Vikram Sampath
Vikram Sampath is a historian/political analyst and a Senior Research Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
Modi govt was handed weak data institutions by Congress, but it ruined them further
The BJP’s 2014 manifesto promised ‘real-time data’. Now, the Modi government has no data on migrant workers’ deaths during Covid pandemic.
Are people holding on to cash after lockdown? New RBI data seems to suggest so
Data shows a sharp increase in cash holding after the lockdown was imposed in March. The demand for Rs 2,000 notes has surged, say bankers.
Defence
China, India signal each other on might in Indian Ocean Region, amid tensions on land
A PLA Navy task force is understood to have entered Indian Ocean Region as China seeks to project its dominance. India is keeping a close watch on waters around the country.
Why India’s triple crisis needs Modi to de-escalate & disengage from divisive politics at home
Covid, China and economy are intense, intertwined crises that need political space and confidence. Responsibility to create them doesn’t lie with opposition.