News is what the commentary makes it to be! Newsheadlines almost seem to define the daily news and opinions of most people.People in India,more than the west,do belive in the printed word.Once there was in the West,the common refrain:”Dont belive the newspapers!”.Not anymore.People do believe the newspapers,their favourite newspapers and their headlines go as given…
India shining now? Or, India not shining?
Our economic policies, do seem a bit out of ideas tune with the globalising world. It is the `new economy’ sectors, IT, the outsourcing services sector are creating visible wealth and high paying employment. This government doesn’t understand modern economy’s dynamics. The prevailing economic paradigm is totally out of date, we can say with confidence….
PM’s visits to UK/USA : no dramatic gains for India
How much the Indian public opinion will trust US promises? Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh had visited UK and later USA. UK visit didn’t produce any dramatic results, except he got a hon degree from Oxford. In the USA he got the USA to help Indian in civilian nuclear energy tech. But India had to abandon…
Bank delays : major cause for agriculture decline!
Agri minister in New Delhi, RBI in Mumbai talk. Their talks or reports don’t translate into visible activities at the grassroots! Agri minister wants us to believe he has enough food stocks. Fine! But their prices of grains are rising in the open market and the food for work programmes is likely to slow down!…
Prof.Krishna Kumar on Indian education
Prof.Krishna Kumar is a retired Delhi university professor of education. He is currently the Arjun Singh nominee as the Director of National Council for Education(NCERT). He along with Prof.Yashpal are charged with revamping the School Curriculum. Both are eminently suited to the job. Let us hope they succeed where others, other angels and devils failed!…
US-bound Indians growing!
Manhattan Indians and ‘illegal Indian aliens’! We read so often about tapping the talents ofIndians living in America.Dr.Manmohan Singh, our Prime Minister had in his wisdom constituted one more Commission, this time, it is Knowledge Commission! High sounding? Yes, it is! What is it by the way? No one knows for sure. It was, as…
An open letter to the Chairman, SBI
India’s big bank must standardise agri credit lending practices State Bank of India (SBI) is a great bank. Its pedigree is very impressive, almost as old as the start of the East India Company. It was born on March 27, 1806. Started as the Bank of Calcutta for the company officials. One legend is that…
Economics at Oxford
Studied economics, didn’t become an economist ! I became an entrepreneur! Yes, it is ironical that I studied economics both at Santiniketan and Oxford and yet I didn’t become an economist! Instead I had always wanted to become an entrepreneur, wanted to have my own independence, I wanted money, lots of money and do a…