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Business-as-usual will not allow India to meet Modi’s $5 trillion GDP target by 2024

India is a $2.8 trillion economy. To reach Modi’s $5 trillion mark by 2024, the economy would have to grow at over 12% a year.

Why economic progress is not at the centre of India’s national agenda anymore

The Modi government can win elections amid a slowing economy and the opposition has lost its voice.

Modi’s simultaneous polls plan is like changing river course to control traffic on bridge

Call Modi govt’s proposal by its real name: One nation, one election, one party, one leader.

Mamata Banerjee’s only Bangla in Bengal won’t get her votes. Left did same & failed

Bengalis have rejected forced supremacy of one language – Bangla – in the state and will do so again.

Robots might turn out to be great co-workers

The idea that robots will render humans obsolete & take over their jobs maybe unlikely as nobody knows how many jobs will be replaced and how.

Here’s what Modi govt must do when 5G arrives: give spectrum free to Jio, Airtel & others

Left to itself, telecom industry will take years to come up with the capital needed to exploit 5G opportunity. So, Modi government must step in.

Boeing gets a big win, but at what cost?

The question is, has Boeing done enough in terms of improving its transparency, communication & oversight issues to deserve any endorsement.

Sexism in Indian judiciary runs so deep it’s unlikely we will get our first woman CJI

A judge in Madras High Court once passed a comment on my short haircut. I protested but other male lawyers made me apologise. This is what women lawyers face.

Better data can improve public education in India – draft National Education Policy says it too

The new draft education policy has called for ‘a major effort’ in data collection, analysis and organisation.

India can’t commit to climate change abroad and be non-compliant on environment at home

Government’s hurriedly thought out mechanisms have neither improved environmental performance of projects, nor reduced legal cases against polluting ones.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.