Topic: reforms
Modi govt walks the talk on agriculture reforms. Now, fix the loopholes
Modi govt has made actual legal changes to implement its policy statements on agriculture reforms. It should now plug loopholes to realise their full potential.
Don’t absolve Modi by saying he doesn’t have the right team to bring in economic reforms
Modi has always found a way to achieve his political goals— Article 370 to Ram Mandir. Shekhar Gupta can’t blame the PM's bureaucrats for his economic failures.
Covid pushes Supreme Court to fast-track reforms, justice delivery could get smoother
From video-conference hearings to e-filing, Supreme Court is implementing a host of measures that have been pending for a long time.
Dear intellectuals, migrant workers will come back. Here are the five reasons
Industrialisation is key because agriculture remains highly unproductive with 43.2 per cent share of total employment but contributes only 14.6 per cent to GDP.
Every announcement Sitharaman makes does not qualify as reform. There is repackaging too
Labelling a policy change as ‘reform’ by the Modi government may get accolades from supporters, but will not deliver outcomes.
How to bring ‘Big Bang’ reforms in India? Wait for a crisis – even Modi had to
India has once again lived up to reputation of using a crisis to unleash difficult reforms. Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced bold reforms in holy cow sectors like agriculture and defence.
JNU fee row should make us ask if public and private universities are really any different
JNU debate can’t be restricted to which university charges more fees. Reality is public universities today are hard put to maintain financial equilibrium.
Can changes in British-era IPC alter police attitude towards people or more reforms needed?
The Narendra Modi government has decided to revamp the British-era Indian Penal Code.
For Army Training Command, location is least of its problems
Army Commander is posted to Army Training Command not based on aptitude but as & when a vacancy occurs. If you don’t give best resources, don’t expect best results.
Saudi Arabia plans to lift curbs on women travel as Crown Prince carries on with ‘reforms’
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has enacted a series of reforms aimed at better women’s rights as he looks to build his Saudi Vision 2030.
73 yrs ago, Sylhet Referendum left a Hindu community homeless between Assam and Bangladesh
The Sylhet Referendum of 1947 led to the Partition of the state of Assam, but it left Sylheti Hindus in strife for decades.
World economy that took elevator down faces steep stairs back up
President of European Chamber in China, Joerg Wuttke, said the recovery isn't V or W, it's looking like the top of a chainsaw — up and down and painful all the way.
Defence
Army postpones mandatory annual, periodic medical tests of soldiers as Covid cases rise
Army conducts annual & periodic medical exams to assess fitness of all soldiers. Decision to postpone tests expected to ease burden on military hospitals.
It’s time for China, Pakistan, even India to rethink the fantasy Modi called expansionism
India, China and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it’s a pursuit doomed to fail as they can’t get it without annihilating the other.