In episode 478 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses the seven-point agenda liberal economists have put together as a roadmap to recover from the Covid crisis.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was attacked on Twitter after claiming that Jawaharlal Nehru did not want Vallabhbhai Patel in his cabinet in 1947.
Noted historian Ramachandra Guha was detained in Bengaluru on Thursday along with several others who defied prohibitory orders to protest against the newly amended Citizenship Act.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Direct cash transfer does not work better than am efficient PDS. If there are no hunger deaths in Tamilnadu, its because the state put its faith in giving the stuff rather than the money. Imagine, govt giving money instead of rice to a poor household instead of rice. Do you think the house lady would get access to the money or the guy would spend it on drinking? And imgine giving money instead of giving cycle to the girl student. Do you think she would ever get the cycle? Many seem to be safely away from the reality in India. And scarily, some of those who make schemes at national level also seem to be joining this bandwagon!
This seems Congress agenda and not any “Liberal economist ” suggestions.
Direct cash transfer does not work better than am efficient PDS. If there are no hunger deaths in Tamilnadu, its because the state put its faith in giving the stuff rather than the money. Imagine, govt giving money instead of rice to a poor household instead of rice. Do you think the house lady would get access to the money or the guy would spend it on drinking? And imgine giving money instead of giving cycle to the girl student. Do you think she would ever get the cycle? Many seem to be safely away from the reality in India. And scarily, some of those who make schemes at national level also seem to be joining this bandwagon!