, unorganised sector crippled, tax regime sputtering, corporate sector struggling and exports sinking.
Maitreesh Ghatak & Udayan Mukherjee
Trending
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‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day
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Explainer: How the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case won early release
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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India at 75: What is the place of women’s writings in the historical imagination of the nation?
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First synthetic embryos grown by scientists raise serious ethical questions
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Stop-gap moves to protect the rupee reflect India’s bumbling economic approach
Nothing like a crisis to evaluate a government’s policy and temperament.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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The dangers of economists with ‘physics envy’
Unlike in physics, there are no universal and immutable laws of economics. You cannot will gravity out of existence.
John Rapley, Aeon
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Pronab Sen interview: ‘India’s outlook on the future is now much more uncertain’
India’s first chief statistician discusses the impact of demonetisation and GST on the economy, especially the informal sector.
Ajaz Ashraf
Video
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Caught on camera: Pair of leaping dolphins appears to escort cargo ship in Florida
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Watch: Indian bride and groom play stone-paper-scissors to decide who goes first with the garland
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Watch: Hindu ascetics and Muslim priests in Bihar hoist national flag together on Independence Day
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Watch: Man swims across flooded Las Vegas street with the help of a pool float
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Watch: Jailed journalist Siddique Kappan’s daughter, 9, asks for protection of citizens’ rights
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India lobbying for a ratings upgrade from Moody’s is neither undesirable nor a new practice
A report said that the country 'aggressively pushed' for a ratings upgrade, but was turned down.
Madhura Karnik, qz.com
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The stark economic divergence between India's states makes a strong case for greater federalism
The needs and priorities of much poorer Bihar or Madhya Pradesh will be vastly different from that of, say, Kerala or Tamil Nadu.
Praveen Chakravarty
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Sensex dip: In the short term, markets are always nervous during terror attacks or conflict
As long as the current standoff between India and Pakistan has no major impact on the economy, markets should recover eventually.
Anupam Gupta
The Reel
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ trailer: Fawad Khan leads reboot of a Pakistani classic
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Fading hope: Five years on, the youth of the Arab Spring are still unemployed
The people in the Middle East and North Africa led an uprising with aspirations for a better life. But little has changed.
Heath J. Prince, The Conversation
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Is there life after debt for Puerto Rico?
Congress just passed a bailout for Puerto Rico – in the nick of time – yet it's not enough to solve the island's biggest challenge: returning to growth.
Brian Gendreau, The Conversation
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With hardly any new jobs created, for whom is India’s economy growing?
If job creation is not given priority, the economy faces the risk of stagnation.
Madan Sabnavis, qz.com
The Field
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Pro Boxing: Vijender Singh returns to ring with aim to restart unbeaten streak against Eliasu Sulley
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Shuttle Zone: Catching the drift – dissecting one of the most prominent issues in badminton
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Cricket: Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien retires from international cricket
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Asia Cup: Afghanistan recalls all-rounder Samiullah Shinwari
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India tour of Zimbabwe: Shikhar Dhawan on the return of KL Rahul, competition in the squad and more