Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
Whoever is brought in to check corruption, the complaint is same. He is not without blemish. That way the country bumpkin who hasn’t shouldered any responsibility is likely to be the “cleanest”. But alas he will neither be eligible nor capable to catch the ever so wily and crafty economic offenders! Therefore any government can only afford to set the dogs behind the wolves.
Whoever is brought in to check corruption, the complaint is same. He is not without blemish. That way the country bumpkin who hasn’t shouldered any responsibility is likely to be the “cleanest”. But alas he will neither be eligible nor capable to catch the ever so wily and crafty economic offenders! Therefore any government can only afford to set the dogs behind the wolves.
He is not clean. He has dark shades.