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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicNarendra Modi government

Topic: Narendra Modi government

MUDRA scheme: What the Modi government failed to do for small businesses

The slowdown in credit to small businesses is yet another example of central planning gone wrong.

How the lack of ‘dharma’ caused the CBI crisis

It started long before Narendra Modi took office.

What we saw was only a trailer of India’s assault on RBI’s autonomy. The worst is yet to come

Letting weak, unreformed banks back into the lending game will be just the start of a steady erosion of the central bank’s disciplining power.

New GDP data shows India is headed for a slowdown

The new GDP data makes it clear that potential growth of the Indian economy is now a lot lower than earlier expected.

On Rafale deal, Supreme Court is not really looking at procurement process

Supreme Court wants to look at government discretion rather than technical issues in Rafale deal.

On M.J. Akbar, Narendra Modi doesn’t have luxury of staying silent

Sushma Swaraj ducking a question on allegations of sexual harassment against M.J. Akbar is problematic for Modi government.

India faces severe shortage of IAS officers despite Modi govt’s recruitment spree

The Modi government has drastically increased intake through UPSC exams but 22% IAS posts still lying vacant.

Jayant Sinha says ‘hydra-headed’ NPA monster Modi government’s biggest challenge

Speaking at Off the Cuff, Sinha says Modi government has put in place drivers of robust growth in future.

Dassault didn’t pick Anil Ambani’s Reliance as Rafale partner: French ex-president

Francois Hollande’s claim could mean trouble for Modi govt which has so far maintained it had no role to play in selection of Reliance Defence.

Modi govt keeps plan B ready to support rupee but in no hurry to implement it

Government is looking at raising funds through NRI bonds if rupee slides further but will junk idea if situation stabilises

On Camera

News channels dialled up the science on artificial rain all day — then asked us to pray

TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.