Topic: Middle East

Man of paradoxes Musharraf talked about building sustainable democracy but continued to rule with the help of Pakistan Army and intelligence services.

T.V. Somanathan argued that supposed progressive nature of direct taxes in old regime doesn’t hold because lower-income households can’t meet full exemption limits while rich easily can.

Capital budget increased to Rs 1.62 lakh crore from 1.52 lakh crore. Navy, Army see substantial increase but allocation for procuring aircraft, aero engines goes down.

If the political establishment responds to a situation like this as if it’s something that must only play out between a corporate & the market, it's coming of age of Indian capitalism.