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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicModi government

Topic: Modi government

Supreme Court collegium ready for face-off with Modi govt over Justice Joseph elevation

Collegium seems determined to reiterate Justice Joseph’s elevation to the apex court if the government sends it back.

Talk Point: Has Modi just delivered a safe, middle path budget in an election year?

Experts weigh in on whether Budget 2018 appears to be reluctant to take big risks in the run-up to the looming national elections.

In Davos, Modi said protectionism is terrorism. Jaitley shows he didn’t mean it

An election Budget is usually marked by fiscal profligacy to voter-friendly finance schemes. But this government is confident about selling empty promises.

The Modi govt shouldn’t lose its nerve and take any rash actions in this year’s Budget

Biz people and industrialists, who have been the most critical about the Modi govt privately, will settle for predictability instead of any tax bonanzas.

Buried, cremated, reborn

Nehruvian secularism gave minorities many privileges. Modi's BJP has redefined it using Triple Talaq.

Charge of the believer brigade

The original promise of demonetisation has evaporated. We didn't deserve to be hit by a 1,100-volt shock just to switch to digital payments.

Speaking truth to the great orator

Modi is by far India's most powerful, domineering, instinctive — and very popular — political figure. Why then is his government floundering? 

Iron Lady’s rethink: Martyr, patriot, reformer?

While Indira Gandhi has been deservedly given a place in history, could it be that we have not yet fully appreciated her intellect and prescience on economic and foreign policies.

There is no plan to look for allies for a pre-poll tie-up’

The BJP-led NDA will fight elections together and we will have a common minimum programme (CMP). We will sit together and decide what our...

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.