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 Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests’: US government report flags human rights abuses in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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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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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces