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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicPrivatisation

Topic: Privatisation

These are the 18 sectors that have been identified as ‘strategic’ for India by Modi govt

According to the plan, in strategic sectors, there will be a maximum of four public sector units and a minimum of one unit operating. The govt plans to exit the rest. 

Fast trains, slow privatisation: How Modi govt should roll back state ownership of railways

50 private stations and 150 trains should help the govt learn, and frame sensible rules that are neither unfair to operators nor attract scandal.

Why Modi govt plan to run 150 private trains by year-end seems like an impossible task

From preferential treatment for private trains to troubles with employee unions, several issues are making the railway privatisation plan appear doomed.

Should Indian Railways be privatised to prevent it from going the Air India way?

The Narendra Modi government’s audacious move to merge the eight railway services into the Indian Railways Management Service has invited criticism from many in the sector.

MEA should pull up consul-general, his Israel remark will only confirm Kashmiris’ fears

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Modi govt disinvesting in PSUs crucial but here’s why privatisation is easier said than done

Modi government's disinvestment decision is already facing stiff opposition from employees of BPCL, Container Corporation of India, and even the Swadeshi lobby.

Privatisation comes to the rescue of Modi govt, but accompanied by political risk

Risks of privatisation increase when decisions on complex financial questions are rushed through without mandatory consultations — like the Adani airport lease.

Bharat Petroleum sale will make Modi India’s No. 1 reformer. But reform by stealth won’t do

It would help if Modi were to now formally embrace reform as his credo, and start moving beyond reform by stealth to actively champion privatisation.  

The panch tattva that Modi govt must adopt to revive Indian economy

Corporate tax cut provides relief to our slowing economic engine, but Modi government must prepare a roadmap of how it can bridge the associated revenue loss.

Facebook is starting to feel the pinch of privacy where it hurts

Europe’s strict data privacy rules have dented Facebook's revenue growth, slowing it more than it is in USA and Canada.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

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.