Topic: demonetisation
Choked, Anurag Kashyap’s Netflix film on demonetisation, is crisp and thought-provoking
With Choked, Anurag Kashyap brings together stellar writing, a talented cast & his signature dark style to talk about our relationship with money.
What PM Modi may want to learn from Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru put aside political differences for the larger national goal to have three adversaries in his first cabinet. Does Modi have it in him to send out a similar message?
Rahul Gandhi isn’t afraid to seek advice. If only Modi did that, Indians won’t be suffering
Tehseen Poonawalla, a Congress supporter, says it's strange that journalist T.N. Ninan saw Rahul Gandhi's act of consulting Raghuram Rajan for wisdom as a sign of weakness.
With the anti-poor lockdown, BJP is back to its upper caste, middle class, urban roots
Demonetisation’s political gain was to rebrand the BJP as a pro-poor party. The poorly implemented coronavirus lockdown is undoing that image.
After demonetisation and GST, slow response on corona is latest disaster of centralisation
Modi govt is perceived as ‘strong’ because of its centralised functioning, but its slow response on Covid-19 exposes the risks that come with such style of governance.
Modi’s demonetisation will be of use during the coronavirus lockdown
Modi govt's overnight, ill-conceived, egotistic decision that left lakhs of people jobless and paralysed India’s informal economy 3 yrs ago may just give some returns.
Modi’s Covid-19 lockdown speech shows he doesn’t learn from past mistakes, or doesn’t care to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second speech on coronavirus reveals that he is like Nehru. He can win elections, and nothing else.
Deposits after demonetisation rose by Rs 6 trillion and yet bank credit fell, study shows
Canada-based economics professor's study finds that on the cost side, there is strong evidence that demonetisation reduced employment, especially in informal sector.
Gold demand after Uri, cash advance — how jewellers explained deposits after demonetisation
Income Tax dept has found several cases in which cash deposits made by jewellers immediately after demonetisation were not commensurate with their income.
Lights, camera and action: How Modi govt relies on drama to survive just like Bollywood films
Deepika Padukone did not just appear at JNU. The Modi government has been hard at work for six years to bring it to pass.
TV anchors outrage over Uyghurs in China, but stay quiet about Indian Muslims
After cheering the ban on Chinese apps, the latest coping mechanism of Indian TV news seems to be focusing on the plight of the Uyghur Muslims in China.
The next 3 months will reveal how badly global economy has been hit by coronavirus
Next 3 months stand to reveal the underlying economic pain more vividly than past 3 months as massive fiscal assistance from govts is soon going to fade.
Defence
India, China to hold Corps Commander-level talks on 14 July at Chushul
The talks will focus mainly on the second phase of disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said the Indian Army officials.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.